WWI - The outbreak of the First World War

Triggered by the fatal shooting of the Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo, World War I began with Austria/Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm II stood by Austria's side as an ally and on August 1, the German Reich declared war on Russia, followed by the French on August 3. The mobilization was accompanied by a wave of national enthusiasm, especially in the major cities, and countless young men, not only in Germany, volunteered for military service.

25.07.1914 - Extra issues of the newspapers announce the ordered mobilisation by King Peter I. in Belgrad on the 25th of July in 1914. Set off by the deadly shots on Austrian heir to the throne...
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22.08.2005 - Advertising for recruits in England WWI United Kingdom / Mono Negative
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01.01.1914 - Deutsche Soldaten werden 1914 in München vor dem Ausmarsch an die Front von einem Priester eingesegnet. Foto: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - GESPERRT FÜR BILDFUNK -
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01.01.1915 - The original caption of the picture from the Berlin Illustrirten Zeitung (Berlin illustrated newspaper) from 1915 reads "Effects of war in the most distant corners of earth. Mobili...
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01.01.1914 - The fieldpostcard shows a staged scene, in which a German soldier says goodbye to his family according to the motto "The flag is calling!". Photo: Sammlung Sauer
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01.08.1914 - Passers-by read a display of the extra-edition of the "Deutsche Tageszeitung" (German daily newspaper) from 01 August 1914 announcing the mobilization of all of the German forces b...
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01.08.1914 - Ein frisch eingekleideter junger Soldat übergibt seiner Mutter durch das Gitter des Kasernentores seine Zivilkleidung, aufgenommen 1914. Foto: Fotoarchiv für Zeitgeschichte/Archiv...
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01.08.1914 - Mobilmachung im August 1914 in Deutschland: Bayerische Soldaten winken in euphorischem Glauben an einen schnellen Sieg aus den Fenstern eines Zuges, der sie an die Front bringt. Au...
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1. Weltkrieg: Deutsche Soldaten auf dem Weg zur Front

01.01.2000 - Deutsche Truppen werden während des ersten Weltkriegs auf dem Weg zur Front von der begeisterten Bevölkerung gefeiert. (Undatiertes Archivbild aufgenommen zwischen 1914 und 1918)
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1. Weltkrieg: Rede des Kaisers zum Kriegsausbruch 1914

01.08.1914 - Versammelte Berliner Bürger warten am 01.08.1914 auf eine bevorstehende Rede des deutschen Kaisers Wilhelm II vor dem Stadtschloss in Berlin. Der Kaiser sprach kurz darauf zum Krie...
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Europa im Ersten Weltkrieg 1914 - 1918 (Wiederholung) (28.07.2014)

28.07.2014 - Karte Europas mit Frontverläufen während des 1. Weltkriegs in Europa, Querformat 135 x 125, Grafik: A. Brühl, Redaktion: K. Klink
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Die ersten Stunden des Ersten Weltkriegs (Wiederholung v. 23.07.2014) (28.07.2014)

28.07.2014 - Kämpfe in Belgrad direkt nach der Kriegserklärung Österreich-Ungarns an Serbien am 28. Juli 1914; Redaktion: T. Brey
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31.07.1914 - A Guard officer reads out in Berlin the announcement of the 'state of the threat of war', while a crowd of people listens. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Paramedics and female paramedics of the Austrian Red Cross in Vienna, 1914

01.01.1914 - Paramedics and female paramedics of the Austrian Red Cross at the outbreak of war in their field uniforms. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Text of the German ultimatum to Russia, 1914

31.07.1914 - The text of the ultimatum of the German Government to the Russians. As the Russians did not react towards it, the Kaiser ordered the mobilization of the German troops. [XPAEXPORTID...
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Special edition for the announcement of the mobilization, 1914

01.08.1914 - A title page of the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger with reports about the incipient mobilization in Germany. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Serbian soldiers at the Austrian-Hungarian border after the outbreak of war, 1914

01.08.1914 - Officers of the Serbian army after the declaration of war in a bivouac at the Austria border. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Cheering soldiers at the beginning of the Great War in Austria, 1914

01.08.1914 - Soldiers celebrate the outbreak of the First World War with flowers in their hats in an Austrian town. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Austrian soldiers on the way to the front, 1914

01.08.1914 - In August 1914, the members of an Austro-Hungarian regiment set forth to the front in freight wagons and take leave fropm their loved ones. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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British War Volunteers at the beginning of the 1st World War, 1914

01.01.1914 - British War volunteers march laughing to the station. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Sailors and marines before decampment to the front, 1914

01.01.1914 - German sailors and marines (middle) at the train station in Kiel before being transported to the front. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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Nurses serve refreshments to German soldiers, 1914

01.01.1914 - German soldiers on a troop transport receive drinks during an intermediate stop. [XPAEXPORTID000006]
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