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The following tables list the main events which happened during World War I.

Theaters

Western Eastern ItalianCaucasian Middle Eastern Balkan

African Naval Air

Politics Asian and Pacific Gallipoli

Contents

1 19142 19153 19164 19175 19186 19197 19208 Post-19209 Notes

10 References

1914

Dates Events

June 28Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-

Hungarianthrone, who is killed inSarajevo along with his wife, Duchess Sophie.[1]Details

July 5 Austria-Hungary seeks German support for a war against Serbia in case of Russianmilitarism. Germany gives assurances of support.[2]

July 23Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia. The Serbian response is seen asunsatisfactory.[3]

Details

July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Russia mobilizes.[4]

July 31Germany warns Russia to stop mobilizing. Russia says mobilization is againstAustria-Hungary only.

August 1Germany declares war on Russia.

[5]

Italy declares its neutrality.

Germany and the Ottoman Empire sign a secret alliance treaty.[6]Details

Germany invades Luxembourg. Details
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August 2Skirmish at Joncherey, first military action on the Western Front.

August 3Germany declares war on France, Belgium does not allow German arms through to

the French border.[7]

August 4

Germany invades Belgium[8]to outflank the French army. Details

Britain protests the violation of Belgian neutrality, guaranteed by a treaty;

German Chancellor replies that the treaty is just a chiffon de papier(a scrap ofpaper).

The United Kingdom declares war on Germany.[9]

Details

August 4August 16

The Germans besiege and then capture the fortresses of Lige, Belgium. Details

August 5Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary.[10]

The Ottoman Empire closes the Dardanelles.

August 6

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.

Serbia declares war on Germany.

August 7 The British Expeditionary Force arrives in France.[11] Details

August 7September 13

Battle of the Frontiers. The Germans obtain a victory against the BritishExpeditionary Force and France's Fifth Army.

August 7-August 10

Battle of Mulhouse, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.

August 9

Montenegro declares war on Germany.

The Togoland Campaign begins.

August 11 France declares war on Austria-Hungary.

August 12The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Battle of Haelen, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.

August 14-August 25

Battle of Lorraine, a phase of the battle of the Frontiers.

August 16

August 19The Serbs defeat the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle of Cer.[12] Details

August 17 The Russian army enters East Prussia. Battle of Stalluponen. Details

August 20

The Germans attack the Russians in East Prussia, the Battle of Gumbinnen. Theattack is a failure in addition to being a deviation from the Schlieffen Plan.[13]

Details

The Germans occupy Brussels.

Battle of Morhange, a phase of the Battle of Lorraine.

Battle of Sarrebourg, a phase of the Battle of Lorraine.

August 21 Battle of Charleroi, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.August 21-August 23

Battle of the Ardennes, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.

August 22 Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium.
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August 23Japan declares war on Germany. Details

Battle of Mons, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.

August 23August 30

Battle of Tannenberg: the Russian army undergoes a heavy defeat by theGermans.[14]

Details


Battle of Lemberg. The Russians capture Lviv. Details

August 23August 25

Battle of Kranik, a phase of the Battle of Lemberg. The Austro-Hungarian FirstArmy defeats the Russian Fourth Army.[15]

Details

August 24Action of Elouges.

Battle of the Mortagne, a phase of the Battle of Lorraine.


The Germans siege and capture the Maubeuge Fortress. Details

August 25 Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.

August 26British and French forces conquer Togoland, a German protectorate in WestAfrica.[16]

Details

Battle of Le Grand Fayt.

August 26August 27

Battle of Le Cateau. Allied retreat. Details

August 26-August 30

Battle of Gnila Lipa, a phase of the Battle of Lemberg.

August 26-

September 2 Battle of Komarow, part of the Battle of Lemberg. Details

August 27 Battle of treux.

August 27November 7

Battle of Tsingtao: British and Japanese forces capture the German-controlled portof Tsingtao in China.

Details

August 28 The Royal Navy wins the First Battle of Heligoland Bight, North Sea. Details

August 29August 30

Battle of Saint Quentin, aka Battle of Guise. Orderly Allied retreat. Details

August 30 New Zealand occupies German Samoa (later Western Samoa). DetailsSeptember 1 Battle of Nery. Details.

September 2September 11

Austro-Hungarian defeat at the Battle of Rava Russka, a phase of the Battle ofLemberg.

Details

September 4-September 13

Battle of Grand Couronne, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.


First Battle of the Marne. The German advance on Paris is halted, marking thefailure of the Schlieffen Plan.[17]

Details

Battle of the Ourcq, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne.

Battle of the Two Morins.

Battle of the Marshes of Saint-Gond, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne.
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Battle of Vitry, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne.

Battle of Revigny, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne.

September 6-October 4

Battle of Drina.


First Battle of the Masurian Lakes: The Russian Army of the Neman withdraws fromEast Prussia with heavy casualties.

