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Battle of the Marne
On the 6ht of September 1914 was the 1st battle of the Marne. The allies succeed in throwing back the German offensive. -
First Landing Of Australians
On the 25th of April 1915 was the first landing of Australians and allied forces on Gallipoli, Peninsula and Turkey. -
Australian's First official Involvement
On April 25th 1915, was the Australian's first official involvement in the war. This was in Gallipoli. -
Sulva Bay
On the 6th of August 1915, another major landing took place at Sulva Bay. By the end of August 40,000 men have been lost by allies. -
Failure of the Allied Attacks
On the 21st of August 1915 was the failure of the allied attacks at Scimiar Hill and Hill 60 -
Anzacs' First Major Battle
The Anzacs' first major battle in Europe was near a town called Fromelles. They had to attack the 3rd line of the Germans trenches. In the 27th hour after the Australians first attacked the Germans trenches 5,533 Anzacs have been kkilled or wounded. This is twice as many casualties as the landing at Gallipoli. -
Battle Of the Somme
On the 1st of July 1916, was the battle of the Somme. The attack was launched upon 30 meter front, from north of the Somme river between Arras and Albert and until the 18th of November. -
Somme
23rd of July - 7th of August 1916, a small village in the Somme valley in France, Pozieres was a bitter fight for the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian devisions. -
Australians Attacked Germans
On the night of the 11th of April 1917, the Australiaana attacked the Germans in Bullecourt. The Anzacs had no artillery and the tanks that was supposed to break through the wire bogged down in the snow covered ground. The Anzacs fought their way into the German trenches and they were the first soldiers to break through the Hindenburg line. -
Battle of Ypres
31st of July 1917 was the battle of Ypres - Passchendaele 3000,000 allied casualties -
Battle Of Polygon Wood
26th September - 3rd October 1917 was the battle of Polygon Wood where the Anzacs battled at Ypres. -
Beeshba
On the 30th of october 1917, over 40,000 Australian and british troops moved into position for the attck on Beershba -
Villers-Bretonneux
On the 21st of March 1918, the Australian troops were called in to save some key ports. This was called the Battle Of Villers-Bretonneux. -
Villers-Bretonneux
On April 14 was the first battle of Villers-Bretonneux. YThe Germans narrowly failed to capture the town. -
Villers-Bretonneux
On the 24th and the 25th of April 1918, Australian soldiers recaptured Villers-Bretonneux from the Germans. -
John Monash
In May 1918, the Anzacs were commanded by an Australian, John Monash. In his first battle at the place called LeHamel, his men had taken 1,500 prisoners, caused 2,000 German casualties and captured nearly 180 machine guns. -
Monash
In June 1918, Monah's best attack took place at Mont St Quentin where the Anzacs captured 2,500 prisoners. Victoria crosses were awarded 7 Anzacs for this. -
Battle
On the 8th of August 1918 was the battle of Amiens, British, French, Canadian and Australian infantry advanced in a surprise attack. -
Peace Settlement
June 28th 1919 was the peace settlement between Germany and the allied powers that officially ended World War 1. This was call The Versailles Treaty. -
Unify the Countries
January 10th 1920, the league of nations was an attempt to unify the countries of the world against the possabilty of the future war