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(EU) Germany Declares war on France
Germany had declared war on France on August 3, 1914 and invaded neutral Belgium. Then on August 4, 1914 Great Britain declared war on Germany because of their alliance with France. -
(EU) The Invasion of Belgium
German soldiers were quick to overwhelm Belgian defences and King Albert was forced to move to Le Havre in France. German ruled most of Belgium by the end of September 1914. -
(EU) 100,000 men recruited to join British Army
War minister, Lord Kitchener, began a war recruiting camp to recruit men for the war. He was calling men from the ages of 19 and 30 to join. Three weeks later and over 500,000 men had joined the British Army by the middle of September. -
(EU) The Battle of Mons
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had entered France on August 14, 1914. The BEF had 70,000 soldiers. This battle was the first major battle of WWI. The BEF was led by Sir John French against the German Empire. -
(EU) Turkey joins Central Powers
Turkey (The Ottoman Empire) joined the Central Powers which formed the Triple Alliance. It was also a secret agreement between Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. -
(US) The 2nd Battle of Albert
After the Germans had stopped the Allies from advancing, Ferdinand Foch and Sir Douglas Haig, both had a new plan for a new offense at Albert on the Western Fort. There were over 108,000 recently members of the United States Army that took action it it. It started on April 22, 1915 and ended on May 25, 1915. -
(US) Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service Act authorizing the Draft. This Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in WWI. -
(US) United States Troops arrive in France
In 1914 the United States Army consisted of 98,000 men, 45,000 of them were stationed overseas. Any and all males between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to register for military service in the US. By September 12, 1918, 23,908,566 men had registered. By July 1918 there were over a million US soldiers stationed in France. -
(US) Battle of Cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny was the first major American offensive of the war. It was scaled as a small war, but the Americans fought bravely and soon took larger attacks against the German positions. -
(US) United States St Mihiel Offensive
President Woodrow Wilson sent the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) when the war was declared in April 1917. He sent them under the control of General John Perishing to the Western Front. There were over 500,500 US soldiers in France by May 1918. By September 16, 1918.
