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world war 1

By akerthebaker

  • Bread rationing is introduced in Germany

    Bread rationing is introduced in Germany
    Each citizen and neutral foreign national is issued a bread card for an initial daily quota of 225 grams (about 8 ounces).

  • assassintation

    assassintation
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro Hungarian empire assassinated in Sarajevo.

  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia World war 1 begins

  • Russians are defeated at Battle of Tannenberg

    Russians are defeated at Battle of Tannenberg
    On the eastern front, Germans shatter the Russian Second Army and take over 92,000 prisoners at the Battle of Tannenberg.

  • Germans conduct air raid on Paris

    Germans conduct air raid on Paris
    The attack has little military value, but is intended to terrorize civilians.

  • Germans stopped at First Battle of the Marne

    Germans stopped at First Battle of the Marne
    German invasion of France is stopped in the First Battle of the Marne as German troops are forced to the north side of the Marne River, causing the Schlieffen Plan to fail.

  • Commission for Relief in Belgium Founded

    Commission for Relief in Belgium Founded
    October 1914: Responding to need, the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) is created by Herbert Hoover, who is at the time a mining engineer and consultant living in London. The CRB distributes millions of tons of food to civilians in Belgium and northern France. Hoover goes on to be appointed director of the U.S. Food Administration in 1917 by President Wilson.

  • In First Battle of Ypres, entrenched Allies fight off German assault

    In First Battle of Ypres, entrenched Allies fight off German assault
    As the armies tried to out flank each other, they extended their lines to the English Channel and began trench warfare. Ypres, a Belgian city and communications hub, was essential to both sides. In the First Battle of Ypres, entrenched Allies fight off German assault. Germans give up their offensive by November 24 as winter and stormy weather set in.

  • Japan attacks and captures Tsingtao, China

    Japan attacks and captures Tsingtao, China
    Held by the Germans since 1898, Tsingtao is a lightly garrisoned port city on the Yellow Sea. The Germans surrender on November 6.

  • Christmas Truce Observed on Western Front

    Christmas Truce Observed on Western Front
    The sound of Christmas carols across No Man’s Land encourages troops from both sides to exchange greetings. The truce is spontaneous and was experienced by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of soldiers.