Dates and Numbers
On this day, the Arch-Duke of Austria and his wife met their end
July 28, 1914
Known as Black Jack, he commanded the AEF
General John Pershing
Home of the Cloth Hall, which was destroyed by German shelling
Ypres
Standard issue to the BEF, this long gun had incredible accuracy and range for the time
Lee Enfield Rifle
This peninsula is known as the cradle of the war and is where the first shot was fired
Balkan Peninsula
After this many years, the armistice ended the fighting of WWI - but the treaty wouldn't be for another year
4 (years)
He fired the first shot and died of tuberculosis before the end of the war
Gavrilo Princip
The Russian second army was decimated here by the German 8th army
Tannenburg
With rapid fire capability, this weapon helped define trench warfare
Machine Gun
These three countries had a defensive alliance that was severed when the war started
Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany
This repeating number is remembered as the end of the war for the hour, day, and month
11
He led the Serbs after King Alexander the First was overthrown
Nikola Pašić
The French repelled the German 5th army here, now a sacred memorial site
Verdon
Designed to land pointy side first, the name of these projectiles comes from the french "little arrow"
Flachette
This country was controlled by Austria-Hungary from 1908 after it was annexed from the Turks
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Woodrow Wilson's reading of the Zimmerman telegram brought the US into the war on this date
April 6, 1917
He abdicated the throne 2 days before the end of the great war (Nov 9th)
Wilhelm the Second
It fell in October of 1915, and was then occupied by the Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army
Belgrade
Designed to start fires, these were dropped from aircraft
Petrol Bomb
Following the Franco-Prussian war, this country had immense national pride
Germany
Albert the First's kingdom was invaded by the German empire on this day
Aug 4, 1914
This French leader was an important figure in both world wars. A hero in the first, and a villain in the second
Philippe Petain
Once a belgian mining town, this the location of the last engagement of the battle of the frontiers
Mons
Used by the US Army, this is a hand launched fragmentation weapon
MK1 Grenade
This man gained control over the second Reich in 1888 and ultimately led his Empire to its destruction
Kaiser Wilhelm II