World War I, Timeline

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World War I, Timeline

• June 28th, 1914 Franz Ferdinand, brother of
  Austrian Emperor Franz Josef, assassinated in
  Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, by Serbian
  nationalists who were pushing for union with
  Serbia.
• 5th July 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm gives
  Austro-Hungarian Empire a blank check for any
  Austrian action in response to the assassination.
• 23rd July, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian government
  demanded that Serbia arrest and send three
  organizers of the assassination to Vienna for
  trial. Serbia refused and on 28th July
  Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

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World War I, Timeline

• June 28th, 1914 Franz Ferdinand, brother of
  Austrian Emperor Franz Josef, assassinated in
  Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, by Serbian
  nationalists who were pushing for union with
  Serbia.
• 5th July 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm gives
  Austro-Hungarian Empire a blank check for any
  Austrian action in response to the assassination.

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World War I, Timeline

• 31st July, 1914 Russia mobilizes its troops in
  support of Serbia, includes mobilizing near
  German and Austrian borders.
• 1st August, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia.
  
• 3rd August, 1914 Germany declares war on France.
  Britain warns Germany that she will go to war if
  Belgium is invaded.
• 4th August, 1914. Germany marches into Belgium.
  Britain declares war on Germany sends
  expeditionary force to Europe. German troops
  advance close to Paris (to the Marne river),
  France almost falls, troops dig in (trenches
  set).

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Military and Naval Personnel
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Plan 17
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Infantry divisions
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Schlieffen Plan
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Schlieffen via Von Moltke
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