World War 1 Timeline By bugman0106 Jun 28, 1914 Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919 Dates Of Events Aug 1, 1914 Germany declaried war on Russia Feb 19, 1915 Britian bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles May 7, 1915 Lusitania was sunk by German U-boat Feb 21, 1916 Start of the Battle of Verdun Sep 15, 1916 First use of tanks at Somme Apr 16, 1917 France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western front Nov 6, 1917 Britian launched a major offense of the Western front Mar 3, 1918 The Treaty of Brest - Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany Sep 19, 1918 Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo Jan 4, 1919 Peace conference met at Paris Post War Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans Post War
