TIMELINE world war 1 y 2

TIMELINE WORLD WAR I

1914

1914

1914

1914

1914

1914

June 28

July 28

August 1

August 3

august 4

August 23-30

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, leading to a chain reaction of alliances being activated.

Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium.

Britain declares war on Germany after the invasion of Belgium.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, sparking the July Crisis.

Battle of Tannenberg and Battle of Masurian Lakes (Eastern Front) - German victories against Russia.

Germany declares war on Russia.

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1915

1914

1914

1914

1915

1915

September 5-12

October 29

november 1

february 19

April 22-May 25

may 7

Sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German submarine, killing 1,198 civilians, including 128 Americans.

First Battle of the Marne (Western Front) - Allied victory halts the German advance towards Paris.

Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers

Battle of Coronel - Naval battle between British and German fleets off the coast of Chile, German victory.

Second Battle of Ypres - Germans use poison gas for the first time on the Western Front.

British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles begins (Gallipoli Campaign).

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1916

1915

1915

1915

1916

1916

may 23

september 25

October 14-15

May 31-June 1

July 1-November 18

February 21-December 18

Serbia is invaded by German, Austrian, and Bulgarian forces.

Battle of the Somme (Western Front) - One of the bloodiest battles in history, minimal gains for the Allies.

Battle of Verdun (Western Front) - Longest single battle of WWI, massive casualties on both sides.

Battle of Jutland (Naval Battle) - Largest naval battle of the war between British and German fleets.

Battle of Loos (Western Front) - British use poison gas, but gains are limited.

Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies.

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1917

1916

1917

1917

1917

1917

August 27

January 9

February 1

april 6

April 9-May 16

July 31-November 10

Second Battle of Arras (Western Front) - British offensive, including the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele) - Allied gains are minimal, heavy casualties.

Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare, leading to the United States' entry into the war.

Battle of Rafa - British Empire forces capture the town of Rafa in the Sinai Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.

United States declares war on Germany.

Romania enters the war on the side of the Allies.

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1918

1917

1918

1918

1918

1918

October 24-30

march 3

March 21-July 18

July 15-August 5

August 8-November 11

September 29-October 19

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed, ending hostilities between Russia and the Central Powers.

German Spring Offensive (Kaiserschlacht) - Massive German assault on the Western Front.

Second Battle of the Marne - Allied counter-offensive marks the beginning of the end for the Central Powers.

Hundred Days Offensive - Series of Allied offensives that lead to the collapse of the Central Powers

Battle of Megiddo - British Empire forces defeat the Ottoman Empire in Palestine.

TIMELINE WORLD WAR I and ii

1939

1918

1918

1919

1933

1939

November 9

november 11

september 1

september 3

Treaty of Versailles signed, formally ending World War I and imposing harsh penalties on Germany.

Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates, leading to the end of the German Empire.

Armistice signed, officially ending World War I.

Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.

Britain and France declare war on Germany.

TIMELINE WORLD WAR II

1940

1940

1940

1940

1940

1941

may 10

may 26 june 4

june 10

june 22

june 22

France signs an armistice with Germany.

Germany launches blitzkrieg against France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk.

Battle of Britain begins, with intense air battles over the UK.

Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa).

Italy declares war on France and Britain.

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1943

1941

1942

1942

1943

1943

december 7

June 4 - 7

January 31-February 2

july 10

september 8

October 23-November 4

Germans surrender at Stalingrad, marking a major turning point on the Eastern Front.

Battle of El Alamein marks a turning point in North Africa.

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the war.

Battle of Midway shifts the balance of power in the Pacific.

Allied forces invade Sicily.

Italy surrenders to the Allies.

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1945

1944

1944

1944

1945

1945

june 6

august 25

February 4 - 11

april 12

april 30

Battle of the Bulge, a major German offensive in the Ardennes.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies; Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States.

Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin.

D-Day, Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord).

Paris liberated by Allied forces.

Yalta Conference held between Allied leaders.

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1945

1945

1945

september 2

august 6 and 9

may 8

Japan formally surrenders, marking the end of World War II.

Victory in Europe (VE) Day, marking the end of the war in Europe.

Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States.