WW1 Battles Timeline, World War 1 – 1914-1918
WW1 Battles Timeline, World War 1 – 1914-1918
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The Unites States did not a have a major force in Europe until 1917. US troops provided the necessary ability to start defeating Germany and its allies. The real story is what happened after the fall of Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The armistice agreement between Germany and the Allied Powers never resulted in the defeat of Germany nor any treaty. This lack of defeat, along with other issues eventually led to World War 2. The fall of the Ottoman Empire triggered an event in which primarily the French and British carved up the middle east into governing provinces. These provinces did not take into account the religious, ethnic and social customs of the local population. These arbitrary boundaries created and the anger resulting in the fall of the Ottoman Empire are significant reasons for the lack of stability in the Middle East today.
World War 1 Timeline of Events:
June 28, 1914: Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
July 5, 1914: Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
July 28, 1914: Austria declared war on Serbia
August 1, 1914: Germany declared war on Russia
August 3, 1914: Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan
August 4, 1914: Britain declared war on Germany
August 23, 1914: Germany invaded France
August 26, 1914: Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
September 6, 1914: Battle of the Marne started
October 18, 1914: First Battle of Ypres
October 29, 1914: Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front
January 19, 1915: The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place
February 19, 1915: Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
April 25, 1915: Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
May 7, 1915: The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
May 23, 1915: Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
August 5, 1915: The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
September 25, 1915: Start of the Battle of Loos
December 19, 1915: The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
February 21, 1916: Start of the Battle of Verdun
April 29, 1916: British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
May 31, 1916: Battle of Jutland
June 4, 1916: Start of the Brusilov Offensive
July 1, 1916: Start of the Battle of the Somme
August 10, 1916: End of the Brusilov Offensive
February 1, 1917: Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
April 6, 1917, USA declared war on Germany
April 16, 1917: France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
July 31, 1917: Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
October 24, 1917: Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated
November 6, 1917: Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front
November 20, 1917: British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
December 5, 1917: Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
December 9, 1917: Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
March 3, 1918: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany
March 21, 1918: Germany broke through on the Somme
April 9, 1918: Germany started an offensive in Flanders
July 15, 1918: Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army
August 8, 1918: The advance of the Allies was successful
September 19, 1918: Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo
October 4, 1918: Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
October 29, 1918: Germany’s navy mutinied
October 30, 1918: Turkey made peace
November 3, 1918: Austria made peace
November 9, 1918: Kaiser William II abdicated
November 11, 1918: Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War 1
Source: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/timeline_of_world_war_one.htm