WW1 history

Declares War(WWI event)

Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Lusitania(WWI event)

May 7, 1915

German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania during the crossing from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 128 Americans.

Italy Declares War(WWI event)

May 23, 1915

Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

Battle of Verdun ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German deaths.

American Combat(WWI historical event)

Jun 24, 1917

American combat forces arrive in France

RSFSR(WWI History)

Dec 15, 1917

An armistice was signed between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Service Flag

1918

Photocopy of a poem, "The Service Flag," by William G. Herschell

American Expeditionary

Feb 17, 1918

Forces Field Post Card addressed to Sarah Andrews from her son

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk(WWI history)

Mar 3, 1918

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I.

Company A. Machine Gun Battalion

May 20, 1918

102nd machine gun roster

Armistice(WWI history)

Nov 11, 1918

Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I.

British and American armies enter Germany.

Dec 1, 1918

Western region invade Germany

Treasury Department

Apr 19, 1919

Letter from the Treasury Department of the United States informing Sarah Andrews of a reconsideration of her son's case

WWI Event

Jun 28, 1919

Allied and German representatives sign the treaty of Versailles. The United States signs the treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany.