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WW1 timeline
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The Assassination of Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Assassinated and that is what caused the start of ww1. He was killed by Gavrilo Princip Jun,28,1914 -
WW1 begins start of the war
World war one begins germany invades Belgium beginning world War one and starts the war -
Turkey
Turkey entered the war on the side of the central powers and gave help to a German naval bombardment of Russia. -
Germans Fire
At the Second Battle of Ypres, large amounts of gas are used in the battle. The result is the near-collapse of the French lines. The Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach -
First Tank
One of the first tank used for a weapon at the battle of Delvill Wood -
Wilson
President Wilson outlines his case for war to Congress. -
U.S. Enters War
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
Hundred Days Offensive
On 18 July the French supported by 85,000 fresh US troops, counter-attack the German forces on the Marne and force them to retreat. In August, with more than 10 divisions of soldiers and 50 tanks, backed up by the Royal Air Force, the Allies launch a surprise attack at Amiens. In a series of battles the German Army is pushed further east and the German commanders privately concede the war is lost. -
The lost battalion
554 men in the 77 division of the US Army were surrounded in the Argonne Forest in France.
Approximately 197 were killed and 150 missing or taken prisoner before the 194 remaining men were rescued.
