Soldiers

World War 1

By GhostDropGirl

  • Heir to throne assassinated

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia–Herzegovina

  • Invasion of belgium

    The Schlieffen Plan results in the German invasion of Belgium; World War I begins.

  • Christmas truce

    Christmas Truce: soldiers from both sides come out of their trenches and share drinks and greetings on Christmas Eve

  • First Zeppelin raid on Britain

    First Zeppelin raid on Britain

  • Germans driven back from Ypres (Belgium)

    Germans driven back from Ypres (Belgium)

  • Landing at Gallipoli

    Landing at Gallipoli

  • German boat sinks killing many

    German U-boat sinks the Lusitania, killing 1198 people including 128 Americans; this event contributes to decision of USA to enter the war

  • Battles of Lone Pine and the Nek at Gallipoli

    Battles of Lone Pine and the Nek at Gallipoli

  • Evacuation from Gallipoli

    Evacuation from Gallipoli

  • Stalemate continues on the Western Front

    Stalemate continues on the Western Front

  • tanks are used first time

    Battle of the Somme; tanks are used for the first time

  • First conscription referendum in Australia

    First conscription referendum in Australia; it is narrowly defeated

  • tanks end of first time use

    The end of the tanks first use

  • USA joins the war

    USA joins the war

  • Communist revolution in Russia

    Communist revolution in Russia

  • Ludendorff Offensive begins

    Ludendorff Offensive begins in an attempt by Germans to break through the Allied lines and end the war; it is Germany’s last major attack on the Western Front

  • Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux

    Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux

  • Start of the Allied counter-offensive

    Start of the Allied counter-offensive

  • The end of World War 1

    Armistice (ceasefire) signed; end of World War I

  • Paris peace conference

    Paris Peace Conference meets to decide the fate of Germany; the Treaty of Versailles is drawn up

  • Paris peace conference finishs

    Paris Peace Conference meets to decide the fate of Germany; the Treaty of Versailles is drawn up