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Francis Ferdinand assassinated
Francis was assassinated June 28th, 1914 in Sarajevo. he was assassinated because Hungary wanted to break off so South-slav provinces could be combined into a Yugoslavia. The assassins motive were of the movement. -
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WW1 timeline
This lasted till christmas eve in 1914. During the Christmas Truce not a shot was fired. The truce last till the next world war which was WW2 -
emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
On July 28th 1914 Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Serbia was assured of Russian support. Austria-Hungary was also assured German Support. Austria-rejected the Serian response. -
Germany Delares war on Russia and France
On August first, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia and then declares war on France. -
Germany declares war on France
On August third 1914 Germany declared war on France two days after Germany declared war on Russia. the problem was that Germany had to cross through Belgium to get to France. -
Germany declared war on neutral belguim
On August 4th, 1914 Germany declared war on Neutral Belguim. Belguim declared war on Germany. The Germans invaded Neutral Belguim in a right flanking move the defeated the french very fast. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
On August 6th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. Austria-Hungary did this because of the Bosnain Crisis and the assassination of Francis Ferdinand. there is a lot more reasons why this happened -
"The Battle Of The Frontiers"
On August 22nd,1914 "The Battle of The Frontiers" happened. Many French army men died on this day. They all died on that one day. The Battle only lasted one day. -
German Army
The German army came home after a great victory. The army was led by Erich Ludendorff and Paul Von Hindenburg. The war was the Eastern front against Russia at the Battle of Tennenberg. -
First Battle of The Marne Halts German invasion in France
On Sept. 5th,12th, 1914 the first Battle of the Marne Halts German invasion in France. The Battle was halted because the Germans were forced to abandon their push towards Paris and retreat north-west. -
First trenches of the western front are dug.
On Sept 15th, 1914 the first trenches of the western front are dug. The reason why it was built because they were getting ready for the longest and bloodiest war. The trenches stretched from the North Sea of belguim -
The unofficial Christmas Truce was declared.
On Dec. 24th, 1914 the unofficial "Christmas Truce" was declared. It was done so soldiers could live in peace. Also not to have his family destroyed
