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Schlieffen appointed Chief of German General Staff (till 1 Jan, 1905 27 May)
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Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. Germany demands that it stop. August 1 Germany declares war on Russia.
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The Archduke and hiswife were murdered by Gavrilo Princip.
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A month after the Archduke and his wife are killed Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium.
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A 120,000 British troops land in France commanded by Field Marshal John French.
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Serbia invaded Austria Hungary.
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The first major action of British expeditionary Force in the First World War.
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Germany declared the waters about the British Isles a war zone in which submarines would destroy every enemy merchant vessel found
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Allied forces land on Gallipoli, landing at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
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After receiving the promise of significant territorial gains, Italy signs the Treaty of London, committing itself to enter World War I on the side of the Allies.
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The British Navy suffers its worst defeat in centuries during a sea battle in the Pacific.
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The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire.
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HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people
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The Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
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1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd
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U.S. Enters World War I. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe.
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Greece declares war on the Central Powers, following the abdication of pro-German King Constantine who is replaced by a pro-Allied administration led by Prime Minister Venizelos.
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China declares war on Germany & Austria
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Gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for 1st time.
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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kanas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million
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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
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On January 18, 1919, a few months after the end of World War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussion.
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On this day in Paris, France, some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long, complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the First World War.Trety of Versailies was signed.
