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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaOn June 28th, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed by Gavrilo Princip, who was one of 6 assassains coordinated by Danilo Ilic. They were all members of the Black Hand secret society. Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia, officially sparking World War 1. -
Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on SerbiaThreatened by Serbian ambition in the tumultuous Balkans region of Europe, Austria-Hungary determined that the proper response to the assassinations was to prepare for a possible military invasion of Serbia. Austria-Hungary presented Serbia with a rigid ultimatum, demanding, among other things, that all anti-Austrian propaganda within Serbia be suppressed. Serbia denied the ultimatum and a couple days later Austria-Hungare Declared war on them. -
Germany declares war on Russia.
First World War erupts in EuropeFour days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers—Russia and Germany—declare war on each other. Germany declared war on Russia after Russia began to mobilize it's military and Germany did not like that. When urged by Germany not to mobilize, Russia responded by saying they were only mobilizing torwards Austria-Hungary. Because Russia continued mobilizing, Germany declared war. -
The Royal Navy wins the First Battle of Heligoland Bight, North Sea.
The Royal Navy won the first battle of the Heligoland Bright in the North Sea. Wilfred Beaver was part of the squadron that helped win the battle. -
Bergmann Offensive
Bergmann Offensive The Bergmann Offensive was the first engagement of the Caucasus Campaign during World War I. General Georgy Bergmann, commander of I Caucasian Army Corps, took the initiative against the Ottoman Empire. -
Battle of Basra
Battle of Basra The battle of Basra took place in what is now modern-day Iraq. The battle resulted in the British taking control of the city, The battle lasted from November 11th, to November 21st, 1914. Wilfred Beaver was apart of this battle, scoring multiple "kills". -
The Battle of Qurna
The Battle of Qurna, December 3rd through December 9th, 1914 was between British forces and Ottoman forces that had retreated from Basra, which they lost at the Battle of Basra 1914 during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I. Wilfred Beaver had taken bart in the battle by providing air support and by eliminating about 2-3 enemy aircraft. -
First air raid on Britain
First Air Raid on Britain During World War I, Britain suffers its first casualties from an air attack when two German zeppelins drop bombs on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn on the eastern coast of England. -
The Battle of Bolimow
The Battle of Bolimov was an inconclusive battle of World War I fought on January 31, 1915 between Germany and Russia and considered a preliminary to the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes. This was the first battle in which Germany had used chemical weapons to help in fighting the war. -
Gallipoli Campaign
Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli was a campaign of World War I that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between April 25th, 1915 and January 9th, 1916. -
The Gallipoli Campaign ends
Gallipoli Campaign 2The campaign was one of the greatest Ottoman victories during the war and a major Allied failure. In Turkey, it is regarded as a defining moment in the nation's history: a final surge in the defence of the motherland as the Ottoman Empire crumbled. -
Gas Attack at Hulluch
The Gas Attack at Hulluch was an engagement in World War I from April 27th through April 29th 1916, between divisions of the II Bavarian Corps and divisions of the British I Corps. Just before dawn on April 27th the 16th Division and part of the 15th Division were subjected to a German cloud gas attack, near the German-held village of Hulluch, a mile north of Loos. The gas cloud and artillery bombardment were followed by raiding parties, which made temporary lodgements in the British lines. -
Brusilov Offensive
Brusilov Offensive was a major offensive against the armies of the Central Powers on the Eastern Front, launched on June 4, 1916, and lasting until late September. -
Bloody April
Bloody April Bloody April refers to April 1917, and is the name given to the largely successful British air support operations during the Battle of Arras. Wilfred Beaver was a part of this event and came out alive, but with no confirmed kills. -
Battle of Arras
Battle Of Arras The Battle of Arras (also known as the Second Battle of Arras) was a British offensive during the First World War, stretching from April 9th to May 16th, 1917. Wilfred Beaver also participated in this battle, scoring his first confirmed kill. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers, officially ending WW1 for the U.S It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
