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Great Britain and France declare war on Turkey

Twenty-one Declarations of War between July 28, 1914 and August 21, 1915. Over them are the heads of state of the %+%Organization%m%61%n%Dreibund%-%: Sultan Mehmet V of Turkey, Kaiser Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

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Kriegsklärungen des Weltkrieges.
Zum bleibenden Gedächtnis.
28. Juli 1914: Österreich-Ungarn an Serbien.
1. August: Deutschland an Russland.
3. August: Deutschland an Frankreich.
3. August: Deutschland an Belgien.
4. August: England an Deutschland.
5. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Russland.
6. August: Serbien an Deutschland.
11 August: Montenegro an Österreich-Ungarn.
11 August: Montenegro an Deutschland.
11 August: Frankreich an Österreich-Ungarn.
13 August: England an Österreich-Ungarn.
23 August: Japan an Deutschland.
25. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Japan.
28. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Belgien.
2. November: Russland an die Türkei.
5. November: Frankreich an die Türkei.
5. November: England an die Türkei.
7. November: Belgien an die Türkei.
7. November: Serbien an die Türkei.
23. Mai 1915: Italien an Österreich-Ungarn.
21. August: Italien an die Türkei.
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War Declaration of the World War.
For lasting memory.
July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary on Serbia.
August 1: Germany on Russia.
August 3: Germany on France.
August 3: Germany on Belgium.
August 4: England on Germany.
August 5: Austria-Hungary on Russia.
August 6: Serbia on Germany.
August 11: Montenegro on Austria-Hungary.
August 11: Montenegro on Germany.
August 11: France on Austria-Hungary.
August 13: England on Austria-Hungary.
August 23: Japan on Germany.
August 25: Austria-Hungary on Japan.
August 28: Austria-Hungary to Belgium.
November 2: Russia on Turkey.
November 5: France on Turkey.
November 5: England on Turkey.
November 7: Belgium on Turkey.
November 7: Serbia on Turkey.
May 23, 1915: Italy on Austria-Hungary.
August 21: Italy on Turkey.
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Verlag: Buchdruckerei "In

Twenty-one Declarations of War between July 28, 1914 and August 21, 1915. Over them are the heads of state of the Dreibund: Sultan Mehmet V of Turkey, Kaiser Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

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21

Kriegsklärungen des Weltkrieges.

Zum bleibenden Gedächtnis.

28. Juli 1914: Österreich-Ungarn an Serbien.

1. August: Deutschland an Russland.

3. August: Deutschland an Frankreich.

3. August: Deutschland an Belgien.

4. August: England an Deutschland.

5. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Russland.

6. August: Serbien an Deutschland.

11 August: Montenegro an Österreich-Ungarn.

11 August: Montenegro an Deutschland.

11 August: Frankreich an Österreich-Ungarn.

13 August: England an Österreich-Ungarn.

23 August: Japan an Deutschland.

25. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Japan.

28. August: Österreich-Ungarn an Belgien.

2. November: Russland an die Türkei.

5. November: Frankreich an die Türkei.

5. November: England an die Türkei.

7. November: Belgien an die Türkei.

7. November: Serbien an die Türkei.

23. Mai 1915: Italien an Österreich-Ungarn.

21. August: Italien an die Türkei.



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War Declaration of the World War.

For lasting memory.

July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary on Serbia.

August 1: Germany on Russia.

August 3: Germany on France.

August 3: Germany on Belgium.

August 4: England on Germany.

August 5: Austria-Hungary on Russia.

August 6: Serbia on Germany.

August 11: Montenegro on Austria-Hungary.

August 11: Montenegro on Germany.

August 11: France on Austria-Hungary.

August 13: England on Austria-Hungary.

August 23: Japan on Germany.

August 25: Austria-Hungary on Japan.

August 28: Austria-Hungary to Belgium.

November 2: Russia on Turkey.

November 5: France on Turkey.

November 5: England on Turkey.

November 7: Belgium on Turkey.

November 7: Serbia on Turkey.

May 23, 1915: Italy on Austria-Hungary.

August 21: Italy on Turkey.



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Verlag: Buchdruckerei "Industrie", Wien VII.

Publisher: book printer "Industry", Vienna VII

Logo: lozenge, Maltese Cross, Shield, "1914"

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Following the shelling of Russian ports and the sinking of Russian ships in the Black Sea by Turkey, Russia declared war on Turkey on November 2, 1914. On November 5, her allies Great Britain and France also declared war on Turkey.

1914-11-05

Some books about Great Britain and France declare war on Turkey (32)

Title Author
France and the Dardenelles in the Great War
Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War (1913–1916) Guillaume Apollinaire
Northern France from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire Excluding Paris and its Environs; Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Fifth Edition with 16 Maps and 55 Plans Karl Baedeker
Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918 Grigoris Balakian
Poilu: The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914-1918 Louis Barthas
The Twelve and Other Poems Alexander Blok
Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900–1925 Vera Brittain
Ambulance No. 10; Personal Letters from the Front Leslie Buswell
Lice Blaise Cendrars
The Astonished Man Blaise Cendrars
A History of Modern France, Volume 3: 1871-1962 Alfred Cobban
Pyrrhic Victory; French Strategy and Operations in the Great War Robert A. Doughty
Military Operations France and Belgium, 1914, Vol. I, August to October J. E. Edmonds
Military Operations France and Belgium, 1914, Vol. II, October-November J. E. Edmonds
Over the top, by an American soldier who went, Arthur Guy Empey, machine gunner, serving in France Empey
Argonne 1918: The AEF in France Barry Gregory
Your Death Would Be Mine; Paul and Marie Pireaud in the Great War Martha Hanna
Northern France Insight Guide Northern France Insight Guide
A Minstrel in France Harry Lauder
The Deluge: British Society and the First World War Arthur Marwick
Northern France and the Paris Region; The Green Guide Michelin Green Guide
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story Henry Morgenthau
Falcons of France Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
Selected Poems Boris Pasternak
Fields of Glory Jean Rouaud
The Balkans, A Laboratory of History William M. Sloane
Turkey, A Short History Norman Stone
They Shall Not Pass: The French Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 Ian Sumner
Five Years in Turkey Liman von Sanders
Italy, France And Britain At War H. G. Wells
Fighting France Edith Wharton
With the French Flying Corps Carroll Dana Winslow