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Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm was Germany's last kaiser. Wilhelm operated as commander in cheif of German armed forces during the war. Wilhelm suffered a nervous breakdown in 1908, consequently playing a lesser role in the government of Germany for the following few years. -
Constantine I
Constantine was the eldest son of King George I, who came to power with the assassination of his father. He was in charge of greek forces during the war. -
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World War I
Timeline of World War I events -
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary was the power whose ambitions for more land played a large part in World War I. Austria-Hungary, quickly egged on their German Allies and declared war on July 28, 1914. -
Radomir Putnik
Radomir Putnik was the Serbian Cheif of general staff. By 1914 Putnik had already established a remarkable career as a fighting commander.Once Putnik had managed to return to Serbia from Austria-Hungary in August 1914, he began organizing Seribia's defense for the war -
Battle of Mons
The Mons battle signified the first engagement between British and German forces on the Western Front, and began on 23 August 1914.Over the course of the first few days of fighting the British had suffered 1,600 casualties -
The Battle of Heligoland Blight
The Battle of Heligoland Blight was the first Naval Battle in World War I. In the battle the German's had lost 1,200 men as opposed to the 35 British deaths. -
Battle of the Falkland Islands
The battle took place off the southrern coast of Chile. Ten British sailors died during the battle, while none of the British ships were badly damaged. However 2,200 German sailors were killed or drowned in the encounter. -
Arthur Zimmerman
Arther Zimmerman was Germany's foerein secretary responsible for sending the telegraph to Mexico telling them to attack the United States. Which lead to the United States joining WWI -
Prince Max von Baden
In 1917 Prince Max von Baden came out of opposition to unrestriced submarine warfare. Max's early role in WWI was mostly welfare work for prisoners of war -
Germany After the War
World War I had a devasing affect on Germany. Throughout the war Germany's government had lead the citizens of Germany that they were winning the war. By early November 1918 many cities were taken over by worker and soldier counsels.
