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World War I Timeline
1914
• June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in
Sarajevo.
• July 28 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
• August 1 - Germany declares war on Russia.
• August 3 - Germany declares war on France.
• August 4 - Great Britain declares war on Germany.
• August 4 - Germany invades neutral Belgium.
• August 26-30 - Battle of Tannenberg.
• August - Battle of Togoland.
• August - The Pursuit of the Goeben and the Breslau.
• September - First Battle of Aisne.
• September - Battle of Lemberg.
• September 5-10 - First Battle of the Marne.
• October-November - First Battle of Ypres.
• November - Battle of Lodz.
• December 25 - Unofficial Christmas Truce on the
Western Front.
1915
• January 19 - First German zeppelin air raid on
England.
• February 4 - Any ship approaching Britain is consid-
ered a legitimate target as Germany declares a subma-
rine blockade of England.
• February - Battle of Masuria.
• March - Battle of Neuve-Chapelle.
• March-December - Battles of Aubers Ridge and
Festubert.
• April 22-May 5 - Second Battle of Ypres. First use of
chemical weapons.
• April 23 - Allied assault on Gallipoli.
• May 7 - Lusitania sunk.
• May - Battle of Gorlice-Tarnow.
• August 30 - Responding to American demands,
Germany stops sinking ships without warning.
• September 5 - Tsar Nicholas commander of Russian
armies.
• September-October - Battle of Artois & Champagne.
• September-October - Battle of Loos.
• December 7 - David Lloyd George becomes Prime
Minister of Britain.
• December 28 - Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli.
• December-April, 1916 - Siege of Kut.
1916
• February 21-December 18 - Battle of Verdun.
• May-June - Trentino Offensive.
• May 31 - Battle of Jutland.
• June 4 - The Brusilov Offensive.
• June 18 – Max Immelman killed.
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• October 28 – Oswald Boelcke killed in a collision with
Erwin Böhme.
• July 1-November 18 - Battle of the Somme.
• November 7 - Woodrow Wilson re-elected.
• December 31 - Rasputin murdered.
1917
• February 1 - Unrestricted submarine warfare declared
by Germany, again.
• February 24 - The Sinking of the Laconia.
• March 15 - Tsar Nicholas abdicates.
• March-September - Russia collapses.
• April 6 - United States declares war on Germany.
• April 16-29 - Chemin des Dames Offensive.
• April - Battle of Arras & Vimy Ridge.
• April - Nivelle Offensive.
• June - Battle of Messines.
• July 6 - Aquaba captured by Arabs led by T. E.
Lawrence.
• July 16-November 10 - Third Battle of Ypres.
• August 6 - Aleksander Fyodorovich Kerensky appoint-
ed Prime Minister of Russia.
• October - Battle of Caporetto.
• November 7 - Kerensky’s government overthrown by
Bolsheviks.
• November 10 - British reach Passchendaele.
• November - Battle of Cambrai.
• December 3 - German-Russian armistice.
• December 9 - Jerusalem captured by British.
1918
• January 8 - President Wilson presents 14-point plan.
• March-June - Ludendorff Offensive.
• April - Zeebruggge Raid.
• April 21 - Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
killed by a machine gun bullet over the trenches.
• June-July - Piave Offensive.
• July 16-17 - Bolsheviks murder Tsar Nicholas and his
family.
• July 26 - Ed “Mack” Mannock killed near lestrem.
• August 8 - Allied counter-offensives on the Somme.
• September 29 - Allies break through the Hindenberg
Line.
• September-October - Battle of Megiddo.
• September - St. Mihiel Offensive.
• September-November - Battle of Meuse-Argonne.
• October 28 - German sailors mutiny.
• November 9 - Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates.
• November 10 - German republic founded.
• November 11 - Armistice signed.
1919
• June 28 - Treaty of Versailles signed.

Map:
Four hexes must be identified as the targets for this mis-
sion. These hexes should be no more than six hexes from
the middle of the board, nearer to the player who is not
conducting reconnaissance. Additionally, these hexes must
be at least six hexes from each other.
Mission Objectives:
The reconnoitering side must fly straight and level through
each of these hexes at altitude 1 or 2. Bonuses are given
to the reconnoitering pilot for any pictures taken of the
front lines.
One point is given to the reconnoitering side for each plane
shot down or forced to land. The reconnoitering player also
earns one point for each hex he or she successfully recon-
noiters.
The side defending the line earns two points for each plane
shot down.
Special Mission Rules:
Photography was an important part of the great war. Only
after studying the images brought back from the front lines
could leaders understand where the enemy weaknesses
were.
If the reconnoitering pilot wishes to capture photographs of
one of the target hexes, he or she may fly over one of the
target hexes a second time at altitude 1 or 2 and straight
and level. As soon as the plane finishes it movement for the
phase, the pilot may attempt to photograph the line.
Roll 2d6, a successful photograph has been taken if either
die turns up 6. Each successful photo earns the reconnoi-
tering side 1 point
Mission: Bomb the Lines
Setup:
Once the troop placement and artillery positions are iden-
tified, pilots were often call upon to drop grenades and
bombs on those positions.
Aircraft:
The attacking player must take at least one aircraft with
bombs. Otherwise, any number of aircraft may participate
in this mission, so long as the difference in points between
the two sides is no more than 10% of the lower total.
For example, Dan decides that he would like to play the
British using two Sopwith Snipes at 139 points each for a
total of 278 points. If Janice, the attacking German player,
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Aces at Dawn
wanted to bring two Pfalz D. XIIs, which are each worth 110
points, and a 62 point Taube, she could. Since the differ-
ence between the two sides is only 6 points, no additional
aircraft are needed.
Map:
Four hexes must be identified as the targets for this mis-
sion. These hexes should be no more than six hexes from the
middle of the board, nearer to the defender. Additionally,
these hexes must be at least six hexes from each other.
Finally, two of the hexes (marked in secret) may be de-
fended by Archie (Anti-Aircraft).
Mission Objectives:
The attacking side must destroy the target hexes using
bombing attacks.
One-half point is given to the attacking side for each plane
shot down or forced to land. The attacking side also earns
1 point for each target hex destroyed.
The side defending the line earns one points for each plane
shot down. Destroying the bomber will earn the defender
two points.
Special Mission Rules:
Bombing:
Bombers attack ground targets and balloons. Bombers may
only drop bombs if they are one or two altitude bands high-
er than the target (the ground is altitude band 0).
Bombers must fly straight and level over the target hex or
suffer a +1 penalty to the target number.
At the end of the movement phase during which the bomb-
er passed over a target hex flying level and straight, the
bomber may make a bombing attack.
A bombing attack target number is 2 + the movement points
spent by the bomber for the perform maneuvers phase +
any modifiers due to altitude.
Archie Fire:
Anti-Aircraft fire was the bane of many pilots. It was hard
enough to stay alive flying the trenches with unstable, fin-
icky aircraft, but add a bunch of mean guys on the ground
with guns and the flight becomes positively horrific.
Anti-aircraft fire is conducted as normal combat during the
normal Combat phase. Archie has a 360° arc of fire and hits
on a 1 + the movement points spent by the target aircraft
during the perform maneuvers phase + the distance to the
aircraft.