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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand becomes the prelude to World War I. Portion of funeral procession of Archduke Ferdinand.
Newspaper headline declares Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Countess Sophie's assassination by a Bosnian youth in Sarajevo. The Archduke's bullet ridden uniform. The caskets carrying the bodies of the Archduke and his wife are taken to Vienna. The caskets wrapped in the Austrian flag at the port. Officers and soldiers salute in their honor. Priests lead the funeral procession followed by the caskets brought in horse carriages. Various New York newspaper headlines depicting beginning of World War I: Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia mobilizes against Austria, Germany declares war on Russia, France and England declare war on the Central Powers. Berlin: A large crowd gathered on the streets of Berlin. Mobilized German troops and band march on the streets. Crowd greets the German soldiers.
Russia, Germany and Romania mobilize for World War I.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia mobilizes ten million men on the Eastern border during the early stages of World War 1. The Tsar inspects Russian troops and consults with his uncle the Grand Duke Nicholas. Russian troops and the military band march. German Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the king of Wurttenberg step from a car in Germany. Officers and civilians gathered around. The Kaiser reviews soldiers in Germany. The Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany readies to command an army. Field Marshall August Von Mackensen, readies to fight the Romanian Army.
French and German troops mobilize for World War I.
An order for mobilization of the French troops for World War 1. French troops march in the streets of France. A crowd cheers them on. Troops marching in a field. French President Raymond Poincare, General Joseph-Jacques-Cesaire-Joffre, and other officers inspect and salute the troops. The proclamation of a German general for the population of Luxembourg. Kaiser Wilhelm II with his military officers in Germany. The Kaiser inspects and salutes marching troops. German soldiers advance on cobbled streets.
British, Turkish, Belgian, Serb, French, and Australian soldiers mobilize for World War I.
Headlines in various New York and Belgian newspapers report the entry of Austria, Germany, Russia and Great Britain into the World War 1. A poster part of the recruitment campaign by Lord Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War. British troops in the streets of England, mobilize for the war. King George V, his son and uncle, inspect British troops. Turkey: The Sultan of Turkey and other military officials emerge from a building. The Sultan takes his seat in horse carriage and is driven away. Turkish troops at a port and soldiers seated in a ship. Belgium: Bombarded buildings and ruins in Louvain. People and soldiers on the street. People in carts on a road in search of new homes. Military officers study a map. Belgrade: Serbians bomb Belgrade. Soldiers fire artillery guns. Bomb explosions on a hill. British soldiers camp with French soldiers across the channel. Australian soldiers march ahead to join the war. Germany: Retired General Paul Von Hindenburg, commander of the Germans, and other military officers pose outside a building. The German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II ascends from the sand dunes of Belgium to inspect his troops in a field. France: French soldiers on alert in trenches and bunkers, defend the borders of Paris. General Gallieni and his troops leave Paris for the front in taxicabs.
European Persons and Events leading to World War I.
The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria arrives in a horse drawn carriage. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with entourage. The German Emperor reviews German troops on parade. A newspaper headline "Kaiser defies Czar. Hands off or War!'. Nicholas II of Russia walks down steps followed by his wife and two daughters. People stand on steps and salute. The Czar and family are seated in an open carriage. Russian Soldiers parade. Another headline, 'France enters War'. French Cavalry and troops parade in open fields. A newspaper headline 'England prepares for War, German armies sweep France'. British King George V , in military uniform, and Queen Mary, standing at a window. British troops march and a soldier drives a motorbike.
Scenes of battle in Belgium and France early in World War I
German troops overrun Belgium and Northern France. Massive column of German soldiers advancing. Battle scenes with trench warfare, explosions, and heavy railway artillery being fired. A French soldier is killed by an exploding shell. A French 320mm Railway Gun fires. A soldier climbs up trench wall as an explosion occurs. Soldiers leap into trench as the exploded earth showers, one of them injured or killed. German soldiers in trench fire a rifle and another throws a grenade. Tanks maneuver in the battlefield. Trenches are fenced with barbed wire. Belgian soldier lifts his head from a trench and throws a hand grenade, then quickly ducks back down. An explosion occurs over a trench. German soldiers firing machine gun from trench; machine gun operator is hit and collapses. Soldiers crossing battlefield amidst barbed wire. Line of soldiers atop vehicles firing howitzers during battle. A French Spad airplane is shot down in flames and smoke and dives toward the ground, out of control.