Details

September 9 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg lays out Germany's war aims. Details

September 11 Australian forces occupy German New Guinea.[18] Details

September 13 Troops from South Africa begin invading German South-West Africa. Details


The First Battle of the Aisne ends in a substantial draw. TheRace to the Seabegins. Details

September 14Erich von Falkenhayn replaces Helmuth von Moltke the Younger as German Chiefof Staff.

Details


Battle of Flirey


First Battle of Picardy.

September 24 The Siege of Przemyl begins Details


First Battle of Albert. Details

September 28October 10 The Germans siege and capture Antwerp, Belgium. Details

September 29October 31

Battle of the Vistula River, aka Battle of Warsaw. Details

October 1-October 4

First Battle of Arras. Details

October 9-November 1

Central powers control Belgrade. Details

October 10-November 2 Battle of La Bassee.


First Battle of Messines. Details


Battle of Armentieres.

October 16October 31

Battle of the Yser. French and Belgian forces secure the coastline of Belgium.[19] Details

October 19November 22 The First Battle of Ypres ends theRace to the Sea. The Germans are preventedfrom reaching Calais and Dunkirk. Details

November 1

Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

Battle of Coronel. Von Spee's German cruiser squadron defeats a Royal Navy
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squadron under Christopher Cradock.[20] Details

November 2 The United Kingdom begins the naval blockade of Germany. Details

November 2-November 16

Bergmann Offensive, first military engagement in the Caucuses of the First WorldWar.

November 3 Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

November 3November 5

Von Lettow-Vorbeck's German colonial forces defeat the British at the Battle ofTanga, German East Africa.

Details

November 5 France and the United Kingdom declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

November 6 Fao Landing, British and Indians siege the fortress at Fao.

November 9Battle of Cocos, northeast Indian Ocean. The Australian cruiser Sydneydestroys the

German cruiserEmden.[21]Details

November 11 Sultan Mehmed V declares Jihad on the Allies.[22] Details

November 11-November 21 Battle of Basra. Details

November 11December 6

Battle of d (aka Silesian Offensive). Details

November 16-December 15

Battle of Kolubara, Austro-Hungarians leave Serbia.

December-January, 1915

First Battle of Artois.

December 1-December 13 Battle of Limanowa.

December 3-December 9

Battle of Qurna.

December 8Battle of the Falklands. Von Spee's German cruiser squadron is defeated by the

Royal Navy.[23]Details

December 10 Hill 60 captured by the Germans. Details

December 16 The German fleet shells Scarborough and Hartlepool, England.[24] Details


Battle of Givenchy.

December 20 fighting begins at Perthes. Details

December 20-17 March,1915

First Battle of Champagne.

December 22 Fighting begins at Noyon. Details

December 24-December 25 In some sectors of the Western Front, an unofficial Christmas truce is observedbetween German and British forces.[25]Details

December 25-January 18, Battle of Ardahan.
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1915

December 29January 2, 1915

The Russians win the Battle of Sarikamis, Caucasia.[26] Details

1915

Dates Events

January 2 The Russian offensive in the Carpathians begins. It will continue until April 12.

January 19 First Zeppelin raid on Great Britain. Details

January 19-December 22

Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf, series of battles fought to control the peak.

January 24Battle of Dogger Bank between squadrons of the British Grand Fleetand theGermanHochseeflotte.

Details

January 28February 3 The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez Canal. Details

January 31 Battle of Bolimov. First German use of chemical weapons.[27] Details

February 4 Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels. Details

February 7February 22

Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes. The Russian X Army is defeated. Details

February 19British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles. The Gallipoli Campaignbegins.[28]

Details

March 10March13

Battle of Neuve Chapelle. After an initial success, a British offensive is halted. Details

March 22 The Siege of Przemyl ends. The Russians capture the fortress. Details

April 12-April 14 Battle of Shaiba.

April 19-May 17 The Ottomans Siege the Armenian city of van. Details

April 5-May 5 First Battle of Woevre.

April 22May 25The Second Battle of Ypres, which ends in a stalemate. Germany first uses the

poison gas.

Details

April 25Allied forces land on Gallipoli, landing at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.[29] Details

London Pact between the Entente and Italy. Details

April 28 First Battle of Krithia. The Allied advance is repelled.[30] Details

May 1

The Gorlice-Tarnw begins: the German troops under General Mackensen breakthrough the Russian lines in Galicia.

Details

Battle of Eski Hissarlik.

May 3 Troops withdraw from Anzac Cove. DetailsMay 6May 8 Second Battle of Krithia. The Allied attempts at advancing are thwarted again.[31] Details

May 7 The British linerLusitaniais sunk by a German U-boat.[32] Details
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May 9-June 18 Second Battle of Artois.

May 9 Battle of Aubers Ridge, a phase of the Second Battle of Artois.

May 10Troops from Hungary rout the Russians at Jarosaw. Lviv is again in Austrianhands.

