WW1

By collin1p

  • june 28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed

    June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war

    July 28 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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    world war 1 time line

  • Germany declares war

    August 1 - Germany declares war on Russia.

  • Germany declares war on France.

    August 3 - Germany declares war on France.

  • United Kingdom declares war

    August 4 - The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war, Serbia declares war

    August 6 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany.

  • President Woodrow Wilson announces

    August 19 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.

  • Battle of Tannenberg

    August 26 - The Battle of Tannenberg begins.

  • The First Battle of the Marne

    September 5 - The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in.

  • Battle of Ypres

    October 19 - Battle of Ypres begins.

  • The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea

    November 3 - The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany.

  • unofficial Christmas truce

    December 24 The unofficial Christmas truce is declared.

  • rmany declares a "war zone"

    February 4 - Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets.

  • The Dardanelles Campaign

    February 19 - The Dardanelles Campaign begins.

  • The Second Battle of Ypres

    April 22 - The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.

  • The Battle of Gallipoli

    April 25 - The Battle of Gallipoli begins.

  • ocean liner RMS Lusitania

    May 7 - The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat, U-20

  • Tsar Nicholas II takes

    September 5 - Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies.

  • The Battle of Verdun

    February 21 - 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 Jutland

    May 31 - The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins.

  • Battle of the Somme

    July 1 - The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.

  • Germany sends the secret Zimmerman

    January 19 - Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher the coded message.

  • Russian Tsar Nicholas II

    March 15 - Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates.

  • The United States declares war

    April 6 - The United States declares war on Germany.

  • The Battle of Passchendaele

    July 31 - The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres) begins.

  • The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow

    November 7 - The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government during the 1917 Russian Revolution.

  • The armistice agreed upon

    December 17 - The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect.

  • President Woodrow Wilson issues

    January 8 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.

  • Russia signs the Treaty

    March 3 - Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.

  • Germany launches

    March 21 - Germany launches the Spring Offensive.

  • German flying ace

    April 21 - German flying ace, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (more commonly known as the Red Baron), is shot down.

  • The Second Battle

    July 15 - The Second Battle of the Marne begins.

  • German Kaiser Wilhelm II

    November 9 - German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany.

  • Germany signs the armistice

    November 11 - Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (i.e. 11 a.m. on November 11).

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.