27 reactions · 11 shares | On 4th August 1914, German troops invaded Belgium, leading to years of hopeless trench warfare. The Great War cost millions of lives and lasted until 1918. The world was never to be the same again. Today and always, we will remember them. : Franklin & Bell @callybellmusic | Visit Flanders | Facebook

1.7K views · 82 reactions | When war broke out in August 1914, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill sent a message to all Royal Navy ships - ‘War, Germany, Act’. The world's two largest navies were about to go head-to-head, but the dreadnought battleships that each side had been amassing were only to fight in one major action. Find out why: https://bit.ly/3Ykrjao | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

105K views · 1.1K reactions | On this day in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia are shot. The assassination sparks a chain of events leading to the outbreak of World War I. | We Are The Mighty | Facebook