May 11 Armistice called at Gallipoli to bury the dead. Details

May 12Windhoek, capital of German South-West Africa, is occupied by South African

troops.[33] Details

May 15-May 25 Battle of Festubert.

May 16-June 23 Battle of Konary.

May 23 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. Details

June 4Third Battle of Krithia. Yet another Allied failure.[31] Details

The Russians leave Przemyl. Details

June 10-June 26 Battle of Manzikert. DetailsJune 22 Mackensen breaks again through the Russian lines in the Lviv area. Details

June 23July 7 First Battle of the Isonzo. Details

June 27 The Austro-Hungarians re-enter Lviv. Details

June 28July 5 The British win the Battle of Gully Ravine. Details

July 9 The German forces in South-West Africa surrender. Details

July Battle of Kara Killisse. Details

July 18August 3 Second Battle of the Isonzo. DetailsJuly 25 Italians capture Cappuccio Wood. Details

August 5 The Germans occupy Warsaw. Details

August 6-August10

Battle of Lone Pine, part of the August Offensive.

August 6-August13

Battle of Krithia Vineyard, part of the August Offensive.

August 6-August

15 Allies land at Suvla Bay, a phase of the August Offensive. Details.

August 6August21

Battle of Sari Bair, part of the August Offensive. Last and unsuccessful attempt bythe British to seize the Gallipoli peninsula.[34]

Details

August 7 Battle of the Nek, a phase of the August Offensive.

August 7-August19

Battle of Chunuk Bair, a phase of the August Offensive.

August 17 The Great Retreat begins.

August 21 Scimitar Hill, a phase of the August Offensive.August 21-August29

Battle of Hill 60, part of the August Offensive. Details

August 26-
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September 19 Sventiany Offensive, a phase of the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive.

September 1 Germany suspends unrestricted submarine warfare. Details

September 8Nicholas II removes Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich as Commander-in-Chiefof the Russian Army, personally taking that position.

Details

September 15-November 4

Third Battle of Artois.

September 19 The Germans occupy Vilnius. The Gorlice-Tarnw Offensive ends. Details


Battle of Loos, a major British offensive, fails. Details


Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a phase of the Battle of Loos.

September 25-November 6

Second Battle of Champagne.

September 28 Battle of Es Sinn.October 7-December 4

Serbia is invaded by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria. Details

October 14 Bulgaria declares war on Serbia Details


Morava Offensive, a phase of the Central Powers Invasion of Serbia, Bulgariansbreak through Serbian lines.


Ovche Pole Offensive, a phase of the Central Powers invasion of Serbia,Bulgarians break through Serbian lines.

October 15 The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria.

October 16 France declares war on Bulgaria.


Battle of Krivolak, start of the set up of the Salonika Front.

October 18November 4

Third Battle of the Isonzo Details

October 19 Italy and Russia declare war on Bulgaria.

October 27 A French army lands in Salonika and, with the help of British and Italian troops,sets up a Balkan Front.

November 10December 2

Fourth Battle of the Isonzo


Kosovo Offensive, a phase of the Central Powers invasion of Serbia, Serbianspushed into Albania.

Details


Battle of Ctesiphon, in present-day Iraq.[35] Details

November 27 The Serbian army collapses. It will retreat to the Adriatic Sea and be evacuated bythe Italian and French Navies.

Details

December 7 The First Siege of Kut, Mesopotamia, by the Ottomans begins.[36] Details

Douglas Haig replaces John French as commander of the British Expeditionary
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June 4 The Brusilov Offensive begins.

June 5The Arab Revolt in Hejaz begins. Details

The HMS Hampshire is sunk off the Orkney Islands; Lord Kitchener dies. Details

June 10Italy: Paolo Boselli succeeds Antonio Salandra as Prime Minister. Details

The Siege of Medina begins.

June 10-July 4 Battle of Mecca, Arabs capture the city. Details

June 30Battle of the Boar's Head, diversion from the Battle of the Somme which beganthe next day.

July Battle of Taif. Details

July 1 The Battle of the Somme begins. Details

July 1-July 13 Second Battle of Albert (Opening phase of the Battle of the Somme). Details

July 1-July 2 British capture Fricourt during the Second Battle of Albert. Details

July 2-July 25 Battle of Erzincan.

July 3-July 7 British and French capture La Boisselle during the Second Battle of Albert. Details

July 3-July 12 British and French capture Mametz Wood during the Second Battle of Albert. Details

July 3-July 17British capture Ovillers during the Second Battle of Albert and Battle of BazentinRidge.

Details

July 4-July 6 Battle of Kostiuchnowka.

July 7-July 11 Allies capture Contalmaison during the Second Battle of Albert. Details

July 8-July 14 British capture Trnes Wood during the Second Battle of Albert. Details

July 14-July 17 Battle of Bazentin Ridge (Initial phase of the Battle of the Somme) Details

July 14-September15

Battles for Longueval and Delville Wood (Initial phase of the Battle of theSomme)

Details

July 19-July 20 Battle of Fromelles (Initial phase of the Battle of the Somme).

