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Revision as of 05:15, 16 March 2024
Key to type (fourth column): | |
A | Attack without prior, formal declaration of war; |
S | Severing of diplomatic relations without a formal declaration of war; |
U | State of war arrived at through use of ultimatum; |
V | Volunteers sent out without a formal declaration of war; |
W | Formal declaration of war made. |
Date | Initiator nation(s) | Targeted nation(s) | Type | Notes/comments | Document/event | Reference |
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July 28, 1914 | Austria-Hungary | Serbia | W | The Bombing of Belgrade, and by extension the first military action of the war, began at midnight on July 28 and 29.[1] | Declaration | [2] |
August 1, 1914 | German Empire | Russian Empire[a] | W | Declaration | [3] | |
August 2, 1914 | Luxembourg | A | Invasion started 3 p.m. CET. While Luxembourg never officially declared war, it participated in the Treaty of Versailles. | Invasion | [4] | |
August 3, 1914 | France[b] | W | Declaration | [3] | ||
August 4, 1914 | Belgium | U | Invasion | [5] | ||
August 4, 1914 | British Empire[c] | German Empire | U | Ultimatum expired at 11 p.m. GMT, and 12 a.m. CET on August 5.[6] | Declaration | [7] |
August 6, 1914 | Montenegro | Austria-Hungary | W | Declaration | [8] | |
August 8, 1914 | German Empire | W | ||||
August 12, 1914 | Austria-Hungary | W | ||||
June 3, 1915 | San Marino | Austria-Hungary | W | Despite declaring war, the nation sent very few volunteer forces, nor did it participate in any peace treaties.[9] | [10][11] |
Notes
- ^ Including the protectorates of the Uryankhay Krai (modern day Tuva), Emirate of Bukhara, and the Khanate of Khiva.
- ^ Including all colonies, Morocco and Tunisia
- ^ Including the United Kingdom, Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and all colonies and protectorates.
References
- ^ Rauchensteiner, Manfried (2014). The First World War: and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1914–1918. Translated by Güttel-Bellert, Anna; Kay, Alex. Böhlau Wien. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-3-205-79370-0.
- ^ Joseph, Franz (July 29, 1914). "Kriegserklärung Österreichs an Serbien" [Austria declares war on Serbia]. Wiener Zeitung (in German). No. 175. Government of Austria-Hungary. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Declaration of War by Germany on Russia (Saturday, August 1, at7.10 P.M.); and on France (Monday, August 3, at 6.45 P.M.)". The American Journal of International Law. 9 (2): 260–302. 1915. doi:10.2307/2212042. ISSN 0002-9300.
- ^ Otte, Thomas (2014). July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914. Cambridge University. p. 487. ISBN 978-1-1070-6490-4.
- ^ Skinner, Henry; Stacke, Harry (1922). "History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence". Principal Events 1914–1918. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 17673086.
- ^ Churchill, Winston S. (1938). "X: The Mobiliization of the Navy". The World Crisis 1911-1918. Vol. 1. Odhams Press. p. 186.
- ^ "Violation of Belgian Neutrality". Government of the United Kingdom. August 4, 1914. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Rappaport, Alfred (1929). "Die Mobilmachung Montenegros im Sommer 1914" [The Mobilization of Montenegro in the Summer of 1914]. Berliner Monatshefte (in German). pp. 941–966.
- ^ "World Wars and Fascism in San Marino". SanMarinoSite.com. April 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "International law documents, neutrality, breaking of diplomatic relations, war, with notes 1917". Naval War College. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "TINY SAN MARINO AT WAR WITH AUSTRIA; Republic Surrounded by Italian Territory Has are Army of About 1,000 Men". The New York Times. June 4, 1915. p. 3. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2024.