CASUALTIES
Central Powers |
Killed |
Wounded |
Missing / pow |
Austria-Hungary |
1.200.000 |
3.620.000 |
2.200.000 |
Bulgaria |
87.500 |
152.390 |
27.029 |
Germany |
1.773.700 |
4.216.058 |
1.152.800 |
Turkey |
325.000 |
400.000 |
250.000 |
Entente & Allied |
Killed |
Wounded |
Missing / pow |
Belgium |
13.716 |
44.686 |
34.659 |
British Empire |
908.371 |
2.090.212 |
191.652 |
France |
1.375.800 |
4.266.000 |
537.000 |
Greece |
5.000 |
21.000 |
1.000 |
Italy |
650.000 |
947.000 |
600.000 |
Japan |
300 |
907 |
3 |
Montenegro |
3.000 |
10.000 |
7.000 |
Portugal |
7.222 |
13.751 |
12.318 |
Romania |
335.706 |
120.000 |
80.000 |
Russia |
1.700.000 |
4.950.000 |
2.500.000 |
Serbia |
45.000 |
133.148 |
152.958 |
USA |
116.516 |
204.002 |
4.500 |
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica
Central powers |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire). |
Entente |
Britain, France, Russia (other nations fighting on the side of the Entente are referred to as Allied and Associated Powers) |
28 June |
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg, are killed in Sarajevo by the Serb Gavrilo Princip. |
23 July |
Austria-Hungary delivers an ultimatum to Serbia. |
25 July |
Serbia agrees to all but two of Austria-Hungary's demands. |
28 July |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. |
30 July |
Russia orders general mobilization. |
1 Aug |
Germany declares war on Russia. |
2 Aug |
German troops enter Luxembourg. |
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Germany demands free passage through Belgium. |
3 Aug |
Germany declares war on France. |
4 Aug |
Germany invades Belgium. |
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Britain declares war on Germany. |
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USA proclaims neutrality. |
5 Aug |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. |
6 Aug |
Serbia declares war on Germany |
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German troops capture Liège, Belgium. |
7 Aug |
Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
10 Aug |
France declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
12 Aug |
Montenegro declares war on Germany. |
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Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
14 Aug |
German and French troops begin the Battle of the Frontiers which will last until 6 Sep. |
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French troops enter Lorraine. |
20 Aug |
German troops capture Brussels, Belgium. |
21 Aug |
German troops capture Charleroi. |
22 Aug |
German troops defeat the French in the Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg. |
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The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) arrives in France. |
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Battle of Battle of Charleroi begins. |
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Battle of Namur begins. |
23 Aug |
Japan declares war on Germany. |
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Battle of Mons begins. |
25 Aug |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Japan. |
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Battle of Le Cateau begins. |
26 Aug |
The Battle of Tannenberg begins. |
28 Aug |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium. |
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The British Navy defeats the Germans in the Battle of Helgoland Bight. |
30 Aug |
German troops capture Amiens. |
31 Aug |
German troops defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg. |
3 Sep |
Paris is placed in a state of siege and the government is transferred to Bordeaux. |
5 Sep |
Britain, France and Russia signs the Treaty of London, promising not to make separate peace with the the Central Powers. |
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First Battle of the Marne begins. |
14 Sep |
First Battle of the Aisne begins and the trench war begins. |
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French troops recapture Amiens and Rheims. |
22 Sep |
The German cruiser Emden bombard Madras. |
1 Oct |
Battle of Arras begins. |
10 Oct |
German troops capture Antwerp, Belgium. |
14 Oct |
Canadian Expeditionary Force arrives in Plymouth. |
15 Oct |
Battle of Ypres begins. |
29 Oct |
Turkey joins the Central Powers and its navy attack Odessa. |
1 Nov |
Russia declares war on Turkey |
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The German Navy defeats the British in the Battle of Coronel. |
5 Nov |
Britain and France declare war on Turkey. |
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Cyprus is annexed by Britain. |
8 Dec |
The British Navy defeats the Germans in the Battle of the Falkland Islands |
16 Dec |
German ships bombard Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby on east coast of Britain. |
21 Dec |
German air raids on Britain. |
25 Dec |
Christmas Truce on the Western Front. |
24 Jan |
The British Navy defeats the Germans in the Battle of the Dogger Bank. |
18 Feb |
German submarine blockade of Britain begins. |
19 Feb |
The British Navy begins an attack on the Dardanelles. |
8 Mar |
Battle of Neuve Chappelle begins. |
11 Mar |
Britain announces blockade of German ports. |
22 Mar |
Russian forces capture Przemysl. |
22 Apr |
Second Battle of Ypres begins. |
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German troops use poison gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. |
25 Apr |
Britsh forces land at Gallipoli. |
26 Apr |
