How did Germany enter the First World War in 1914?

The First World War

Der Erste Weltkrieg

1 August 1914–1918. After the murder of the Austrian heir to the throne in Sarajevo, Germany backed Austria-Hungary and declared war on Russia on 1 August 1914 and on France two…

Where: Germany

What happened

After the murder of the Austrian heir to the throne in Sarajevo, Germany backed Austria-Hungary and declared war on Russia on 1 August 1914 and on France two days later. Its march through neutral Belgium brought Britain into the war. The quick victory Germans expected turned into four years of trench warfare. About two million German soldiers died, and at home the British blockade and poor harvests brought hunger, above all in the 'turnip winter' of 1916–17. By the autumn of 1918 the army could fight no longer, and the armistice was signed on 11 November. How much of the blame for the war Germany bears is still debated by historians.

Say it

Im Ersten Weltkrieg starben etwa zwei Millionen deutsche Soldaten.

About two million German soldiers died in the First World War.