World War I Timeline

Jun 28, 1914

Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated
Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I
Jul 28, 1914

Austria Declares war on Serbia
Aug 1, 1914

Germany Declares War on Russia
Period: Aug 1, 1914 to Aug 31, 1914

Battle of Tannenberg
Aug 3, 1914

Germany Declares War on France
Aug 4, 1914

Britain Declares War on Germany
Aug 13, 1914

Japan Declares War on Germany
Period: Feb 1, 1915 to Feb 28, 1915

British Navy Attacks Turkish Forts in Dardanelles
Feb 28, 1915

Churchill Resigns and Becomes Battalion Commander
Apr 1, 1915

Romania Enter War as Allies
Apr 25, 1915

The Australian Imperial Force land at Gallipoli
Period: Apr 25, 1915 to Dec 20, 1915

Gallipoli Campaign
May 23, 1915

Italy Enters the War as Allies
May 31, 1915

Battle of Jutland
Dec 19, 1915

Evacuation of ANZAC Troops from Gallipoli
Period: Feb 21, 1916 to Nov 1, 1916

Battle of Verdun
Apr 6, 1917

USA Declares War on Germany
Period: Jul 1, 1917 to Nov 1, 1917

Battle of the Somme
Period: Dec 1, 1917 to Dec 31, 1917

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Period: Apr 1, 1918 to Apr 30, 1918

Royal Air Force is Formed
Period: Aug 8, 1918 to Aug 11, 1918

Battle of Amiens
Nov 9, 1918

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
Nov 11, 1918

Armistice Signed Thus Ending World War 1

Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated