Winston Churchill during WWI

The start of WWI

Jul 28, 1914

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World War 1 started because of an assination of Austria's 'prince'. Austria declared war against Serbia and counrties such as Great Britian, France, and Russia came to help. Germany and the Ottoman Empire then joined the war helping Austria.

Battle of Tannenburg

Aug 26, 1914

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The Battle of Tennenburg was the first major battle on the eastern front. Germans surrounded Alexander Samsonov's Russian Army and destroyed them. Nearly a quarter million Russian soldiers lost their lives and was said to be Germanys greatest victory.

The First Battle of Marne

Sep 5, 1914

timelineThis battle lasted from September, 5 to September, 10. This battle stopped to Germans from invading France. The French lost 250,000 troops and the British lost 12,733 men.

First Trenches are dug

Sep 15, 1914

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The trenches took a long time to build and the conditions were very bad. There were huge rats and lice everywhere. The smell was the worst because of the rotting bodies.

Battle of Dogger Bank

Sep 22, 1914

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At the battle of Dogger Bank German naval ships sunk many British ships killing 1,459 sailors. This allowed the Germans to penetrate close enough to England to attack Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby causing 137casualties. Winston Churchill being Admiralty took the blame and the public's anger.

Begining of attack on Gallipoli

Feb 19, 1915

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The attack began with long range bombardment of the penisula from British and French battleships. The begining of the attack was a success and grew to a stalemate as the weather worsened. The allies were pressured by Churchill to proceed the attack.

Battle of Gallipoli

Mar 18, 1915

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French and British battleships entered the straits and launched an attack. Again the French and British were winning the fight but then ships were sunk by mines. As Churchill pressered the fleet to move on they lost their advantage and the attack was a complete fail.

The 6th Royal Scots move to the front line

Jan 1, 1916

Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill and the 6th Royal Scots move to the the trenches of the front line. Winston and the 6th Royal Scots remain on the front line for only about 100 days. Winston and the 6th Royal Scots would venture thirty times into no man's land facing death.

Winston took control of the 6th Royal Scots Battalion

Jan 5, 1916

6th Royal Scots Battalion
Winston Churchill took control of the 6th Royal Scots Battalion of the Ninth Division. They were involved in the battle of Loos and suffered many casualities. The battalion reduced from 1,000 to 600.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

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The battle of Verdun was the longest battle of the war it lasted from February, 21 to December, 18. This battle ended in a draw with an estimated 1 million casualties. This was also called the Battle of France.

The Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

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The Battle of the Somme resulted in an estimated 1 million casualties. The allies would fire over 100,000 shells a day and they believed that nothing could live through this bombardment. After the bombardment the allies would run into no mans land towards the Germans. The Germans would then slaughter everyone.

Zimmerman's Telegram to Mexico

Jan 19, 1917

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Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico. The message was caught and translated by the British. The telegram encouraged Mexico to enter the war against the United States.

French Soldiers go on Strike

Apr 1, 1917

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Over half a million French soldiers munity and refuse to fight. The soldiers said they were citizens and would not hurl themselves at machine guns. Many think that the same thing was happening back home with the women in the factories.

The First Americans Land in France

Jul 3, 1917

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Many believed that the American troops could show the French and British how to achieve a quick victory. The Americans were trained in what was called mobile warfare and they were not wanting to fight under command of the French and British. The results of the American tactics were horrific.

Third Battle of Ypres

Jul 31, 1917

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This Battle resulted in minor gains and had an estimated 700,000 casualties for each side. The battle lasted from July, 31 to November, 10. There was bad weather during this battle that changed to outcome.

The Germans Launch 1 of 5 Major Offensive Attacks

Mar 21, 1918

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The Germans launch their first major attack to win the war before American troops can get into the fight. The Germans wanted to drive the British and French out of France. If they succeeded the French would collapse and the Americans wouldn't come.

Allies stop the German Offenisive

Aug 8, 1918

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After the Germans push their attack towards Paris the allies stop them. The stop at Somme sends the Germans into a retreat. The Germans would be on their heals the rest of the war.

Germaly Officially Surrenders

Nov 11, 1918

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At 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month World War 1 ended. The Great War ended the lives of 9 million men and wounded 21 million more. The most affected countrys were France and Germany that sent about 80% of their male population into the war.

Troops are sent home

Jan 1, 1919

timelineThroughout the year of 1919 armies are demobilized. Troops are sent from the trenches to their homes. Millions of troops from Russia, England, France and the United States leave the battle fields.

The Signing of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

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The war officially ended upon the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The allied nations negotiated on reassined Germanys borders, and reassigned liability for reparations. The treaty stripped Germany from everything such as land, armies, and all of its colonies.