WW1 Timeline
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Updated: 12 Nov 2019
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Created by Scott Anderson
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Start of WW1 End of WW1 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and wife Assassinated Germany declares war on France Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary The battle of the frontiers begins Turkey enters the war German declare a submarine blockade of Britain Russia suffers heavy troop losses The second battle of Ypres Begins Italy joins the allies by declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary US plans to send 1 million soldiers over seas Battle of Loos starts Conscription is introduced in Britain Uses flame throwers and storm troops for the first time British empire is forced to surrender to Turkey in Kut The Battle of Verdun begins The First Battle of the Somme begins The United States declares war on Germany Russia surrenders its claim to Ukraine, to its Polish and Baltic territories, and to Finland Germany and the Allies conclude an armistice British offence at Cambrai, France Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne Periods
The battle of the Ypres Australian forces occupy German New Guinea Christmas truce
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