Remington Timeline: 1914 – World War I Begins

By G&A Staff

On June 28, 1914, the Crown Prince of Austria was assassinated while inspecting troops in the Austrian city of Serajevo, near the Serbian border. Austria, confident about her alliance with Germany, declared war against Serbia on July 28th. The situation deteriorated quickly as Austria mobilized her army, followed by Russia. Germany demanded that Russia cease its mobilization and, receiving no reply, declared war on Russia on August 1st and on France two days later. When Germany invaded neutral Belgium, Great Britain entered the war on August 4th.

Germany and Austria-Hungary, known as the Central Powers, were at war with the Allies, consisting of France, Russia, Great Britain, Serbia, Belgium, and Montenegro. Germany, Austria, France, and Russia were the only powers that could readily field a well-trained army. Serbia, Belgium, and Montenegro had only small armies, and Great Britain’s power was concentrated in her navy. Germany soon invaded France, and the start of a prolonged land war had begun on the Western Front. Meanwhile, the Austrian Army, supplemented with a smaller German force, attacked Russia on the Eastern Front. Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers in November.

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