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World War One is Initiated
The assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo causes outrage from the Austro Hungarian Epmpire. Thus begins the laser t-rex war. -
Germany Sides With Austria
Germany sides with Austria against Serbia, didn't you read the title? -
War is Declarloleeton
The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia with Germany allied with them, World War One is officialy begun. -
Germany Takes action
Germany declares war on Russia and makes their part in the war clear. -
SCHLIEFFEN PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium, using the Schlieffen Plan which was a way of avoiding fighting two countries at once. -
The Battle of Marne
After the Germans had swept the Belgiun's army aside they advanced towards the French army a fought the fought the first trench-based battle of world war one. -
Allied Troops Arrive in Gallipoli
Gallipoli was one of the great disasters of world war one, a plan thought up by winston churchill to end the war by dividing the enemy's forces and forcing Germany to divide it's force's specifically by creating a new front. -
The Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was a plan constructed by commander Joffre to divide German forces and the allies some leverage after the catastrophic events of Gallipoli. The execution of the plan was left to Commander Haig. -
The Battle of Loos Continued
With such pressure put on him, Haig had to come up with a plan for the attack at Loos. He decided to attack in a very narrow aproach so that the British could concentrate their fire to its maximum extent against German machine guns. Haig's plan was simple, concentrated British artillery fire and pinpoint infantry fire would give the advancing British troops sufficient cover. -
The Allies Get Out of Gallipoli
After Winston Churchill's idea (Gallipoli) failed miserably, with the turks having been ready for them and crushing most of them on the shore, the only option became to retreat. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One. The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was like no other.The attack on Verdun came about because of a plan by the German Chief of General Staff, von Falkenhayn. He had planned to dissolve French troops by attacking bases dear to the nation that dotted the area around Verdun. -
The Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme started in July 1st 1916 and lasted until November 1916. For many people, the Battle of the Somme was the battle that symbolised the horrors of warfare in World War One as well as the futility of trench-based warfare. For months the French had been taking severe losses at Verdun. To relieve the French, the Allied High Command decided to attack the Germans to the north of Verdun therefore requiring the Germans to split their forces and allow the French some recuperation. -
The Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele, fought July 1917, is sometimes called the Third Battle of Ypres. The soldiers who fought in it however, refered to it as the "Battle of Mud." The attack at Passchendaele was a man named Sir Douglas Haig's attempt to break through Flanders. After the Battle of Somme had ended, Haig felt able to launch such an attack comfortably and relied upon his assumption that the German's would not try to stop them and allow their bases to fall. He assumed wrong. -
World War One Ends
Germany signs an armistice with the allies, officially ending World War One.
