Events
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian empire, in Sarajevo, BosniaAustria-Hungary declares war on SerbiaAustria-Hungary start to repeatedly invade Serbia but is repeatedly repulsedOutbreak of war - Germany declares war on RussiaGermany declares war on FranceGermany invades neutral Belgium and Britain declares war on Germany and US President Woodrow Wilson declares policy of US neutralityBattle of the Frontiers beginsRussia invades East PrussiaJapan declares war on Germany and ustria-Hungary invades Russian Poland (Galicia)Battle of Tannenberg startsFirst Battle of Marne startsFirst Battle of Masurian Lakes startsFirst Battle of Aisne beginsThe "race to the sea", trenches appear on September 15Austro-German attack on western PolandFirst Battle of YpresTurkey enters the war on the side of the Central PowersBattle of the Falkland IslandsFirst German air raid on BritainUnofficial Christmas truce declared by soldiers along the Western Frontfirst battle for Ypres endsAustro-German attack on western Poland endsThe "race to the sea" endsFirst Battle of Masurian Lakes ends, which Russia losesFirst Battle of Marne hends, halts German advance, resulting in stalemate and trench warfareBattle of Tannenberg ends, which Russia loses, Germany's greatest success of the war on Eastern FrontAustria-Hungary invasion of Russian Poland (Galicia) endsRussia's invasion of East Prussia endsAustria-Hungary's repeated attempts to invade Serbia stops
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