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June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo.
July 31, 1914: Russia announced mobilization of army.
September 15, 1914: First trenches of the western front were built. -
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Austria-Hungary declaired war on Serbia. -
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Germany declaired war on Russia. -
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December 15, 1914: Unofficial Christmas Truce was announced.
February 4, 1915: Germany blocked the sea using submarines.
April 25, 1915: Battle for Gallipoli was started. -
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Italy declaired war on Germany. -
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Warsaw was captured by Germany. -
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December 28, 1915: Allies started evacaution of their troops from Gillipoli.
February 21, 1916-December 18, 1916: Battle of Verdun was fought. Over 2 million casualties were reported.
May 31, 1916: naval battle of Jutland was fought. -
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December 31, 1916: Rasputin was murdered.
February 1, 1917: Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare.
March 15, 1917: Russian Revolution. -
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USA declaired war on Germany -
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April 16, 1917: France launched unsuccesful offensive on Western front.
December 5, 1917: Armistie between Russia and Germany was signed.
March 3, 1918: Treaty of Bret-Litovsk was signed. -
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Theodore Edward Beach joined Battery F,121st Field Artiliary, 32nd Division. He served July 15,1917 untill May 19,1919 after returning from france on the Battleship Georgia arriving in Boston May 12,1919. -
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March 4, Left for trip with fine weather.no lights ,no smoking after dawn. Smoke in mess hall and all movies and listening to the band.March 5, a few people were sick,all were on deck.March 6 going to be in war zone by that night. March 7, no special convoy. -
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March 11, A sub shot a torpedo at Theodores sub at 8 bells while he was on gaurd and they changed their course so fast he nearly fell down stairs and all mess tables slid across the floor.Dropped several depth bombs and got the sub. -
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March 15, bread and cheese camp. Burn mess and kuc koo bunch of eng. kitchen detail and glad as he swiped enugh to eat. He stayed in the camp for a few weeks and went to South Hampton and got on a small speed boat and went to Le Harve. -
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July 15, 1918: Second Battle of Marne was started.
October 28, 1918: Mutiny in German Army
October 30, 1918: Turkey signed armistice.
November 9, 1918: Kaiser William II abdicated. -
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Landed at Ormoy-Villers and passed trough Paris at 4 bells that morning. Everything is going night and day. unloaded and set off at 9 bells after a good meal, now he is going up somewhere around Scoissons or Chateau Theirry. -
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End of World War I.