July 23August 7 Battle of Pozires (Initial phase of the Battle of the Somme) Details

July 24-August 8 Battle of Kowel.

August 3August 5 Battle of Romani. Ottoman attack on the British in the Sinai peninsula fails. DetailsAugust 3August17

Sixth Battle of the Isonzo. The Italians capture Gorizia (August 9). Details

August 9-August18

First battle of Doiran. Details

August 24 Battle of Mlali.

August 26 Battle of Doberdo, part of the Sixth Battle of Isonzo.

August 27 Italy declares war on Germany.Romania enters the war on the Entente's side. Her army is defeated in a fewweeks.

August 27-Conquest of Romania by Central Powers. Details
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December

August 27-November 26

Battle of Transylvania, a phase of the conquest of Romania.

August 29 Paul von Hindenburg replaces Erich von Falkenhayn as German Chief of Staff. Details


Battle of Turtucaia, a phase of the conquest of Romania.


Battle of Guillemont (intermediate phase of the Battle of the Somme) Details


Battle of Dobrich, a phase of the conquest of Romania.

September 6 The Central Powers create a unified command.

September 9 Battle of Ginchy (intermediate phase of the Battle of the Somme) Details

September 12December 11

Monastir Offensive, set up of the Salonika Front.


Battle of Malka Nidzhe, a phase of the Monastir Offensive.


Battle of Kaymakchalan, a phase of the Monastir Offensive.


Seventh Battle of the Isonzo

September 15-

September 22

Battle of Flers-Courcelette (last offensive of the Battle of the Somme). The British

use armored tanks for the first time in history.

Details


First Battle of Cobadin, a phase of the conquest of Romania.

September 20 The Brusilov Offensive ends with a substantial Russian success. Details


Battle of Morval (part of the final stages of the Battle of the Somme) Details


Battle of Thiepval Ridge (part of the final stages of the Battle of the Somme) Details


Flamanda Offensive, a phase of the conquest of Romania.

October-November

First Battle of the Cerna Bend, a phase of the Monastir Offensive. Details

October 1November 5

Battle of Le Transloy (part of the final stages of the Battle of the Somme) Details


Battle of Ancre Heights (part of the final stages of the Battle of the Somme).

October 9October 12

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo.

October 19-October 25

Second Battle of Cobadin, a phase of the conquest of Romania.
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October 24 The French recapture Fort Douaumont near Verdun. Details


Ninth Battle of the Isonzo.


Battle of the Ancre (closing phase of the Battle of the Somme) Details

November 18 The Battle of the Somme ends with enormous casualties and no winner. Details

November 21

HMHS Britannicsinks after hitting a German mine Details

Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, dies and issucceeded by Charles I.

Details

November 25David Beatty replaces John Jellicoe as commander of the Grand Fleet. Jellicoebecomes First Lord of the Sea.

Details


Battle of Bucharest, a phase of the conquest of Romania.

November 28 Prunaru Charge, a phase of the Battle of Bucharest, Romanian cavalrydesperately charge into enemy lines.

December 1 Battle of the Arges, a phase of the Battle of Bucharest.

December 1-January 18, 1917

Allies capture Yanbu. Details

December 5December 7

United Kingdom: Prime Minister Henry Asquith resigns and is succeeded byDavid Lloyd George.

Details

December 6 The Germans occupy Bucharest. The capital of Romania moved to Iai. Details

December 13Robert Nivelle replaces Joseph Joffre as Commander-in-Chief of the FrenchArmy.

Details

December 23 Battle of Magdhaba in the Sinai peninsula.[41] Details


Christmas Battles.

December 27 Togoland is divided into British and French administrative zones. Details

December 29 Grigori Rasputin, Russia's minence grise, is assassinated. Details

1917

Dates Events

January 9 Battle of Rafa. The British drive the Ottomans out of Sinai. Details

January 11-March 13

British raid the Ancre. Details

January 16The German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends a telegram to hisambassador in Mexico, instructing him to propose to the Mexican government analliance against the United States.

Details

February 1 Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare. Details
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February 23 Second Battle of Kut. The British recapture the city. Details

February23April 5

The Germans withdraw to the Hindenburg Line. Details

March 1Arz von Straussenberg replaces Conrad von Htzendorf as Austro-Hungarian Chief ofStaff.

Details

March 8

March 11The British capture Baghdad. Details

March 13-April 23

Samarrah Offensive, British capture much of Mesopotamia.

March 15 Russia: Czar Nicholas II abdicates. A provisional government is appointed. Details

March 26 First Battle of Gaza. The British attempt to capture the city fails.[42] Details

April-October

Stalemate in Southern Palestine.

April 2-April3 Australians attack Noreuil. Details.

