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World War 1
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The Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
This assassination of the Austria-Hungary heir is believed to be the start and catalyst for world war 1, throwing the world into a battle more deadly than imaginable. -
The Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
known as the catalyst and major trigger for The Great War, the assassination of the Austrian-Hungary heir Franz Ferdinand is hailed as the starting point of the catastrophic battle. -
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The Austrians Declare War
After sending a list of repercussions to Serbia which had not been fulfilled- Austria-Hungary declared war officially, a month after the assassination took place. -
Austria Declares War
a month after the assassination of their heir Austria declares war against Serbia as according to them- the list of repercussions sent to Serbia was not yet full filled -
France Joins The War
After seeing their ally Russia declare war on Austria in support of Serbia, orders were given for general mobilisation of troops in France a few days later. -
Britain Declares War
Due to Germany invading Belgium- a neutral country and a British ally, the British officially entered the war which they were previously not too keen on. -
Germany Invades Belgium & Britain Joins the War
to be able to enact the Sheffield plan, Germany needed to invade France and so they opted to go through Belgium- However they were met with resistance and upon seeing their neutral ally Belgium being attacked the British also joined. -
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The First Battle of Marne & The Start of Trench Warfare
as part of the Sheffield Plan, Germany attacked Marne hoping to gain a quick victory and then take the rest of France- however this was not the outcome- instead the Allies had won and forced the Germans to retreat and give up some of north-eastern France, as well as to start digging trenches, which became a corner stone of the war. -
The Ottomans Attack
The Ottomans were also keen on joining world war 1 and to do so attacked Russia in "The Black Sea Raid" on the 19th of October- officially joining the central powers a few days later. -
The Second Battle of Ypres
This battle is monumental as it was the first times chemical warfare was introduced- in the form of gas attacks by the Germans. It was fought against the Canadians and though the Germans had the upper hand they were unable to exploit it. -
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Campaign of Gallipoli
The Allies believed that they would easily be able to attack and defeat the Ottoman empire out of the war- however they were mistaken when all their minor troops travelling to Istanbul were captured and defeated. -
Italy Joins in
After signing the London Treaty where Italy negotiated for land after join the Allied forces- they officially broke their alliance with the central powers and supported the British. -
Battle of Jutland
This battle was significant as it was the only time the German and British 'dreadnaught' ships went head to head in a battle. The battle only lasted for a few hours and ended in a stalemate- but still dealt a loss to the expensive fleets. -
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The Attack on Verdun
After exhausting so many resourced the Germans launched a desperate attack on Verdun, an important city for the french. Seeking to not only take a central city the Germans hoped the French would desperately and messily make a counter attack- and the ploy went exactly as planned- being a major blow for the french. -
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The Battle of Somme
The French in a desperate move joined efforts with the British to attack German troops at Somme. This is considered the worst battle in WW1 with 60,000 British casualties on day one. It extended Trench Warfare all the way to Belgium and made the living conditions even worse due to the river Somme carrying disease and turning the land to marsh.