Sergeant Stubby is an American dog who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant through combat during World War 1. source
Sergeant Stubby is an American dog who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant through combat during World War 1.
On January 10,1916 ; World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. source
On January 10,1916 ; World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
On January 19.1915 ; World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. source
On January 19.1915 ; World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
On January 31 .1915 ;World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. source
On January 31 .1915 ;World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
On January 31 .1917 ; World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus. source
On January 31 .1917 ; World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
On March 23. 1918 ; First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war source
On March 23. 1918 ; First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
On April 9.1916 ; World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle. source
On April 9.1916 ; World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
On April 9.1917 ; World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. source
On April 9.1917 ; World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
On April 23.1918 ; World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. source
On April 23.1918 ; World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
On April 29.1916 ; World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. source
On April 29.1916 ; World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
On May 9.1918 ; World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium. source
On May 9.1918 ; World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
The Seven Years' War was perhaps the first true world war, having taken place almost 160 years before World War I. source
The Seven Years' War was perhaps the first true world war, having taken place almost 160 years before World War I.
On June 7.1917 ; World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate ammonal mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. source
On June 7.1917 ; World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate ammonal mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
On June 13.1917 ; World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries. source
On June 13.1917 ; World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
On June 28.1919 ; The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. source
On June 28.1919 ; The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. source
On July 1. 1916 ; World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
On July 2. 1921 ; World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Imperial Germany. source
On July 2. 1921 ; World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Imperial Germany.
On July 6.1917 ; World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt. source
On July 6.1917 ; World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
On July 24.1923 ; The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I. source
On July 24.1923 ; The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
On July 27. 1955 ; The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II ends. source
On July 27. 1955 ; The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II ends.
On July 28. 1932 ; U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. source
On July 28. 1932 ; U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
On July 29.1932 ; Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans. source
On July 29.1932 ; Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
On August 2.11914 ; The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins. source
On August 2.11914 ; The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
On August 3.1914 ; World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality. source
On August 3.1914 ; World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
On August 7.1940 ; World War II: Alsace-Lorraine is annexed by the Third Reich. source
On August 7.1940 ; World War II: Alsace-Lorraine is annexed by the Third Reich.
On August 9.1914 ; Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I. source
On August 9.1914 ; Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
On August 11.1918 ; World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends. source
On August 11.1918 ; World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
On August 12.1914 ; World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit. source
On August 12.1914 ; World War I: The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.
On August 21.1918 ; World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins. source
On August 21.1918 ; World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins.
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. source
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.