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WOODROW WILSON'S HANDWRITTEN DRAFT ANNOUNCING
PEACE
World War One History 1918
World War I Timeline - Year 1918
March 21, 1918
The
Second Battle of the Somme
begins. This battle is also called the
Battle of Saint-Quentin. It will end on April 5, 1918.
April 5,
1918
The
Second Battle of the Somme
ends. It had started on March 21, 1918.
April 22, 1918
Guatemala declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
May 23, 1918
Costa Rica declares war on Germany.
May 24, 1918
Nicaragua declares war on Germany.
July 15, 1918
Second Battle of the Marne begins.
It will last until July 18, 1918.
Haiti declares war on Germany.
July 18, 1918
Second Battle of the Marne ends. It
had begun on July 15, 1918.
July 19, 1918
Honduras declares war on Germany.
August 8, 1918
The Battle
of Amiens begins. It will end on August 12, 1918.
August 12, 1918
The Battle of Amiens ends.
It begun on August 8, 1918.
September 19, 1918
The
Battle of Megiddo
starts. It will end on September 21, 1918.
Map of the Battle of Megiddo - Sep 19-21, 1918
September 21, 1918
The Battle of Megiddo
ends. It started on September 19, 1918.
September 26, 1918
The
Battles of the Meuse-Argonne
begin. They will end on November 11, 1918.
Map of the Battles of the Meuse-Argonne - Sept 26-Nov 11, 1918
September 30, 1918
Bulgaria surrenders.
October 24, 1918
The
Battle of Vittorio Veneto
begins. It will end on November 3, 1918.
Map of the Battle of Vittorio Veneto - Oct 24-Nov 3, 1918
October 29, 1918
Sailors' mutiny at Kiel,
Germany.
October 30, 1918
Turkey surrenders.
November 3, 1918
The Battle of Vittorio Veneto
ends. This battle had begun on October 24, 1918.
November 4, 1918
Austria-Hungary surrenders.
November 9, 1918
Prince
Max von Baden announces the abdication of German
Kaiser
William II, who didn't agree
but now had to.
November 10, 1918
Former Kaiser
William II escapes from his
headquarters in Spa to the Netherlands. The Netherlands grant him
asylum if he stays politically inactive. William complies, but this
won't stop him from sending
Nut Adolf a congratulation
telegram upon the latter's invasion of Paris in 1940.
November 11, 1918
The Battles of the Meuse-Argonne
end. They had begun on September 26, 1918.
05.00 a.m. - Location: French Marshal
Ferdinand Foch's railway
carriage at Rethondes. An armistice is signed
between the Allies and Germany.
11.00 a.m. - World War I is officially over.
November 28, 1918
Former Kaiser
William II cusses the day as
well as Max von Baden and signs
his abdication.
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