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Beginning of World War I
The reason why this event happen was because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28 by the Bosnian Revolutionary and Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, etc. The war really didn't begin due to the failure of diplomacy. -
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The British Expeditionary Force
The British expeditionary force arrived in France. The French Army is on the way to meet the French army at Charleroi. General Alexander Von Kluch and his soldiers attacked the British positions. The German First Army suffered heavy losses from British rifle fire. -
The First Battle Of The Marine
The battle of the Marne begins. The trench warfare that typifies the Western for the next four years. The Germans thought of advanced and dig in the north of the Aisne River. -
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Hostile Arrangement
There was an outburst of hostility toward killing. There was an arrangement made between the sides to go into the no man's land and collect their dead bodies. On Christmas day everyone digs out into the trench. Shook hands and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and celebrated. -
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The Second Battle of Ypres
Germany was being more in the modern era of chemical warfare and they made a chlorine attack on the Allied trenches. Germany also used a U-boat to attack the Lusitania. That carried tons of rifle ammunition and artillery shells to show a legitimate target in a declared war zone. This is a cause of the battle of Verdon 10 months later wiping out the whole French village to be known as "died for France". -
British and Germany coming across each other
The British and Germany came across each other off the coast of Jutland, Denmark between the two largest sea power. Between Britain and Germany, their navy's arms race and the clash of the battleships caused a large non-settlement. British keeps trying to draw attention from Germany. This was the first battle of Somme one of the worst battles for the British army. -
United States
The United States declared war on Germany. Germany practices the unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram. A Zimmerman is a secret note they will use for diplomatic communication. -
Grover Carter
Grover Volunteered for service in World War I on August 1, 1917. Grover was assigned to foreign duty with the British expeditionary forces. -
Surprise on the German
British surprise the German with an attack. The British tanks ripped through the German defense. With the bad weather, the Germany defense was not able to capture the attack. By the time Germany founded out what was happening British were already near their original positions. -
The Soviet government brings separate peace
As months passed by the Soviet government brings a separate peace with central powers. First, it gots to be accepted by the Treaty of Brest-Litousk. They will bring hostilities between those countries during World War I. Russia surrenders it claims to Ukraine. -
Grover and the Huns
While Grover attended the "D" battery sick parade. A Hun dropped a 5.9 in a shell just outside the barn, killed one man wounded several Frenchmen who had a battery just about 50 yds behind Grover. Later two Hun planes set two of there balloons down into flames. Orders to move out tomorrow to join their division on the same. -
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Good News Grover
They attacked two armies south of them. Grover got a notification that he will be leaving for Paris soon. There is good news from the North armistice they had refused. -
Grover looks at the sky
Grover watches Bosche planes fly early. He had seen a plane gets caught in several searchlights and it eventually burst into flames and came down. Grover thought it was very pretty. Then later on the searchlights picked up another plane. Grover saw that it was set on fire by one of his planes -
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More News Grover
Grover now lives in open fields in tents some shells are real close to the tents. There was 3 wounded men and two men died later. Very rough time for him that morning. Good news Grover knows there are not going to be there for long. Later on, Grover dies due to explosive shrapnel on the east of Bapaume. -
Germany Signed A Agreement
Germany claims that there are unbeaten in the fields and has been betrayed by its politicians. Germany signed the armistice agreement with the allies. This day is called Armistice Day is known for the end of World War I.
