WW1

Timelinehttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2010/02/ww1-paintings-in-fine-arts-society.html History books record that World War I started when the nations went to war to avenge the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Habsburg throne, on June 28, 1914.

WORLD WAR I
 * ** 1914 ** ||  ||   ||
 * || **June 28th** || **Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo** ||
 * || **July 5th** || **Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia** ||
 * || **July 28th** || **Austria declared war on Serbia** ||
 * || **August 1st** || **Germany declared war on Russia** ||
 * || **August 3rd** || **Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.** ||
 * || **August 4th** || **Britain declared war on Germany** ||
 * || **August 23rd** || **The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.** ||
 * || **August 26th** || **Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.** ||
 * || **September 6th** || **Battle of the Marne started** ||
 * || **October 18th** || **First Battle of Ypres** ||
 * || **October 29th** || **Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.** ||
 * ** 1915 ** ||  ||   ||
 * || **January 19th** || **The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place** ||
 * || **February 19th** || **Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles** ||
 * || **April 25th** || **Allied troops landed in Gallipoli** ||
 * || **May 7th** || **The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat** ||
 * || **May 23rd** || **Italy declared war on Germany and Austria** ||
 * || **August 5th** || **The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians** ||
 * || **September 25th** || **Start of the Battle of Loos** ||
 * || **December 19th** || **The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli** ||
 * ** 1916 ** ||  ||   ||
 * || **January 27th** || **Conscription introduced in Britain** ||
 * || **February 21st** || **Start of the Battle of Verdun** ||
 * || **April 29th** || **British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia** ||
 * || **May 31st** || **Battle of Jutland** ||
 * || **June 4th** || **Start of the Brusilov Offensive** ||
 * || **July 1st** || **Start of the Battle of the Somme** ||
 * || **August 10th** || **End of the Brusilov Offensive** ||
 * || **September 15th** || **First use en masse of tanks at the Somme** ||
 * || **December 7th** || **Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister** ||
 * **1917** ||  ||   ||
 * || **February 1st** || **Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started** ||
 * || **April 6th** || **USA declared war on Germany** ||
 * || **April 16th** || **France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front** ||
 * || **July 31st** || **Start of the Third Battle at Ypres** ||
 * || **October 24th** || **Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated** ||
 * || **November 6th** || **Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front** ||
 * || **November 20th** || **British tanks won a victory at Cambrai** ||
 * || **December 5th** || **Armistice between Germany and Russia signed** ||
 * || **December 9th** || **Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks** ||
 * **1918** ||  ||   ||
 * || **March 3rd** || **The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.** ||
 * || **March 21st** || **Germany broke through on the Somme** ||
 * || **March 29th** || **Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front** ||
 * || **April 9th** || **Germany started an offensive in Flanders** ||
 * || **July 15th** || **Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army** ||
 * || **August 8th** || **The advance of the Allies was successful** ||
 * || **September 19th** || **Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo** ||
 * || **October 4th** || **Germany asked the Allies for an armistice** ||
 * || **October 29th** || **Germany’s navy mutinied** ||
 * || **October 30th** || **Turkey made peace** ||
 * || **November 3rd** || **Austria made peace** ||
 * || **November 9th** || **Kaiser William II abdicated** ||
 * || **November 11th** || **Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.** ||
 * || **Post-war – 1919** ||  ||
 * || **January 4th** || **Peace conference met at Paris** ||
 * || **June 21st** || **The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled.** ||
 * || **June 28th** || **The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.** ||
 * || **Post-war – 1919** ||  ||
 * || **January 4th** || **Peace conference met at Paris** ||
 * || **June 21st** || **The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled.** ||
 * || **June 28th** || **The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.** ||
 * || **June 21st** || **The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled.** ||
 * || **June 28th** || **The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.** ||

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THE ROSE OF NO-MANS LAND I've seen some beautiful flowers Grow in life's garden fair I've spent some wonderful hours Lost in their fragrance rare But I have found another Wondrous beyond compare....

There's a rose that grows in no-man's land And it's wonderful to see Though its sprayed with tears, it will live for years In my garden of memory

It's the one red rose the soldier knows It's the work of the Master's hand 'Neath the War's great curse stands a Red Cross nurse She's the rose of no-man's land

It's the one red rose the soldier knows It's the work of the Master's hand 'Neath the War's great curse stands a Red Cross nurse She's the rose of no-man's land

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Mobilized || ** Killed ** & Died || ** Wounded ** || ** Prisoners ** & Missing || ** Total ** Casualties || ** Casualties ** % of **Mobilized** ||
 * ** Countries ** || ** Total **
 * **Allied Powers** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Russia ||  12,000,000  ||  1,700,000  ||  4,950,000  ||  2,500,000  ||  9,150,000  ||  76.3  ||
 * France ||  8,410,000  ||  1,357,800  ||  4,266,000  ||  537,000  ||  6,160,800  ||  76.3  ||
 * British Empire ||  8,904,467  ||  908,371  ||  2,090,212  ||  191,652  ||  3,190,235  ||  35.8  ||
 * Italy ||  5,615,000  ||  650,000  ||  947,000  ||  600,000  ||  2,197,000  ||  39.1  ||
 * United States ||  4,355,000  ||  126,000  ||  234,300  ||  4,500  ||  364,800  ||  8.2  ||
 * Japan ||  800,000  ||  300  ||  907  ||  3  ||  1,210  ||  0.2  ||
 * Romania ||  750,000  ||  335,706  ||  120,000  ||  80,000  ||  535,706  ||  71.4  ||
 * Serbia ||  707,343  ||  45,000  ||  133,148  ||  152,958  ||  331,106  ||  46.8  ||
 * Belgium ||  267,000  ||  13,716  ||  44,686  ||  34,659  ||  93,061  ||  34.9  ||
 * Greece ||  230,000  ||  5,000  ||  21,000  ||  1,000  ||  17,000  ||  11.7  ||
 * Portugal ||  100,000  ||  7,222  ||  13,751  ||  12,318  ||  33,291  ||  33.3  ||
 * Montenegro ||  50,000  ||  3,000  ||  10,000  ||  7,000  ||  20,000  ||  40.0  ||
 * **Total** ||  **42,188,810**  ||  **5,152,115**  ||  **12,831,004**  ||  **4,121,090**  ||  **22,104,209**  ||  **52.3**  ||
 * **Central Powers** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Germany ||  11,000,000  ||  1,773,700  ||  4,216,058  ||  1,152,800  ||  7,142,558  ||  64.9  ||
 * Austria-Hungary ||  7,800,000  ||  1,200,000  ||  3,620,000  ||  2,200,000  ||  7,020,000  ||  90.0  ||
 * Turkey ||  2,850,000  ||  325,000  ||  400,000  ||  250,000  ||  975,000  ||  34.2  ||
 * Bulgaria ||  1,200,000  ||  87,500  ||  152,390  ||  27,029  ||  266,919  ||  22.2  ||
 * **Total** ||  **22,850,000**  ||  **3,386,200**  ||  **8,388,448**  ||  **3,629,829**  ||  **15,404,477**  ||  **67.4**  ||
 * **Grand Total** ||  **65,038,810**  ||  **8,538,315**  ||  **21,219,452**  ||  **7,750,919**  ||  **37,508,686**  ||  **57.6**  ||

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