April 6 The United States of America declares war on Germany.[43]

April 9May17

Second Battle of Arras. The British attack a heavily fortified German line withoutobtaining any strategic breakthrough.[44]

Details

April 9April12

The Canadians obtain a significant victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first

phase of the Second Battle of Arras.[45]Details

April 9-April

14First Battle of the Scarpe, part of the first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details

April 10-April 11 First Battle of Bullecourt,part of the first phase of the Second Battle of Arras.

Details

April 15 Battle of Lagnicourt, part of the Second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details

April 16May 9

The Second Battle of the Aisne (aka Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both theFrench army and its commander Robert Nivelle.[46]

Details

April 17-April 20

Battle of the Hills (aka Third battle of Champagne), a diversion to the Second Battle ofthe Aisne.

April 19 Second Battle of Gaza. The Ottoman lines resist a British attack. Details

April 22-May 8

Second Battle of Doiran. Details

April 23-April 24

Second Battle of Scarpe, part of the second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details

April 28-April 29

Battle of Arleux, part of the Second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details

April 29May 20

Series of mutinies in the French army.[47] Details

May 3-May4

Third battle of the Scarpe, part of the second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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May 3-May17

Second Battle of Bullecourt, part of the second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details

May 5May15

Allied Spring offensive on the Salonika Front.

May 5-May9

Second Battle of the Cerna Bend, a phase of the Allied Spring Offensive. Details

May 12June 6

Tenth Battle of the Isonzo. Details

May 15Philippe Ptain replaces Robert Nivelle as Commander-in-Chief of the FrenchArmy.[48]

Details

May 23 Battle of Mount Hermada in the Karst.

June-October Operation Hush, British attempt to capture coast of Belgium fails.

June 7June14 Second Battle of Messines, The British recapture Messines Ridge. Details

June 10June29

Battle of Mount Ortigara. Details

June 12 Greece: King Constantine I abdicates.[49] Details

June 13 First successful heavy bomber raid on London done by the Gotha G.IV.

June 25 First American troops land in France. Details

June 30 Greece declares war on the Central powers. Details

July 1July19

The Kerensky Offensive fails. It is the last Russian initiative in the war.[50] Details

July 1-July 2 Battle of Zborov, a phase of the Kerensky Offensive. Details

July 6 Arab rebels led by Lawrence of Arabia seize the Jordanian port of Aqaba.[51] Details

July 20 Corfu Declaration about the future Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[52] Details

July 22-August 1

Battle of Marasti

July 31 The Third Battle of Ypres (aka Battle of Passchendaele) begins. Details

July 31-August 2

Battle of Pilckem Ridge (Opening phase of the Third Battle of Ypres).

August 6August 20

Battle of Mreti. Details

August 8-August 20

Second Battle of Oituz.

August 15-August 25 Battle of Hill 70 (Initial phase of the Battle of Third Battle of Ypres).

August 16-August 18

Second Battle of Langemarck (Initial phase of the Battle of Third Battle of Ypres). Details
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August 18August 28

Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo. Details

August 20-August 26

Second Offensive Battle of Verdun.

September-October

Operation Albion. German capture of Oesel, Dago and Moon Islands.

September1-September3

Battle of Jugla.

September 8 Russia: General Kornilov's coup attempt fails. Details


Battle of the Menin Road Ridge (Intermediate phase of the Third Battle of Ypres).


Battle of Polygon Wood (Intermediate phase of the Battle of the Third Battle ofYpres).

September28September29

Battle of Ramadi, Mesopotamia. Details

October 4 Battle of Broodseinde (part of the final phases of the Battle of the Third Battle ofYpres).

October 9Battle of Poelcappelle (part of the final phases of the Battle of the Third Battle ofYpres).

October 12 First Battle of Passchendaele (part of the final phases of the Third Battle of Ypres).

October 23 battle of Wadi Musa.

October 23-November

10

Battle of La Malmaison, delayed French attack on the Chemin des Dames. Details


Battle of Caporetto. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans break through the Italianlines. The Italian army is defeated and falls back on the Piave River.

Details

October 26-November10

Second Battle of Passchendaele (Closing phase of the Third Battle of Ypres).

October 27 Battle of Buqqar Ridge.

October 30 Italy: Vittorio Emanuele Orlando succeeds Paolo Boselli as Prime Minister. Details


Third Battle of Gaza. The British break through the Ottoman lines. Details

October 31 Battle of Beersheba (opening phase of the Third Battle of Gaza). Details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Gazahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Emanuele_Orlandohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Bosellihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buqqar_Ridgehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Passchendaelehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caporettohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele#3.3.5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_des_Dameshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wadi_Musahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Passchendaelehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poelcappellehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Broodseindehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramadi_(1917)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Polygon_Woodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Menin_Road_Ridgehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavr_Georgevich_Kornilovhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Juglahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oeselhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Albionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Offensive_Battle_of_Verdunhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Battle_of_the_Isonzo


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November1-November6

Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe.

