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Start of world war 1
Archduk Franz Ferdinand hier to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo -
war starts
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
more war
Germany declares war on Russia -
evan more war
Germany declares war on France -
more war
the UK declares war on Germany, after Germany invandes Belgium. -
even more war
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany -
no war for US
US President Woodrow Wilson announces US will remain neutral -
battle
The battle of Tannenburg begins between Russia and Germany -
trench warfare begins
The first batle of Marne begins. Trench warfare begins.Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most prominent case of trench warfare is the Western Front in World War I. It has become a byword for stalemate, attrition and futility in conflict.[1] -
battle
Battle of Ypres beginsThe First Battle of Ypres, also called the First Battle of Flanders (French: 1re Bataille des Flandres German: Erste Flandernschlacht), was a First World War battle fought for the strategically important town of Ypres in western Belgium in October and November 1914. The German and Western Allied attempts to secure the town from enemy occupation included a series of further battles in and around the West Flanders Belgian municipality -
truce
The unofficial Christmas Truce was declared.The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to the -
warzone
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets. -
Ypres Battle #2 With Gas
The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas. -
Battle 1915
The Battle of Gallipoli beginsThe Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Savaşı), was a World War I campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula[6] in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916. The peninsula forms the northern bank of the Dardanelles, a strait that provides a sea route to what was then the Russian Empire, one of the Allied powers during the war. -
Germans sink Britian
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat, U-20U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt] ( listen), a shortening of Unterseeboot, which means "undersea boat".[1] While the German term refers to any submarine, the English one (in common with several other languages) refers specifically to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval wars -
battle
The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.The Battle of Verdun (Bataille de Verdun, IPA: [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃], Schlacht um Verdun, IPA: [ʃlaxt ˀʊm vɛɐdœŋ]) was fought from 21 February – 18 December 1916 during the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. The German Fifth Army attacked the defences of the Région Fortifiée de Verdun -
naval battles
The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins.
Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers. -
tank battles
The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.
Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war. The premise of armoured warfare rests on the ability of troops to penetrate conventional defensive lines through use of manoeuvre by armoured units. -
battle
On the February 7, in the middle of a snowstorm, Below's Eighth Army launched a surprise attack against Sievers and advanced 70 miles within the week, inflicting severe casualties on the Russians. The Russian withdrawal was disorderly and many of them were taken prisoner. The greatest loss came when the Russian 20th Army Corps, under General Bulgakov, had become surrounded by the German Tenth Army in the Augustow Forest. On February 21 the entire corps surrendered. Even though the Russians had