The secret Treaty of London is signed by Italy, Russia, France and Britain promising parts of Austria-Hungary to Italy if she enters the war against the Central Powers. |
1 May |
US steamer Gulflight sunk by German U-boat. |
2 May |
A large Austro-Hungarian German offensive begin in Galicia. |
7 May |
The British liner Lusitania (carrying not only 173 tons of ammunition, but also close to 2.000 passengers, including US citizens) is sunk by a German U-boat. |
9 May |
Battle of Aubers Ridge begins. |
15 May |
Battle of Festubert begins. |
23 May |
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
31 May |
First German Zeppelin raid on London. |
3 June |
German troops recapture Przemysl. |
4 June |
German aircraft bomb English towns. |
15 June |
British aircraft bomb Karlsruhe. |
22 June |
German troops capture Lemberg. |
23 June |
First battle of the Isonzo begins. |
26 June |
Battle of the Argonne begins. |
9 July |
German Southwest Africa surrenders to the British forces. |
18 July |
Second battle of the Isonzo begins. |
6 Aug |
British forces land at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli Peninsula. |
19 Aug |
Arabic is sunk by German U-boat. |
22 Sep |
Second Battle of Champagne begins. |
3 Oct |
Anglo-French forces land at Salonika. |
6 Oct |
Austro-German forces attack Serbia. |
14 Oct |
Bulgaria declares war on Serbia. |
15 Oct |
Britain declares war on Bulgaria. |
17 Oct |
France declares war on Bulgaria |
18 Oct |
Third battle of the Isonzo begins. |
19 Oct |
Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria |
18 Nov |
Fourth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
20 Dec |
British forces begin withdrawal from Gallipoli. |
13 Jan |
Austro-Hungarian troops capture Cettinje, Montenegro. |
2 Feb |
Britain introduces conscription. |
19 Feb |
German Kamerun surrenderes to the British Forces. |
21 Feb |
Battle of Verdun begins. |
18 Mar |
Russian troops begin offensive at Lake Naroch. |
20 Apr |
Russian troops arrive in France for service on the western front. |
29 Apr |
The British forces at Kut-el-Amara surrenders to the Turkish troops. |
9 Mar |
Fifth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
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Germany declares war on Portugal. |
15 Mar |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Portugal. |
10 May |
Battle of Asiago begins. |
31 May |
Battle of Jutland begins. |
4 June |
Russian troops begin "Brusilov's offensive". |
1 July |
Battle of the Somme begins. |
6 Aug |
Sixth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
27 Aug |
Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
29 Aug |
Italy declares war on Germany. |
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Germany declares war on Romania. |
30 Aug |
Turkey declares war on Romania. |
1 Sep |
Bulgaria declares war on Romania. |
14 Sep |
Seventh battle of the Isonzo begins. |
15 Sep |
Tanks used in combat for the first time, by the British forces at Flers-Courcelette (the Somme). |
4 Oct |
Austro-German forces attack Romania. |
18 Oct |
Eigth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
1 Nov |
Ninth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
6 Dec |
Austro-German forces capture Bucharest, Romania. |
11 Mar |
British forces capture Baghdad. |
15 Mar |
Czar Nicholas of Russia abdicates. |
17 Mar |
British troops capture Bapaume. |
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French troops capture Roye and Lassigny. |
6 Apr |
USA declares war on Germany. |
7 Apr |
Cuba and Panama declare war on Germany. |
9 Apr |
Battle of Arras begins. |
12 May |
Tenth battle of the Isonzo begins. |
20 May |
Mutinies begin in the French army. |
7 June |
Battle of Messines begins. |
10 June |
Battle of Ortigara begins. |
13 June |
German aircraft bomb London. |
25 June |
First US troops of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) arrive in France. |
22 July |
Siam declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. |
31 July |
Third Battle of Ypres begins. |
7 Aug |
Liberia declares war on Germany. |
14 Aug |
China declares war on Germany and Austro-Hungary. |
17 Aug |
Eleventh battle of the Isonzo begins. |
3 Sep |
German troops capture Riga. |
24 Oct |
Battle of Caporetto begins. |
26 Oct |
Brazil declares war on Germany. |
6 Nov |
October Revolution in Russia. Lenin comes to power and becomes the USSR. |
20 Nov |
Battle of Cambrai begins. |
7 Dec |
USA declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
15 Dec |
The Central Powers and Russia begins peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk. |
3 Mar |
The Central Powers and Russia signs peace treaty at Brest-Litovsk. |
21 Mar |
Large German offensive launched in the west with the Battle of Picardy. |
9 Apr |
Battle of the Lys begins. |
27 May |
Third Battle of the Aisne begins. |
9 June |
Battle of the Matz begins. |
15 July |
Second Battle of the Marne begins. |
6 Aug |
Second Battle of Amiens begins. |
21 Aug |
Second Battle of Bapaume begins. |
26 Aug |
Battle of the Scarpe begins. |
26 Sep |
Second Battle of Cambrai begins. |
28 Sep |
Battle of Flanders begins. |
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Battle of St. Quentin begins. |
30 Sep |
Bulgaria surrenders. |
6 Oct |
Second Battle of Le Cateau begins. |
17 Oct |
Battle of the Selle begins. |
24 Oct |
Third Battle of the Piave begins. |
28 Oct |
Mutiny in the German port of Kiel. |
30 Oct |
Turkey surrenders. |
1 Nov |
Battle of Sambre begins. |
4 Nov |
Austria-Hungary surrenders. |
9 Nov |
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates. |
11 Nov |
Germany surrenders. |