World War 1

By gisellesaldivar
  • The Archduke was assassinated.

    The Archduke was assassinated.

    On June 28, 1914 The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
  • War was declared.

    War was declared.

    August 1914, war was declared and Fredrick was an engineer. He was with his field crew “taking track” when he ran into the National Guard. They were stopped and had to show identification due to sabotage.
  • The Battle Of Frontiers

    The Battle Of Frontiers

    August 7th, 1914 The Battle of Frontiers was fought between German and French troops and won by Germany.
  • The Battle of Verdun

    The Battle of Verdun

    February 21, 1916, The Battle of Verdun was fought between Germany and France.
  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme

    July 1, 1916, was the Battle of Somme fought between the Germans and British.
  • Traveled and assigned their new barracks.

    Traveled and assigned their new barracks.

    On June 21st, 1917 they arrived at Fort Leavenworth and were assigned their barracks.
  • Celebrating on 4th of July.

    Celebrating on 4th of July.

    On the 4th of July 1917, they were laid off from work and school. They played games of track and field events.
  • Frederick was going across the trenches to the Germans positions..

    Frederick was going across the trenches to the Germans positions..

    At 10:30 am 1918 Fredrick Clarence Stilson was preparing the bridges to cross the trenches when the Germans were dislodged defensive positions.
  • The Battle of Seicheprey

    The Battle of Seicheprey

    April 20th, 1918 The Battle of Seicheprey 3,000 German troopers invaded the town of Seicheprey.
  • Clearing out the bushes in the trenches.

    Clearing out the bushes in the trenches.

    In April of 1918, the Germans broke through in the battle of Seicheprey. They had to clear out the bushes from the trenches, they hadn’t been used in years.