Timeline of World War 1 from 27 Jan 1916
Key events of the First World War, 1914-1918, starting when Conscription introduced in Britain
27 Jan 1916:
Conscription introduced in Britain
21 Feb 1916:
Start of the Battle of Verdun
29 Apr 1916:
British forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
31 May 1916:
Battle of Jutland
4 Jun 1916:
Start of the Brusilov Offensive
1 Jul 1916:
Start of the Battle of the Somme
10 Aug 1916:
End of the Brusilov Offensive
15 Sep 1916:
First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
7 Dec 1916:
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
1 Feb 1917:
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign starts
6 Apr 1917:
USA declares war on Germany
16 Apr 1917:
France launches an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
31 Jul 1917:
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
24 Oct 1917:
Battle of Caporetto - the Italian Army is heavily defeated
6 Nov 1917:
Britain launches a major offensive on the Western Front
20 Nov 1917:
British tanks win a victory at Cambrai
9 Dec 1917:
Britain captures Jerusalem from the Turks
15 Dec 1917:
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
3 Mar 1918:
The peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed between Russia and Germany
21 Mar 1918:
Germany breaks through on the Somme
29 Mar 1918:
Marshall Foch is appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front
9 Apr 1918:
Germany starts an offensive in Flanders
15 Jul 1918:
Second Battle of the Marne begins
19 Sep 1918:
Turkish forces collapse at Megiddo
3 Oct 1918:
Germany asks the Allies for an armistice
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Timeline of World War 1 from 27 Jan 1916
Key events of the First World War, 1914-1918, starting when Conscription introduced in Britain