Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
Austria declared war on Serbia
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.
Britain declared war on Germany
The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.
Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.
Battle of the Marne started
First Battle of Ypres
Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.
The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
Start of the Battle of Loos
The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
Conscription introduced in Britain
Start of the Battle of Verdun
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
Battle of Jutland
Start of the Brusilov Offensive
Start of the Battle of the Somme
End of the Brusilov Offensive
First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
USA declared war on Germany
France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated
Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front
British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
Germany broke through on the Somme
Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front
Germany started an offensive in Flanders
Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army
The advance of the Allies was successful
Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
Germany’s navy mutinied
Turkey made peace
Austria made peace
Kaiser William II abdicated
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
Germany invaded Poland. First use of Blitzkrieg. Britain and France gave Germany an ultimatum to get out. Blackout and evacuation plans were put in place in Britain.
Russia's Red Army attacked Poland from the east
1,150 German aircraft bombed Warsaw
Poland surrendered to Germany.
Russia's Red Army invaded Finland - the Winter War
The Battle of the River Plate was fought
Russia expelled from the League of Nations
Hoare-Belisha dismissed as Minister of War.
food rationing began in the UK (butter, bacon and sugar)
Treaty of Moscow ended the Winter War.
Belgium surrendered
The Battle of Britain began.
Italy attacked Greece.
Britain and America declared war on Japan.
German troops enter Bulgaria
Germany declared war on America
Japan started her attack on the Philippines
Battle of Coral Sea ends in US victory
The 'greatest' tank battle in history occurred at Kursk.
Britain and America invaded Italy.
The start of a major Russian offensive into the Ukraine
The Americans started their drive to Rome.
Paris liberated by the Allies. Rumania declared war on Germany.
