S

Timewise Traveller is a free non-profit resource. However, if you have found it of interest/value, and would like to show your appreciation, the author would welcome any contribution to Cancer Research UK.


To visit our Cancer Research page and make a donation

please click HERE. Thank you.

SUBJECT

DATE

INFORMATION

FRONT

MENU

Saint-Germain, The Treaty of

Sep 1919

Austria loses much land and access to the sea.

Versailles

M

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

April 1917

Postwar agreement giving Italy parts of Anatolia.

ME

M

Sakarya, The Battle of the River

Aug – Sep 1921

Anatolia: Greeks defeated and fail to take Ankara.

Versailles

M

Salonika/Macedonian Front, The

Oct 1915

Allies establish a bridgehead in northern Greece.

EF

M

Samarra Offensive, The

Mar –Apr 1917

A series of vicious encounters in Mesopotamia.

ME

M

Samoa, German colony in

Aug 1914

New Zealand takes over Western Samoa in Pacific

FAR EAST

M

Samsonov, General Alexander

Aug 1914

Tannenburg:  Russian general commits suicide

EF

M

San Remo Conference - Anatolia

April 1920

Most of Anatolia to go to Greece, France and Italy

ME

M

San Remo Conference - Middle East

April 1920

The settlement of Middle East including Palestine.

Versailles

M

Sanders, Otto Liman von

April 1915

German commander in the Gallipoli Campaign.

GC

M

Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia

June 1914

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

~

M

Sarrebourg, The Battle of

Aug 1914

French soundly defeated in the battle for Lorraine.

WF

M

Sarykamish, The Battle of

Jan 1915

Ottoman army virtually destroyed in East Anatolia.

ME

M

Sassoon, Siegfried – English Poet

1917

His Memorial Tablet refers to Passchendaele.

WF

M

Scheer, Admiral Reinhard

May – Jun 1916

Jutland: Commander of German High Seas Fleet.

SEA

M

Schlieffen Plan, The

Aug 1914

Germans invade Belgium, aiming to encircle Paris.

WF

M

Schlieffen, Count Alfred von

1905

Architect of the Schlieffen Plan pre-war.

WF

M

Scurry, Lance-Corporal William

Dec 1915

Gallipoli Evacuation: invents a delayed-action rifle.

GC

M

Seaside Towns Bombarded

Dec 1914

Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby by Germans.

SEA

M

Sedan, The Capture of

Nov 1918

French take historic city five days before armistice.

WF

M

Senussi Rebellion, The

Nov 1915-Feb 1916

By anti-colonial tribesman based in Italian Libya.

ME

M

Serbia is attacked – on three fronts

Oct - Nov 1915

Overrun by Central powers, including Bulgaria.

EF

M

Serbia regains its territory

Nov 1918

Following 3 years of occupation by Central Powers

EF

M

Serbia’s “Great Retreat”

Nov 1915-Jan 1916

Thousands perish while escaping via Albania.

EF

M

Seven Campaigns of the Middle East

1914-1918

Including the Caucasus and Gallipoli Campaigns

ME

M

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

1926

By T.E.Lawrence, opposing the ME settlement.

ME

M

Sèvres, The Treaty of

Aug 1920

But Turks reject this treaty and take up arms.

Versailles

M

Shaiba, The Battle of

April 1915

Mesopotamia: Turks come very close to victory.

ME

M

Sharqat, The Battle of

Oct 1917

Mesopotamia: British victory opens way to Mosul.

ME

M

Shell Shortage within the Allies

Mar 1915

Complaints made after Battle of Neuve Chapelle

WF

M

Shiraz Mutiny, The

1918

Persian Campaign: among the South Persia Rifles.

ME

M

Sholokhov, Mikhail – Russian Writer

1928-1940

Russian Revolution: And Quiet Flows the Don

EF

M

Sikorsky, Igor – Russian aviator

1913

Produces large, four engined passenger plane.

AIR

M

Sinai, The Invasion of

May 1916

British cross Sinai but are defeated at Gaza.

ME

M

Sinai-Palestine Campaign, The

1917-1918

British take Gaza and advance into Palestine

ME

M

Siwah, The Battle of

Feb 1917

Final victory over the Senussi. Terms are agreed.

ME

M

Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, The

Aug 1916

Italians make some gains on the Isonzo Front.

IF

M

Smuts, Jan

1899-1948

Outstanding South African soldier and statesman.

AF

M

Soissons, The Battle of

July 1918

Operation Friedensturm: A notable Allied victory.

WF

M

Sokolow, Nahum – Balfour Declaration

Nov 1917

Jewish journalist and prominent Zionist leader.

ME

M

Somerset Maugham – English Novelist

1917

For a time, worked in Russia as a secret agent.

EF

M

Somme, The Battle of the

Jul – Nov 1916

One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war.

WF

M

Somme, The Battles on the

Jun – Sep 1916

Introduction of the creeping barrage and the tank.

WF

M

Sopworth T1 Cuckoo

Nov 1918

Carrier based torpedo bomber. Too late for action.

AIR-SEA

M

South-West Africa (German Colony)

Feb – Jul 1915

Seized by troops from the Union of South Africa.

AF

M

Spanish Flu (Influenza)

Apr 1918- Apr 1920

World-wide epidemic. 30 to 50 million die.

~

M

Spee, Admiral Maximilian von

1861-1914

Achieved outstanding victory at Battle of Coronel.

SEA

M

Spider Web Patrol, The

Apr 1917

A signals network by the Anti-Submarine Division.

AIR-SEA

M

St. Mihiel Salient, The Capture of

Sep 1918

Germans decide to retire and Americans take over.

WF

M

St.Julien, The Battle for

Apr 1915

Captured by Germans after a second gas attack.

WF

M

Stallupönen, The Battle of

Aug 1914

East Prussia: Germans defeated and pushed back.

EF

M

Stobart, Mabel – British Aid-Worker

Nov 1915-Jan 1916

Takes part in Serbia’s Great Retreat via Albania.

EF

M

Storming of the Winter Palace

Oct 1917

Brings an end to Russia’s Provisional Government

EF

M

Strategic Bombing Campaign

May 1917

Germans attack military sites and populated areas.

AIR

M

Submarine Campaign, The final

Feb 1917

Kaiser agrees to the launch the third campaign.

SEA

M

Submarine Warfare

1915-1918

Germany’s 3 campaigns of unrestricted warfare

SEA

M

Suez Canal, Ottoman Raid on the

Jan-Feb 1916

Major thrust fails to capture the city of Ismailia.

ME

M

Suez Canal, Ottoman Raid on the

Aug 1916

Ottoman/German force repulsed at town of Romani

ME

M

Suez-Sinai Campaign, The

May 1916-Apr 1917

British cross Sinai but are halted at Gaza.

ME

M

Sussex Pledge, The

May 1916

No attacks would be made on “non-military” ships.

SEA

M

Swinton, Lt. Colonel Ernest

1916

One of the first to propose the idea of a “tank”.

WF

M

Sykes, General Sir Percy

1916-1918

British Commander in the Persian Campaign.

ME

M

Sykes, Sir Mark

May 1916

British diplomat: The Sykes-Picot Agreement.

ME

M

Sykes-Picot Agreement, The

May 1916

Agreement over postwar settlement of Middle East

ME

M

To access, click on Subject. To return to Menu simply click on M.