WWI (jul 28, 1914 – nov 11, 1918)
Description:
One of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 9 million were killed in combat, while over 5 million civilians died from occupation, bombardment, hunger or disease. The genocides perpetrated by the Ottomans and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic spread by the movement of combatants during the war caused many millions of additional deaths worldwide.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 28, 1914
nov 11, 1918
~ 4 years and 3 months