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| Battle of Argesul Falkenhayn, Eric von |  |
| 30th Nov River Argesul Attacks the Romanians at the River Arges ul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest |
| 30th Nov River Argesul German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest |
| Battle of Argesul Mackensen, August von | |
| 30th Nov River Argesul Attacks the Romanians at the River Arges ul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest |
| 30th Nov River Argesul German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest |
| Battle of Hermannstadt Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 27th Sep Hermannstadt The German 9th Army pushes back the Romanian forces during the Romanian Campaign |
| Battle of Jutland Hipper, Franz von | |
| 31st May Jutland Germans have 16 Dreadnoughts, 6 pre-Dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers & 72 destroyers |
| 31st May Jutland Hipper & Beatty's destroyers see each other & the Germans entice the British fleet |
| 31st May Jutland Leads 5 cruisers along the Jutland Peninsula to break the British North Sea blockade |
| Battle of Jutland Scheer, Reinhard | |
| 31st May Jutland Follows von Hipper with the German Fleet of 99 ships along the Jutland Peninsula |
| 31st May Jutland Intends to entice British battle-cruisers offf the Norwegian coast & destroy them |
| 1st June Jutland Both sides lose 6 ships but the British lose greater tonnage |
| 1st June Jutland Scheer is outgunned by Jellicoe's fleet & turns away under cover of smokescreens |
| 1st June Jutland The German Fleet retrurns to port & does not break out again during the war |
| 1st June Jutland The Germans claim a victory because they have sunk more ships than they have lost |
| Battle of Neuville Hess, Rudolph | |
| Neuville Participates in the Battle of Neuville St Vaast |
| Battle of Somme, 1st Gallwitz, Max von | |
| Somme Commands German defences at the Battle of the Somme |
| Battle of Somme, 1st Hitler, Adolf | |
| 7th Oct Somme Injured by a grenade splinter & returns to Germany for the 1st time in 2 yrs |
| Battle of Verdun Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 21st Feb Verdun 1st day to "bleed the French white", 1200 German artillery guns open fire |
| 21st Feb Verdun Decides "to bleed France white" by concentrating on a historically sensitive area |
| 21st Feb Verdun Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the battle of Verdun |
| 25th Feb Verdun Begins successfully when the Germans take Fort Douamont, Verdun's strongest position |
| 24th June Verdun Cancels supplies to the battle when the French are saved from by Allied bombardment |
| Dec Verdun After 10 months the Germans are forced back to their original positions |
| Dec Verdun Each loses about 350,000 |
| Battle of Verdun Guderain, Heinz | |
| Verdun Learns how to use tanks in battle, leading exponent in World War II |
| Battle of Verdun Hess, Rudolph | |
| Verdun Participates in the Battle of Verdun |
| Brusilov Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 4th June Trans fers 15 Divs from the Western to the Eastern front after the Brusilov Offensive |
| 20th Sep The offensive is called off |
| 20th Sep The Russians had taken 450,000 prisoners but lost 1,000,000 |
| Cabinet Chief Neurath, Constantin Freiher von | |
| Wurttemberg Appointed Cabinet Chief |
| Capture of Bucharest Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Arges ul |
| Capture of Bucharest Mackensen, August von | |
| 6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Arges ul |
| Capture of Constanta Mackensen, August von | |
| 23rd Oct Constanta Captures the key Black Sea port of Constanta from Romania |
| Capture of Dobrudja Mackensen, August von | |
| Dobrudja Captures Dobrudja from Romania |
| Capture of Romania Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| Serves under Von Mackensen |
| Capture of Silistra Mackensen, August von | |
| 6th Sep Silistra Captures Silistra |
| Capture of Turtukai Mackensen, August von | |
| 6th Sep Turtukai Captures Turtukai |
| Chief of Staff Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| 26th Aug Appointed Chief-of-Staff |
| Chief of Staff Hoffman, Maximilian | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff on the Eastern Front |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Eastern Front |
| Chief of Staff Seeckt, Hans von | |
| Appointed Chief of the General Staff, serves the Austrian Archduke Charles |
| Commander 9th Army Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| Appointed Commander of the 9th Army for the Romanian Campaign |
