Graphic Year of 
1914
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| 1914 |
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June 23: A deepened Kiel Canal opened by the Kaiser 28: BALKANS/Bosnia Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated at Sarajevo |
| July 23: Austrian ultimatum presented to Serbia 25: Serbia orders mobilisation 26: Austria starts mobilisation on Russian border 26: Montenegro orders mobilisation 28: Austria declares war on Serbia 31: Russia announces her general mobilisation Austria announces her general mobilisation Turkey starts mobilisation |
Aug 1: Belgian mobilisation begins French mobilisation begins Germany orders general mobilisation Germany declares war on Russia 2: German troops invade Luxembourg German troops start invasion of France 2: Germany invades Poland 3: Germany declares war on France 4: Germany declares war on and invades Belgium 7 8: Liége captured 8: Brussels captured 4: Sir John Jellico takes command of British Fleet 4: War declared between Germany and Gt. Britain 5: Austria declares war on Russia 7: August - |
Sept 6 - 10: WF B. of the Marne -- The "Race to the Sea" begins 7 - 17: BALKANS Second Austrian invasion of Serbia 14 - 28: WF B. of the R. Aisne 25 - 29: WF B. of Albert |
| Oct 01 - 02: WF Battle of Arras 03 - Nov 1: EF Austro-German invasion of Poland 9: Antwerp falls 11- Nov 20: WF Battle of Flanders: 12 - Nov 8: B. of La Bassée 12 - Nov 14:B. of Yser 19 - Nov 20: 1st B. of Ypres 29: Turkey enters war on the side of Germany |
Nov 1: NAVAL B. of Coronel (off the coast of Chile) 2 - 13: EF 2nd Russian invasion of Prussia 5: Gt. Britain declares war on Turkey 8 - Dec 15 BALKANS 3rd Austrian invasion of Serbia |
Dec 12: Belgrade captured |
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