WW1 timeline BY Neal P By MrHostetter Jun 28, 1914 when ww1 was triggered Jun 28, 1914 when autria declared war on serbia Jun 28, 1914 germany declares on Russia Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Dec 19, 1918 the timeline of ww1 Aug 1, 1914 when germany declared a war on france Aug 4, 1914 when germans defeated france Sep 19, 1914 When germans drives to frances boundary Feb 19, 1915 Dardanelles campaign britian begins May 7, 1915 Germans and austrian conquers all of poland and lithuania Oct 14, 1915 britain and france declared a war on Bulgaria Mar 19, 1916 British-German sea battle of Jutland May 15, 1916 British lose more ships, but German fleet never ventures forth again. Jul 21, 1916 Battle of the Somme—British lose over 400,000; French, 200,000; Germans Nov 6, 1916 Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary Apr 6, 1917 U.S. declares war on Germany Nov 12, 1917 U.S. declares war on Austria-Hungary Dec 15, 1917 Armistice between new Russian Bolshevik government and Germans Jul 20, 1918 French and American troops stopped a critical German attack just outside of Paris in July and August of 1918.