| Commander Danube Army Mackensen, August von | |
| Mar Appointed Commander of the Army of the Danube |
| Commander German Fleet Scheer, Reinhard | |
| Appointed Commander of the German Fleet |
| Commander Rupprecht Rupprecht | |
| Appointed Commander of the "Army Group Rupprecht", a group of northern German armies |
| Constitution Beseler, Hans von | |
| 5th Nov Proclaims the Polish Congress of State for military & economic resources for Germany |
| Constitution Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Ludendorff and Hindenburg become the leaders of the military-industrial dictatorship Third Supreme Command |
| Crossing River Danube Mackensen, August von | |
| 23rd Nov Sistova Cross es the River Danube at Sistova |
| Declaration of War Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Berlin Supports defending German territory, including Alsace & Lorraine, non-annexationist |
| Berlin The Party is split by Ebert's opposition to the minority anti-war caucus of the SDP |
| Discovery of Relativity Einstein, Albert | |
| Proposes the general theory of relativity, proved correct 3 years later |
| Dismissal Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| Verdun Dimissed by the Kaiser after the failure of Verdun |
| Dismissal Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Aug Paul von Hindenburg replaces Erich von Falkenhayn as Chief of Staff of the German Army |
| Economy Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| Takes over control of the war economy from Ludendorf when the Kriegsamt is established |
| Field Marshal Rupprecht | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| General Sanders, Otto Victor Karl Liman von | |
| Appointed Commander of the Turkish forces in the Middle East |
| Health Hitler, Adolf | |
| Oct Beelitz Convalesces in Beelitz |
| 7th Oct Somme Injured by a grenade splinter & returns to Germany for the 1st time in 2 yrs |
| Hindenburg Line Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| Named after the Field Marshal |
| The completion of a fortified German Defense line across North Eastern France |
| Hindenburg Program Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von | |
| Issues instructions for annexation, mobilization & the auxiliary service law |
| Makes war work compulsory for every male aged 17-60 |
| The High Command issues a program to direct the war economy |
| Independent Social Democratic Party Bernstein, Eduard | |
| Founds the Independent Social Democratic Party |
| Invention Flamethrowers Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 21st Feb Verdun Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the battle of Verdun |
| Kriegsamt Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| Takes over control of the war economy from Ludendorf when the Kriegsamt is established |
| Major Blomberg, Werner von | |
| Appointed Major |
| Major Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm | |
| Takes over control of the war economy from Ludendorf when the Kriegsamt is established |
| Minister of Interior Helfferich, Karl | |
| Appointed Minister of the Interior |
| Peace Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Ludendorff supports unrestricted submarine warfare and successfully puts pressure on Kaiser Wilhelm II to dismiss those in the armed forces that favour a negotiated peace settlement |
| Peace Theobald, Bethmann Hollweg von | |
| 12th Dec Issues a Peace Note for negotiations, hopes to control Belgium & North East France |
| Publication of Daubler Daubler, Theodor | |
| Publication of, "Das Sternenkind" |
| Quartermaster General Ludendorf Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Hindenburg appoints Ludendorff as his Quartermaster General |
| Reichstag Ebert, Friedrich | |
| Berlin Appointed Party Leader in the Reichstag |
| Resignation of Falkenhayn Falkenhayn, Eric von | |
| 29th Aug Forced to resign after the failure of Verdun |
| Rule of Poland Beseler, Hans von | |
| 5th Nov Proclaims the Polish Congress of State for military & economic resources for Germany |
| Submarine Warfare Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Ludendorff supports unrestricted submarine warfare and successfully puts pressure on Kaiser Wilhelm II to dismiss those in the armed forces that favour a negotiated peace settlement |
| Third Supreme Command Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Ludendorff and Hindenburg become the leaders of the military-industrial dictatorship Third Supreme Command |