November 2Balfour Declaration: the British government supports plans for a Jewish "national home"in Palestine.

Details

November 5 The Allies agree to establish a Supreme War Council at Versailles.

November 7 The October Revolution begins in Russia. The Bolsheviks seize power. DetailsCharge at Sheria.

November 8Armando Diaz replaces Luigi Cadorna as Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army. Details

Charge at Huj.

November9December28

First Battle of the Piave: the Austro-Hungarians and Germans try unsuccessfully tocross the river.

Details

November10 The Third Battle of Ypres (aka Battle of Passchendaele) ends in a stalemate. Details

November11-December23

First Battle of Monte Grappa, Austro-Hungarian offensive halted.

November13

France: Paul Painlev is replaced by Georges Clemenceau as Prime Minister. Details

Battle of Mughar Ridge.

November14 Battle of Ayun Kara.

November17

Second Battle of Heligoland Bight, North Sea. Details

November17December30

Battle of Jerusalem. The British enter the city (December 11). Details

November18-November24

Battle of Nebi Samwil, a phase of the Battle of Jerusalem.

November20December 3

First Battle of Cambrai. A British attack fails and the battle results in a stalemate.[53] Details

December 1 Battle of El Burj, a phase of the Battle of Jerusalem.

December 7 The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.December20-December

Battle of Jaffa, a phase of the Battle of Jerusalem. Details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jaffa_(1917)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_El_Burjhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)http://-/?-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nebi_Samwilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jerusalem_(1917)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bighthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Heligoland_Bighthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ayun_Karahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mughar_Ridgehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Clemenceauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Clemenceauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Painlev%C3%A9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Grappahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaelehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Piave_River#Backgroundhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_at_Hujhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Diazhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Cadornahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Diazhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_at_Sheriahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolutionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevikshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration,_1917http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration_of_1917http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tel_el_Khuweilfe


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December23

Russia signs an armistice with Germany.

1918

Dates Events

January 8 Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points. Details

FebruarytoSeptember

Allied forces occupy the Jordan Rift Valley. Details

February9

The Central Powers signed an exclusive protectorate treaty with the Ukrainian People'sRepublic as part of the negotiations that took place in Brest-Litovsk.

Details

February

15-February16

Battle of Rarancza.

February18-March3

Operation Faustschlag, last offensive on Eastern Front.

February19

British begin their assault on Jericho. Details

February21

The British capture Jericho. DetailsGermans capture Minsk. Details

February24

Germans capture Zhytomyr. Details

February25

German troops capture Estonia. Details

February28

Germans capture Pskov and Narva. Details

March 2 Germans capture Kiev. Details

March 3 At Brest-Litovsk, Leon Trotsky signs the peace treaty with Germany.[54] Details

March 7 German artillery bombard the Americans at Rouge Bouquet. Details

March 8-March 12

Battle of Tell 'Asur.

March 8-March 13

Battle of Bakhmach.

March21April 5

First phase of the Spring Offensive, Operation Michael (aka Second Battle of theSomme). The Germans obtain a Pyrrhic victory. Details

March 21-The Battle of St. Quentin, first phase of Operation Micheal and of the Spring Offensive. Details
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March 23

March 21-April 2

First Transjordan attack on Amman.

March23August7

Artillery bombardment of Paris. Details

March 24-March 25

First Battle of Bapaume, a phase of Operation Michael. Details

March 25 First Battle of Noyon, a phase of Operation Michael. Details

March 26 French Marshall Ferdinand Foch is appointed Supreme Commander of all Allied forces. Details

March 26-March 27

Battle of Rosieres, a phase of Operation Michael. Details

Action of Khan Baghdadi.

March 27-March 31

First Battle of Amman, a phase Of The First Transjordan Attack.

March 28 Third Battle of Arras (aka First Battle of Arras (1918)), a phase of Operation Michael. Details

March 30-April 5

First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, a phase of Operation Micheal.

April 1Royal Air Force founded by combining the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval AirService.

April 4-April 5

Battle of the Avre, final phase of Operation Michael.

April 7-April 29

Second phase of the Spring Offensive, Operation Georgette (aka Battle of the Lys). Theresults are disappointing for the Germans.

Details

April 7-April 9

Battle of Estaires, first phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 10-April 11 Third Battle of Messines, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 12-

April 13

Battle of Hazebrouck, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 13-April 15

Battle of Bailleul, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 17-April 19

First Battle of Kemmelberg, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 18 Battle of Bethune, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 24-April 27

Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, a phase of Operation Georgette.

April 25-April 26

Second Battle of Kemmelberg, a phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 29 Battle of Scherpenberg, final phase of Operation Georgette. Details

April 30-
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May 4 Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt.

May 7 Treaty of Bucharest between Romania and the Central Powers. It will never be ratified. Details

May 10-May 11

Battle of Kaniow.

