Timeline of World War One
| 1914 | ||
| June 28th | Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo | |
| July 5th | Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia | |
| July 28th | Austria declared war on Serbia | |
| August 1st | Germany declared war on Russia | |
| August 3rd | Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. | |
| August 4th | Britain declared war on Germany | |
| August 23rd | The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France. | |
| August 26th | Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes. | |
| September 6th | Battle of the Marne started | |
| October 18th | First Battle of Ypres | |
| October 29th | Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front. | |
| 1915 | ||
| January 19th | The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place | |
| February 19th | Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles | |
| April 25th | Allied troops landed in Gallipoli | |
| May 7th | The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat | |
| May 23rd | Italy declared war on Germany and Austria | |
| August 5th | The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians | |
| September 25th | Start of the Battle of Loos | |
| December 19th | The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli | 1916 |
| January 27th | Conscription introduced in Britain | |
| February 21st | Start of the Battle of Verdun | |
| April 29th | British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia | |
| May 31st | Battle of Jutland | |
| June 4th | Start of the Brusilov Offensive | |
| July 1st | Start of the Battle of the Somme | |
| August 10th | End of the Brusilov Offensive | |
| September 15th | First use en masse of tanks at the Somme | |
| December 7th | Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister | |
| 1917 | ||
| February 1st | Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started | |
| April 6th | USA declared war on Germany | |
| April 16th | France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front | |
| July 31st | Start of the Third Battle at Ypres | |
| October 24th | Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated | |
| November 6th | Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front | |
| November 20th | British tanks won a victory at Cambrai | |
| December 5th | Armistice between Germany and Russia signed | |
| December 9th | Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks | |
| 1918 | ||
| March 3rd | The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. | |
| March 21st | Germany broke through on the Somme | |
| March 29th | Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front | |
| April 9th | Germany started an offensive in Flanders | |
| July 15th | Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army | |
| August 8th | The advance of the Allies was successful | |
| September 19th | Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo | |
| October 4th | Germany asked the Allies for an armistice | |
| October 29th | Germany’s navy mutinied | |
| October 30th | Turkey made peace | |
| November 3rd | Austria made peace | |
| November 9th | Kaiser William II abdicated | |
| November 11th | Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. | |
| Post-war – 1919 | ||
| January 4th | Peace conference met at Paris | |
| June 21st | The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled. | |
| June 28th | The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. |
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1914 |
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June 28th |
Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo |
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July 5th |
Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia |
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July 28th |
Austria declared war on Serbia |
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August 1st |
Germany declared war on Russia |
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August 3rd |
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. |
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August 4th |
Britain declared war on Germany |
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August 23rd |
The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France. |
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August 26th |
Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes. |
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September 6th |
Battle of the Marne started |
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October 18th |
First Battle of Ypres |
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October 29th |
Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front. |
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1915 |
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January 19th |
The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place |
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February 19th |
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles |
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April 25th |
Allied troops landed in Gallipoli |
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May 7th |
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat |
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May 23rd |
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria |
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August 5th |
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians |
| September 25th | Start of the Battle of Loos | |
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December 19th |
The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli |
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1916 |
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January 27th |
Conscription introduced in Britain |
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February 21st |
Start of the Battle of Verdun |
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April 29th |
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia |
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May 31st |
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| June 4th | Start of the Brusilov Offensive | |
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July 1st |
Start of the Battle of the Somme |
| August 10th | End of the Brusilov Offensive | |
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September 15th |
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December 7th |
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister |
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1917 |
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February 1st |
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started |
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April 6th |
USA declared war on Germany |
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April 16th |
France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front |
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July 31st |
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres |
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October 24th |
Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated |
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November 6th |
Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front |
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November 20th |
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December 5th |
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed |
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December 9th |
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks |
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1918 |
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March 3rd |
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. |
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March 21st |
Germany broke through on the Somme |
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March 29th |
Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front |
|
|
April 9th |
Germany started an offensive in Flanders |
|
|
July 15th |
Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army |
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August 8th |
The advance of the Allies was successful |
|
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September 19th |
Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo |
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October 4th |
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice |
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October 29th |
Germany’s navy mutinied |
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October 30th |
Turkey made peace |
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November 3rd |
Austria made peace |
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November 9th |
Kaiser William II abdicated |
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November 11th |
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. |
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Post-war – 1919 |
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January 4th |
Peace conference met at Paris |
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June 21st |
The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled. |
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June 28th |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. |
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