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WWI Timeline
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Germany invaded Belgium
German government sent a ultimatum to Belgium, wanting passage through the country so the could invade France. Belgian government refused the demands. British government told Belgium they would have military support. Germany declared war on Belgium and on August 4th, troops crossed the border. -
Germany invaded France
Germany invades France on this date according to their master strategy known as the Schlieffn Plan. Germans seek to achieve victory over France in 6 weeks. Then to focus on defeating Russia in the east region of France before Russia's 6 million man army can fully mobilize. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914. He was shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. This is believed to be the reason of the start conflict of World War I. Because he was next in line for the Austria-Hungary thrown. -
Turkey enters War on Germany's side, Trench warfare started to dominate the western front
Germans and Austrians launch a combined offensive against the Russians on the Eastern Front. Both forces are really at a stand still on eastern front. Mostly because of trench warfare causing sides to try to out wait or over power one another but fail. -
Allied troops land in Gallipoli
Allied troops land and try to reopen access to Russia through the black sea. The peninsula is heavily defended by Turkish troops. Supplied and trained by the Germans. Within two weeks a stand still forms -
Germany responds to demand by U.S president Woodrow Wilson
Agreeing to limit it's submarine warfare. Germany had declared the area around the British isle a war zone and threatened to sink any ship even of neutral country. They agreed to stop the U.S fro entering the war on the allies side -
Start of the battle of the Somme
The bloodiest battle of World War I. 19,240 British soilders lost their lives. It was the bloodiest day in British army history. However, the french had more success and inflicted more loss on German troops. The goal was to relieve the French army and to weaken the German army -
Germany returns to submarine warfare
Germany returns to it's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare that it had previously stopped due to pressure form the United States and other neutral countries. The U boat and submarine was on essential component of the German strategy. But planning to stay on the defensive on the western front. -
Germans begin the die off
Near the Marne river in the Champagne region of France, the Germans would begin what would be there final offensive push of World War I. The second Battle of the Marne ended several days later in a major victory for theAllies -
End of World War I
On November 11th, 1918 at 5 a.m. that morning. Germany without manpower, supplies and facing invasion, signed am armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Campaigner, France.
