World War 1 Timeline 1914-1919 - Worldwar-1.net

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Royal Field Artillery Guns in action at Vimy Ridge during the Battle of Arras during April 1917.

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World War 1, also known as the First World War or the the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from 1914 to 1919, with the fighting lasting until 1918. The war was fought by the Allies on one side, and the Central Powers on the other. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers or involved so many in the field of battle. By its end, the war had become the second bloodiest conflict in recorded history.
World War 1 became infamous for trench warfare, where troops were confined to trenches because of tight defenses. This was especially true of the Western Front. More than 9 million died on the battlefield, and nearly that many more on the home fronts because of food shortages, genocide, and ground combat. Among other notable events, the first large-scale bombing from the air was undertaken and some of the century's first large-scale civilian massacres took place, as one of the aspects of modern efficient, non-chivalrous warfare.

I hope you will enjoy viewing worldwar-1.net and find its information both helpful and interesting. The website includes an exhaustive day by day timeline, covering every event that occured during World War 1, in chronological order from 1914 through to 1919, which gives a fascinating insight into what was arguably the first industrial war in our history.



More detail to the websites timelines has recently been added, particularly those for 1918 and 1919 which have received a lot if new data. Work also continues on other projects, one of which is a timeline of events immediatley after World War 1. I shall update this and other projects in due course. Webmaster		14th October 1914 First Battle of Ypres begins. The Canadian Expeditionary Force of 32,000 men lands at Plymouth, England, to prepare for fighting at the Front. 29th October 1914 Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. 3rd October 1915 Anglo-French force lands at Salonika in Greece. 15th October 1916 Germany resumes U-boat attacks under search and destroy rules. 24th October 1917 The 12th battle of Isonzo ends in Italian failure. Austria-German forces breakthrough at Caporetto on Italian front. 3rd October 1918 Germany and Austria send peace notes to US President Woodrow Wilson requesting an armistice. 17th october 1918 The British begin their advance to the Sambre and Schledt rivers, taking many German prisoners. 21st october 1918 Germany ceases unrestricted submarine warfare. 27th October 1918 Ludendorff resigns. 30th October 1918 Turkey concludes an armistice with the Allies.

British S.E.5

The S.E.5 made its first appearance in 1916. It differed from most of the aircraft of this period because it was powered by an in-line engine. The in-line engine made the S.E.5 much easier to fly. The Hispano-Suiza 150 hp engine was produced in Spain. Production of the airplane started when 50 engines were received. The prototype was built and flown in 1916. Its performance exceeded all expectations.