From 1914 to 1917, soldiers on each side of the line fought from their trenches.
They fired artillery onto the enemy's position and lobbed grenades. However,
each time military leaders ordered a full-fledged attack, the soldiers were
forced to leave the "safety" of their trenches .
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary
declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
They fired artillery onto the enemy's position and lobbed grenades. However,
each time military leaders ordered a full-fledged attack, the soldiers were
forced to leave the "safety" of their trenches .
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary
declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
Austria's Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia - Trigger to War (June 28, 1914):
Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian
throne was assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia by a Bosnian Serb
revolutionary. The culprit escaped into Serbia. Serbia and Bosnia were in the
midst of a pro-Slav movement, which opposed Austrian possession of Slav lands
in the Balkans, such as Bosnia. Austria elected to deal harshly with Serbia,
offering a list of steep demands.
UK-German Naval Warfare (1914)
The UK devastates the German fleet off the west coast of South America, ending the German threat in that part of the world. The UK also successfully blockades the north coast of the German
Empire, constricting their ability to bring in needed supplies. However, Germany is successful in harrassing Allied vessels in the North Atlantic.
Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian
throne was assassinated while visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia by a Bosnian Serb
revolutionary. The culprit escaped into Serbia. Serbia and Bosnia were in the
midst of a pro-Slav movement, which opposed Austrian possession of Slav lands
in the Balkans, such as Bosnia. Austria elected to deal harshly with Serbia,
offering a list of steep demands.
UK-German Naval Warfare (1914)
The UK devastates the German fleet off the west coast of South America, ending the German threat in that part of the world. The UK also successfully blockades the north coast of the German
Empire, constricting their ability to bring in needed supplies. However, Germany is successful in harrassing Allied vessels in the North Atlantic.