World War I (abbreviated as WWI or WW1) was a global war in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
The war led to the gathering of over 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans (whites), making it one of the largest wars in history.
It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, killing an estimated 90 million fighters and 13 million civilian casualties as a direct result.
While the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 caused 17-100 million deaths worldwide, with an estimated 26.4 million deaths in Europe and 6.75 million deaths in the United States from the Spanish flu.
On 28 June 1914, the Serb Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip of Bosnia assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo, triggering the July Crisis.
In response, Austria-Hungary issued a final warning to Serbia on 23 July.
Serbia's reply failed to satisfy the Austrians, and both went on a war footing. A network of alliances jeopardized much of Europe with a bilateral issue in the Balkans.
By July 1914, Europe's superpowers were divided into two alliances, the Triple Entente: which included France, Russia, and Britain, and the Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Russia felt the need to withdraw Serbia, and on 28 July approved a partial annexation after Austria-Hungary shelled the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
Many battles took place during this great war. Of these, Tannenberg (26 to 31 August 1914), Marnan (5 to 10 September 1914), Sari Bair and Suvla Bay (6 to 10 August 1915), Verdun (21 February 1916 to 20 August 1917),
Amien ( 8 to 11 August 1918), Vittorio Veneto (23 to 29 October 1918), etc. Here a brief account of only two is given.
Burdon was the main target of the German invasions of 1916.
According to the plan to attack France to disintegrate the Allied forces on the continent, Germany's Burden battle series started on 21 February 1916.
Nine German divisions simultaneously attacked the right bank of the Moselle River and occupied the First and Second Battle Fronts.
The French army headed by General Petain rose to meet this challenge.
The German army remained only five miles from the border of Burden on 26 February.
A fierce battle ensued for a few days. By March 15, the German attack began to slow down, and France got an opportunity to arrange its strategy and logistics, etc.
A fierce battle also broke out on the western bank of the Meuse, which lasted almost until April.
At the end of May, Germany attacked both sides of the river and, after a fierce battle, succeeded in taking the fort of Vaux on 7 June. Germany was now at the pinnacle of its success.
French troops were stationed on the sloping land fronts south of Mert Homme. The struggle went on. The British army attacked Somme and got rid of Burger. Germany's last invasion took place on 3 September.
Under the leadership of General Mangin, France retaliated and conquered most of the lost sites. After the last Battle of Bardun on 20 August 1917, only Beaumont remained in German hands.
The wars had weakened the French army, while the wounded Germans numbered about three million, and their enthusiasm had waned.
# Recruitment campaign for the 'Holy War' near Tiberia (Ottoman Empire in 1914)
King George IV inspecting an arms factory with other officers in 1917
On the battlefield of Amiens, mainly battles of barricades, i.e., trenches, took place.
From 21 March to 20 April, the Germans advanced from their fronts, pushing the English army about 25 miles and bringing it near Amien.
Their purpose was to take control of the railway line that ran from the port of Calle to Paris and from which English troops and goods were transported to the aid of France.
From about 20 April to 18 July, the Germans stayed near Amiens.
On the other hand, the Allies greatly increased their power, and their armies, which had previously fought under the direction of their national generals, were placed under a general, Marshal Foch.
After July 1918, under the direction of General Foch, the Allied forces defeated the Germans in several places.
The German general, Ludendorff, made a sudden attack where the English and French armies met. This attack happened on March 21 at 4 am.
At noon, when the army's movement could not be detected due to fog, it started with 4000 artillery fire.
On 4 April, the German army was only two miles from the Calle-Paris railway. On 11-12 April, the British generals requested the soldiers to die fighting.
The Germans continued fighting near Amiens for more than a week, but they could not capture the Calle-Paris rail line.
His attempt to separate the British from the French was unsuccessful.
For about three months from April 20, the Germans tried to defeat the Allied countries in other areas and succeeded.
But he did not get the opportunity to take advantage of this success. The Allied countries had made arrangements to increase their power in this dire situation.
On March 25, General Foch was appointed commander in chief of the Allied forces in the region.
The British Parliament raised the military service age to 50 years in April and sent 3,55,000 soldiers to France.
Soldiers from America also started reaching France, and gradually, their number reached 6,00,000. Due to new weapons and other inventions, the Allied air force became stronger.
His tanks, in particular, turned out to be very efficient.
On 15 July, the Germans made their final offensive on the Marne River to advance towards Paris.
The French army stopped this and made a powerful attack on the Germans in the same area three days later, taking 30,000 soldiers captive.
Then on 8 August, under the leadership of General Hague near Amien, the British and French forces suddenly attacked the Germans under cover of fog at 4.30 in the morning.
After four minutes of artillery shelling, hundreds of tanks were sent ahead, causing a stir in the German army.
There was an attack on the 14-mile front between the Aber and the Somm rivers east of Amiens, and the Germans suffered so much in that battle that Südendorf named the day a dark day for the German army.
Strict conditions were imposed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.
Its bad result was manifested in the form of the Second World War, and the main objective of establishing the League of Nations could not be fulfilled.
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