fases 1WW

Phases of the

1 World war

1º Austria-Hungary declares war to Serbia

Allies in Europe soon join the war

2º August 1914

War of movements

Battle of Marne (west)

Battle of Tannenberg (east)

British and French stopped Germans at 40 km from Paris

Germany aimed to finish the war by taking Paris by surprise

3º Trench warfare 1915-1917

Development of new type of arms

Mostly in western front

Battle of Verdun

Battle of the Somme river

Trench foot

Trench fever and stress

Last phases

1917

Revolts in the front due to life conditions

USA joined the war

Russia left the war

1918

Austro -Hungria and Ottoman empire were defeated in the east

Deafeat f Germany, 2º Battle of Marne

Guillermo II abdicates

Armistice is signed 11 November 1918