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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Germany declares war on Russia.
Russia accepts the challenge, and considers himself at war with Germany. The Schlieffen Plan concentrated German forces in the west for an attack on Russia’s ally France. This allotted precisely six weeks to defeat the French before shifting east to face the Russians, on the assumption the Russians would take around that long to collect their troops across their empire’s vast distances. -
Germany declares war on France
On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war against France and Russia. -
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium.
The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign which began on 4 August 1914. Earlier, on 24 July, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its historic neutrality. The Belgian government mobilised its armed forces on 31 July and a state of heightened alert (Kriegsgefahr) was proclaimed in Germany. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.
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The Battle of Tannenberg begins
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Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies
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The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.
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The United states declares war on Germany.
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The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.
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The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect.
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Germany launches the Spring Offensive.
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Homer Eslie Hall, Charlie Harrist and Herk Streitburger escape German POW camp
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Homer Eslie Hall was being transported home.
"Breakfast at 3:30 transported by truck to boat , our group placed on deck D-12 leaving port at eleven o'clock p.m. While riding the truck I was placing on an injured man's hand sitting across from me while the fellow next to him was holding a match for our light, and much to my surprise I noticed It was Stonk, my radio operator from my old company" works cited- http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.74621/pageturner?ID=pm0035001&page=2 -
The second battle of the Marne begins.
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The Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI.
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Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
