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World War I--Chronology

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World War I Timeline

1914

  • 28 June--Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated
  • 28 June--Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
  • 29 July--Austria invaded Serbia
  • 1 August--Germany declared war on Russia
  • 2 August--Germany invaded Luxembourg
  • 3 August--Germany declared war on France
  • 4 August--Germany invaded Belgium
  • 4 August--Great Britain declared war on Germany
  • 6 August--Austria declaration of war on Russia
  • 12 August--French and British declaration of war on Austria-Hungary
  • 23 August--Battle of Mons (British Expeditionary Force)
  • 1 October--The first division of Canadian troops sailed to complete its training in Great Britain
  • 21 October-17 November--Germany failed to reach the English Channel in the First Battle of Ypres
  • 2 November--Russia and Serbia declared war on Turkey
  • 5 November--Britain and France declared war on Turkey

1915

  • 11 February--The first Canadian soldiers land in France
  • 22 April-25 May--The Second Battle of Ypres
  • 25 April--Landing of British and French troops at Gallipoli
  • 26 April--Secret Treaty of London between England, France, Russia, and Italy
  • May-June--The Actions at Festubert and Givenchy
  • 23 May--Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary
  • 19 December--Beginning of the Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli

1916

  • 21 February--Beginning of the Battle of Verdun
  • 31 May-1 June--Battle of Jutland
  • 2 June-13 June--The Battle of Mount Sorrel
  • 4 June--Russia began offensive in eastern Galicia
  • 1 July-18 November--Battle of the Somme
  • 27 August--Italy declared war on Germany

1917

  • 1 February--Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare
  • 6 April--The United States declared war on Germany
  • 9 April-4 May--Battle of Arras
  • April-May--Battle of the Scarpe
  • 26 June--American troops began landing in France
  • 31 July-9 August--Germany ended Russia's last offensive
  • 31 July-10 November--Third Battle of Ypres
  • 20 August-15 December--Second Battle of Verdun
  • 27 November--Supreme Allied War Council established at Versailles
  • 5 December--Russia signed an armistice with Germany
  • 7 December--American Declaration of War on Austria-Hungary
  • 15 December--Armistice concluded between the Central Powers and Russia

1918

  • 8 January--President Wilson announced his Fourteen Points program for peace
  • 3 March--Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  • 21 March--Germany launched an offensive along the Somme
  • 9 April--Germany launched an offensive at Ypres
  • 27 May--Germany launched an offensive on the Aisne
  • 15 July-7 August--Second Battle of the Marne
  • 8 August-11 August--The Battle of Amiens
  • 21 August-3 September--Second Battles of the Somme and of Arras
  • 26 September--The Allies began their final offensive on the Western Front
  • 29 September--Bulgaria signed an armistice
  • 3 November--Austria signed an armistice
  • 11 November--Germany signed an armistice

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