Timeline of World War I
Dates Events
January 5 Hermann Detzner surrenders at the Finschhafen District of New Guinea
January 10 Fakhri Pasha surrenders at Medina Details
January 18 Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany : the Peace Conference opens in Paris Details
January 25 Proposal to create the League of Nations accepted Details
January 27 The Czechoslovak Legion assumes complete control of the Trans-Siberian Railway
June 21 German High Seas Fleet ( 53 ships ) scuttled in Scapa Flow with nine deaths , the last casualties of the war Details
June 28 Treaty of Versailles signed Details
July 8 Germany ratifies the Treaty of Versailles Details
July 21 The United Kingdom ratifies the Treaty of Versailles Details
November 10-11 A Banquet in Honour of The President of the French Republic is hosted by King George V and held at Buckingham Palace during the evening hours of November 10 . The very first Armistice Day is held on the Grounds of Buckingham Palace on the Morning of November 11 . This will set the trend for the later Remembrance Day Details
November 14 The Bolsheviks take Omsk . Kolchak 's retreat east is impeded by the Czechoslovaks denying him use of the Trans-Siberian
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