Start to war.


WWI was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hongary and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo-Bosnia.This murder wac commited by the Bosnian-Serb extremist Gavrilo Princip,who was a member of Mlada Bosna on June 28,1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Extremist Gavrilo Princip

This has the effect of Austria-Hungary on Juli 28,1914 declared war on Serbia.Russia and Serbia are allies on Juli 29,1914 ordered a general mobilization in Russia.Thus on August 1,1914 Germany declared war on Russia.Belgium,France and Great Britain mobilized its troops.On August 2,1914 ask Germany to the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs J.Davignon.On the same day Germany fall within the Luxembourg village Trois Vierges and take the preparations for the invasion of France.Gremany stands ready whit 1.350.000 men to the German-Belgian border to the main General von Moltke,including 260.000 soldiers are ready for the onslaught of Liege.On August 3,1914 Belgium refuses the application and state its neutrality.In the morning of August 4,1914 falls within Belgium and Germany start at five different locations around Liege to attack.The Belgian army has 117.000 men against 550.000 Germans and privide heavy resistance.On August 14,1914 almost all the forts around Liege after heavy fighting in Germans hands,not only the fort Loncin.The general Leman and his staff moved into their,a grenade explosion in the ammunition warehouse inside inflated.The fall of the fort chain around Liege is a fact.

Fort Loncin

On October 10,1914 is captured Antwerp and pull our soldiers back to the region of Ostend-Furnes-Newport-Torhout.Meanwhile draw on October 13,1914 the British in Ypres.October 15,1914 to thake the Germans at Ostend and withdraw our troops behind the Yser not only the occupied portion.On October 18,1914 work on the Yser 52.000 Belgians are against five German division,Dixmude is completely destroyed and lasts until October 30,1914.The Germans fought a snake near the Tervate bridge on October 22,1914 and threaten the Belgians,French and British by surprise and by pulling to Dunkirk.The situation is untenable on October 25,1914 our lines are raised by the engineers with little patriots.There'll be a decision,the railroad Newport-Dixmude put under water.On October 30,1914 is a massive melee between Newport and Lille by the Germans executed,recovering to Pervyze and Ramskapelle,but the canals to start filling up their lines.The Germans stop their advance and chaotic pull back.Except a strip of northwest Dixmude all German troops be whitdrawn.Now they are around 10 meters from each other at the Yser.The battle was fought the Yser.

Dixmude

Otherwise it runs around Ypres,the landscape is quits different,here is to do to higher areas.From there it is the whole environment on vision and control.Ther is also fierce and hard fought battle.On October 19,1914 beginning the first battle of Ypres and lasts until November 22,1914.It has also formed a solid front line on October 29 ,1914.There follewed serveral battles on October 12,1914 in Messines,on October 21-23,1914 in Langemark and at October 29,30 and 31,1914 in Gheluveld.November 1914 begin new attacks by the Germans and Ypres will be placed entirely in the axis.

Ypres

The Britsh can fend off the Germans offensive,the first battle of Ypres is delivered and requires heavy toll on the British.Killed 60.000 British,who survived is a cold and icy winter meeting.The front line is about 750 kms long and stuck. The Belgians occupied the northern flank of the coast to Boezinge about 38 kms.The British around Ypres defend 130 kms and the French take the other places on their behalf.

Even now beginning for the suffering Wytschaete(see now also 1914).