WWI~WWII By blondieacts13 Jun 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919 WWI Aug 26, 1914 Battle of Tannenberg Sep 14, 1914 The Battle of the Marne if Germany would have won, then the war would have ended four years sooner Feb 21, 1916 Battle of Verdun Jul 1, 1916 The Battle of the Somme Jul 31, 1917 The Battles of Ypres Oct 24, 1917 Battle of Caporetto Nov 20, 1917 The Battle of Cambrai british tank was used Dec 11, 1917 Battle of Jerusalem Jerusalem is back in Christian hands after this battle Nov 11, 1918 WWI ends Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans Sep 1, 1939 WWII begins Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 14, 1945 WWII May 10, 1940 The Battle of France May 26, 1940 Auschwitz established Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Oct 2, 1941 Battle of Moscow Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 7, 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jul 5, 1943 Battle of Kursk Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Oct 23, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Aug 6, 1945 first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 Second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan Aug 14, 1945 WWII ends