May 21 Ottomans invade Armenia. Details

May 21-May 29

Battle of Sardarabad, a phase of the invasion of Armenia.Battle of Abaran, a phase of the invasion of Armenia.

May 24-May 28

Battle of Karakilisa, a phase of the invasion of Armenia.

May 27June 6

Third Battle of the Aisne (aka Operation Blcher-Yorck, third phase of the SpringOffensive). After initial gains, the German advance is halted.

Details

May 28 Battle of Cantigny.

May 29-May 31 Battle of Skra-di-Legen

June 1-June 26

Battle of Belleau Wood, part of the German Spring Offensive.

June 8 Action of Arsuf.

June 8-October

Germany interferes in the Caucuses. Details

June 9June 12

Fourth phase of the Spring Offensive, Operation Gneisenau (aka Battle of Matz). Despitesubstantial territorial gains, the Germans do not achieve their strategic goals

Details

June 13June 23

Second Battle of the Piave: the Austro-Hungarian offensive is repelled. Details

June 30 Battle of Moreuil Wood.

July 4 Battle of Hamel.

July 14 Battle of Abu Tellul.

July 15August 6

Second Battle of the Marne and last German offensive on the Western Front, which failswhen the Germans are counterattacked by the French.

Details

July 15-July 17

Champagne-Marne Offensive (consisting of the Fourth Battle of Champagne and theBattle of the Mountain of Reims), a phase of the Second Battle of the Marne. last phase ofthe Spring Offensive and last German offensive of World War I.

Details

July 17 The Tsar and his family were shot early in the morning by the Bolsheviks. Details

July 18 Battle of Chateau-Thierry, a phase of the Second Battle of the Marne. Details

July 18-July 22

Battle of Soissons,a phase of the Second Battle of the Marne. Details

July 19 Battle of Tardenois, a phase of the Second Battle of the Marne.

August 8-November11

Hundred Days Offensive, last offensive on Western Front.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Fronthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days_Offensivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tardenoishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Soissons_(1918)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chateau-Thierry_(1918)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_the_Romanov_familyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marnehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Mountain_of_Reimshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Battle_of_Champagnehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marnehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Abu_Tellulhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hamelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moreuil_Woodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Piave_Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Offensive#Gneisenauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Caucasus_Expeditionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_Arsufhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Offensivehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Woodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Skra-di-Legenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cantignyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_the_Aisnehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karakilisahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Abaranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sardarabadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sardarabadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kaniowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Bucharest,_1918http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Transjordan_attack_on_Shunet_Nimrin_and_Es_Salt


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August 8August 12

Battle of Amiens, first phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

August 9-August 12

Battle of Montdidier.

August13-

September3 Battle of San Matteo.

August17-August29

Second Battle of Noyon, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

August21-September

3

Second Battle of the Somme(aka Third battle of the Somme), a phase of the HundredDays Offensive.

Details

August21-August22

Third Battle of Albert, opening phase of the Second Battle of the Somme. Details

August21-September3

Second Battle of Bapaume, a phase of the Second Battle of the Somme.

August26-September3

Fourth Battle of Arras (aka Second Battle of Arras (1918)), a phase of the Second Battleof the Somme

Details

August26-August30

Fourth Battle of the Scarpe (aka Battle of the Scarpe (1918)), a phase of the FourthBattle of Arras.

Details

August26-

September14

Battle of Baku, last Turkish offensive of the war.

August31-September3

Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a phase of the Second Battle of the Somme.

September1-

September2

Battle of Peronne, a phase of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin. Details

September2-

Battle of Drocourt-Queant Line, final phase of the Second Battle of the Somme. Details
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September3

September10

Battle of Savy-Dallon, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

September12

Battle of Havrincourt, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details


Battle of Saint-Mihiel, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

September14

Battle of Vauxaillon, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.Details

September14-

September29

Vardar Offensive, final offensive on the Balkan Front.

September15

The Allies (French and Serbs) break through the Bulgarian lines at Dobro Polje, a phaseof the Vardar Offensive.

Details

September18

Battle of Epehy, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

September18

September19

Third Battle of Doiran, a phase of the Vardar Offensive, The Bulgarians halt the British and

Greek advance.

Details

September18October17

Battle of the Hindenburg Line, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. The Allies breakthrough the German lines.

Details

September19September25

Battle of Megiddo. The British conquer Palestine. Details

Battle of Nablus, a phase of the Battle of Meggido. Details

Third Transjordan attack, a phase of the Battle of Nablus.Battle of Sharon, a phase of the Battle of Megiddo.

September22

The British capture Jisr ed Damieh in the Battle of Sharon. Details

September25

The British capture Tiberias during the Battle of Sharon. Details

September19

Battle of Tulkarm, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.

Battle of Arara, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.


Battle of Tabsor, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.
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September20

Capture of Jenin, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.

British capture both Afulah and Beisan during the Battle of Sharon. Details


Battle of Nazareth, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.

