World War I #2

Murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, are assasinated by Gavilo Princip, a Serb nationalist, in Sarajevo.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

World War 1 begins

Germany declares war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium

Aug 3, 1914

Germany implemented the Schlieffen Plan

Britain declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Battle of the Marne starts

Sep 6, 1914

First Battle of Ypres

Oct 18, 1914

Turkey enters the war on The Triple Entente’s side

Oct 29, 1914

The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat

May 7, 1915

Italy declares war on Germany and Austria

May 23, 1915

Start of the Battle of The Loos

Sep 25, 1915

The Allies start the evacuation of Gallipoli

Dec 19, 1915

Start of the Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

Apr 29, 1916

Battle of Jutland

May 31, 1916

Start of the Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Second Battle of the Marne started.

Jul 15, 1918

Start of collapse of the German army

Turkey made peace

Oct 30, 1918

Austria-Hungary made peace

Nov 3, 1918

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles, an armistice, with the Allies

Nov 11, 1918

The official date of the end of World War 1