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Gavrilo Princip fired two shots
Princip kills the Archduke and his wife to spark WWI -
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the death of the Archduke
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins (five Serbs and one Bosniak) coordinated by Danilo Ilić, a Bosnian Serb and a member of the Black Hand secret society. -
Russia mobilizes to defend Serbia
Russians begin partial troop mobilization as a precaution. The Germans then warn Russia on its mobilization and begin to mobilize themselves -
Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany invades Belgium
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THE INVASION OF POLAND
The Germans invaded Poland using
blitzkrieg tactics. -
THE PHONY WAR
It was expected that Germany was going
to invade Western Europe. -
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Air attacks by the Luftwaffe on Britain’s
RAF airfields -
BATTLE: EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK
British and French troops retreated to
the French beaches at Dunkirk and became
trapped. -
THE INVASION OF THESOVIET UNION
Hitler launched an invasion called “Operation Barbarossa” with 3 million German troops. -
BATTLE: PEARL HARBOUR
The Japanese launched a surprise attack
on the American naval base. -
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
The Americans intercepted the Japanese
fleet which was preparing to conquer these
islands. -
DIEPPE
5,000 Canadians landed on the beach with the goal of taking the beach and the town back from the Germans. -
BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN
The Germans and the Italians sought control of Egypt. -
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Germany wanted to cut off all Allied supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies wanted to put an end to the German submarine threat.