September23

Battle of Haifa, a phase of the Battle of Sharon. Details

September25

Battle of Samakh, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.

Second Battle of Amman, a phase of the Third Transjordan Attack.

September26November

11

Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the final phase of the Hundred Days Offensive and of WorldWar I.

Details

September26-October 1

The British enter Damascus. Details

September26

Battle of Somme-Py (Initial phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive). Details

Charge at Irbid, a phase of the Capture of Damascus.

September26-

September27

British capture Deraa during the Capture of Damascus. Details

September27

Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, a phase of the Capture of Damascus.

September27-October 1

Battle of the Canal du Nord, a phase of the Battle of the Hindenburg Line.

September

28-October 2

Fifth Battle of Ypres (aka Advance on Flanders), a phase of the Battle of the Hindenburg

Line.

September29-October10

Battle of St. Quentin Canal, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

September

30

Bulgaria signs an armistice with the Allies.[55]

Battle of Saint-Thierry (Initial phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive). Details

Charge at Kaukab, a phase of the Capture of Damascus.Charge at Kiswe, a phase of the Capture of Damascus.

October3-October

Pursuit to Haritan.
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October8-October10

Second Battle of Cambrai (aka Battle of Cambrai (1918)), a phase of the Battle of theHindenburg Line.

Details

October14-

October17

Battle of Montfaucon (intermediate phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive). Details

October14-October19

Battle of Courtrai, closing phase of the Hundred Days offensive. Details

October15

Battle of Mont-D'Origny, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

October17-October26

Battle of the Selle, closing phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

October20

Germany suspends submarine warfare. Details

Battle of Lys and Escaut (Which included the Second Battle of Lys and the Battle of theEscaut), a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive.

Details

Battle of Serre, a phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

October23-October30

Battle of Sharqat.

October24November4

Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The Austro-Hungarian army is routed. The Italians enter Trentand land at Triest.

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October

24-October28

SecondBattle of Monte Grappa, beginning phase of Vittorio Veneto.

October25

Battle of Aleppo. Details

October29

Wilhelm Groener replaces Erich Ludendorff as Hindenburg's deputy. Details

Germany'sHochseeflottemutinies.[56] Details

October30 The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros. Details

November1 Battle of Chesne (Closing phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive). Details
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November1-November2

Battle of Valenciennes, closing phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. Details

November3

Austria-Hungary signs the armistice with Italy, effective November 4.[57]

November4

Battle of the Sambre, closing phase of the Hundred Days Offensive. DetailsSecond Battle of Guise, a phase of the Battle of Sambre. Details

Battle of Thierache, a phase of the Battle of Sambre. Details

November6-November11

Advance to the Meuse.

November

9Germany: Kaiser William II abdicates; republic proclaimed.[58] Details

November10

Austria-Hungary: Kaiser Charles I abdicates. Details

November11

At 6 am, Germany signs the Armistice of Compigne. End of fighting at 11 a.m..[59]

November12

Austria proclaimed a republic.

November14

Czechoslovakia proclaimed a republic. Details

German U-boats interned.

3 days after the armistice, fighting ends in the East African theater when General vonLettow-Vorbeck agrees a cease-fire on hearing of Germany's surrender.

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November21

Germany'sHochseeflottesurrendered to the United Kingdom.[56] Details

November22

The Germans evacuate Luxembourg.

November25 11 days after agreeing a cease-fire, General von Lettow-Vorbeck formally surrenders hisundefeated army at Abercorn in present-day Zambia. Details

November27

The Germans evacuate Belgium.

December4

Yugoslav independence proclaimed.[52] Details

1919
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10January

Fakhri Pasha surrenders at Medina. Details

January18

Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany: the Peace Conference opens in

Paris.[60]Details

January25 Proposal to create the League of Nations accepted. Details

June 21German High Seas Fleet (53 ships) scuttled in Scapa Flow with nine deaths, the last

casualties of the war.[56]Details

June 28 Treaty of Versailles signed.[61] Details

July 8 Germany ratifies the Treaty of Versailles.[62] Details

July 21 The United Kingdom ratifies the Treaty of Versailles.[63] Details

November10 andNovember11

A Banquet in Honour of The President of the French Republic was hosted by King

George V and held at Buckingham Palace during the evening hours of November 10. Thevery first Armistice Day was held on the Grounds of Buckingham Palace on the Morningof November 11th. This would set the trend for a day of Remembrance or RemembranceDay for decades to come.

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1920

Dates Events

January 10 First meeting of the League of Nations held in London.Official end of World War I. Details

Free City of Danzig established.[64] Details

January 21 The Paris Peace Conference ends. Details

February10

A plebiscite returns Northern Schleswig to Denmark.[65] Details

April 19April 26

Conference of Sanremo, Italy, about League of Nations mandates in former Ottomanterritories of the Middle East.

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June 4 Treaty of Trianon between the Allies and Hungary. DetailsAugust 10

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