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Spark Starting WWI
The spark that started World War I was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
Germany declares war again.
This time, Germany declares war with France. -
UK declares war.
The United Kingdom delcares war on Germany after Germany invaded Belgium. -
More War for Germany.
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany. -
The Battle of Tannerberg.
Perhaps the most spectacular and complete German victory of the First World War, the encirclement and destruction of the Russian Second Army in late August 1914 virtually ended Russia's invasion of East Prussia before it had really started. -
Battle of Ypres begins.
Strategically located along the roads leading to the Channel ports in Belgian Flanders, the Belgian city of Ypres had been the scene of numerous battles since the sixteenth century. With the German failure at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914 and the subsequent Allied counter attacks, the "Race to the Sea" began. -
The Dardanelles Campaign begins.
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The Second Battle of Ypres
In this battle, the Germans use posion gas for the first of many times. -
The Battle of Verdun.
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1 and was one of the bloodiest. -
US declares war.
The United States declares war on Germany. -
Germany Signs.
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
Treaty of Versailles.
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1. -
Start of WWII
Germany invades Poland -
Auschwitz
Auschwitz, the famous concentration camp, was established. -
Peacetime
The United States begins its first peacetime draft. -
Germany Invasion
Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Declaring War
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy. -
Invasion of North Africa
The Allies invade North Africa (Operation Torch). -
German Surprise
The Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union. -
Weak Italy
Italy surrenders. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler commmitted suicide gunshot in his Führerbunker in Berlin. -
Weak Germany
Because the Germans no longer had Hitler to lead them, they signed an unconditional surrender.
