Germany's Great War

In 1901, the Serbian group "Black Hand Society" was founded promoting Pan-Serbism and Yugoslavism.

When Dragutin Dimitrijevic heard that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was planning to visit Sarajevo in June 1914, he sent three members of the Black Hand group, Gavrilo Princip, Nedjelko Cabrinovic and Trifko Grabez from Serbia to assassinate him.

In 1914, Gavril Princip was sitting in a café near the Latin Bridge until he saw Franz Ferdinand there, he then saw the opportunity to assasinate him, he ran quick near the Latin Bridge and shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.

Austria-Hungary subsequently issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, one of Russia’s Slavic states, which was partially rejected. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.

Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary defending Serbia, however Germany declared war on Russia defending A-H, Germany also declared war on France.

In 1916, the Central Powers win the Great War.