On This Day during WW1....

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Many will be aware of the thread in the World War 2 forum called "On this day during WW2..."

Thought it would be an idea to start an identical one here for WW1 considering it's now exactly 100 years ago today that Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo precipitating the disaster which was to follow.

As with the WW2 thread, feel free to add the events of 1914-18 to the relevant dates as they come around.

Some links on the assassination and how it lead to war:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

Bosnia and WW1: The living legacy of Gavrilo Princip

10 interpretations of who started World War One

37 days: Countdown to World War One.

riffmongous

The interpretations of Princip's actions seem to be pretty controversial in the former yugoslav regions at the moment, some interesting articles on the BBC about it.

Jawgap

98 years ago today - The Battle of the Somme started......

Jawgap

100 years ago this evening Germany declared war on France......

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Germany invades Belgium 100 years ago today. On 2nd August Germany had requested that Belgium give the German army the right of free passage through the country to attack France. Belgium refused this request on the 3rd. In response to the invasion, Britain declares war on Germany at 11pm, due to the violation of Belgian neutrality.

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The single bloodiest day of WW1 occurs 100 years ago today. In a series of battles known as the the 'Battle of the Frontiers', the French army casualties number 27,000 killed. Flandersnews.be also states that as many as 14,000 German soldiers may have been killed as well. If true, the death rate for this day alone may have been double that of 1st July 1916 (1st day of the Battle of the Somme).

http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/The+Great+War/1.2048834