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arch assasnation
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria took place in in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina -
First Battle of Ypres - British lost a vast number of troops
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Unofficial Christmas Truce was announced
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Second Battle of Ypres
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Warsaw was captured by Germany
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Allies started evacuation of their troops from Gallipoli
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Battle of the Somme commenced
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- Battle of the Somme ended as inconclusive but great losses on both sides
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Battle of Verdun ended - inconclusive but massive losses on both sides
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USA declared war on Germany
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Battle of Passchendaele also known as the Third Battle of Ypres
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Armistice between Russia and Germany was signed