Hey, how are you? I introduce myself, I am Erich von Falkenhayn, a German minister of war from the First World War and today I am going to tell you about the events of the First World War
And in case you were wondering, yep, I'm a ghost
The beggining
This is the beginning, the assassination of Archduke Francisco Fernando which aroused the anger of several countries which declared war
War declaration
As soon as the incident of the archduke's assassination passed, the Austro-Hungarian government declared war on Serbia, which was supported by Russia.
This is the war!!!!!
In this short comic we explain what happened during the First World War in a short timeline
Expansion of the war to other countries
Almost ten million soldiers died in the first world war
The immediate cause of the outbreak of war was the assassination (June 1914) in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown. The Austro-Hungarian government declared war on Serbia, which was supported by Russia.
Alliances
Multiple countries decided to ally themselves in order to have opportunities towards multiple attacks on their respective country.
On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning World War I. On June 28, Gavrilo Princip had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo. After the murders Austria-Hungary presented a list of demands to Serbia.
Peace signature
and after 4 years of death and uncertainty among people around the world, everything finally comes to an end
The violation of Belgian sovereignty led the United Kingdom to declare war on Germany. The Germans were stopped by the French a few kilometers from Paris, and a war of attrition began where the trench lines would hardly suffer any variation until 1917. This front is known as the Western Front. On the eastern front,
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance The Triple Entente, formed by France, Great Britain and Russia since 1907, aimed to confront the Triple Alliance. The Triple Alliance, meanwhile, was made up of Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Italy.
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles signed on June 28, 1919 and which came into force on January 10, 1920 finally brought peace, but a peace for which Germany was forced to surrender territories, arms and pay a high price. amount as compensation for the destruction it caused.