WW1

Start of WW1

Jun 28, 1914

The assaination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand trigger the start of World War 1

German New Guinea

Sep 1, 1914

Was the first part of the German colonial empire.until 1914 when it fell to Australian forces following the outbreak of the First World War.

Battle of marne

Sep 5, 1914

battle fought until12 September (7 days) 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army . The battle was the start of the German advance into France and pursuit of the Allied armies which followed the Battle of the Frontiers in August, which had reached the outskirts of Paris. The counterattack of six French field armies and the British Expeditionary Force along the Marne River forced the German Imperial Army to abandon it.

Battle of Ypres

Oct 19, 1914

This battle was between the German Empire and the allied powers. It was a battle for Western Belgium town Ypres which was startegically important

Galipoli- Naval

Mar 1, 1915

by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion.

Gallipoli Land Invasion

Apr 25, 1915

Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Lack of sufficient intelligence and knowledge of the terrain, along with a fierce Turkish resistance, hampered the success of the invasion.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

The sinking of the RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

21 February – 18 December 1916 during the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France.

Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

It was a battle over the Somme (a river in northen France) Australia: 23,000 casualties
United Kingdom: 360,000 casualties
Canada: 24,000 casualties
France: 204,000 casualties, including 50,000 killed
Germany: 450,000–600,000 casualties, including 164,000 killed
New Zealand: 8000 casualties, including 2000 killed

Battle of Passchendaele

Jul 31, 1917

Fought by the British and their allies against the German Empire. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, five miles from a railway junction at Roeselare, which was a vital part of the supply system of the German Fourth Army. Went for 3 months and 6 days.

End of World war 1

Nov 11, 1918