Timeline of the World War (Iearth)

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The World War
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Clockwise from top left: Drambenburgian troops during the Battle of Selleaux, Avergnon troops advance to the Western Front, Zamastanian troops during the Battle of Spreitenneuve, the sinking of the ZMS Purai, the aftermath of the 1949 bombing of Titania, a Vulkarian soldier comforts his comrade
DateApril 12th, 1949 - November 19th, 1954
(5 years, 7 months and 1 week)
Location
Belligerents
Non-state factions
Non-state factions
Commanders and leaders
Casualties and losses
Allied losses
League losses

10,000,000 civilians killed

16,446,000 - 33,800,000 total killed

The following is a broad timeline of the World War, which lasted from April 12th, 1949 to November 12th, 1954 (5 years, 7 months and 1 week) and involved more than 40 countries from around the World. Minor skirmishes are generally overlooked in this article, with the more major-engagements and events being highlighted.

Preceding Events

1949

  • April 5 - Albarinean shipping vessel ASVA Gillead Sun is sunk by a Drambenburgian U-boat in the Emmiria Sea.

War Begins

  • June 2 - Battle of Eekren; Drambenburg punches a hole in the Avergnonian defensive lines, threatening the capital of Vessalia.
  • June 10 - Zamastan declares war on Drambenburg. Zamastan begins a two-pronged offensive into Aunistria with the aim of surrounding the Drambenburgian forces from the west, north, and south.
  • June 11 - Battle of Aarstal; First major Zamastan-Drambenburg clash of the war.
  • June 14 - Battle of Spreitenneuve; Drambenburg is routed into a strategic retreat.
  • June 29 - Battle of Rosnon; retreating Drambenburgian forces are reinforced and Zamastanian offensive stalls. Each side falls into trench warfare, to which it remains a drawn out stalemate for the majority of the war with little ground gained by either side.
  • July 1 - Battle of Romrode; Zamastanian forces attempt to push through Drambenburgian defense, are pushed back.

1950

  • March 5 - Quetana declares war on Drambenburg, joins Zamastan.


1951

  • June 14 - The Battle of Ilhaveia ends; Zamastanian forces and Lutharian defenders push Drambenburg out of the city after nearly two months of fighting. 12,000 Zamastanians were killed, making the siege one of their deadliest engagements of the war.
  • August 28 - Ruskayn joins the Allies.
  • October 6 - Battle of Lalkot; Haduastan revolutionaries, backed by Beleroskov, liberate Lalkot from Rumaztrian forces. Rumaztria begins a nearly two year long siege to try and retake the city.

1952

Zamastanian corpses sprawled on the beach of Sennepal, November 1952.
  • April 7 - Operation Pelican Spanning begins; the largest amphibious military operation in history sees the forces of Zamastan, Emmiria, Quetana, Ruskayn, Caspiaa, Rio Palito, Vœyetska, and Albarine landing on the northwest stretch of Vulkaria. They begin a long operation to drive the DSC out of Vulkaria.
  • April 8 - Battle of Sennepal; Zamastanian forces storm the coast of Sennepal to establish an additional beachhead. With over 20,000 casualties, it is one of the deadliest ever battles of Zamastanian forces.
  • April 13 - Siege of Bredehuizen begins; Ruskaynian forces lay siege to the city of Bredehuizen, Vulkaria. The fighting lasts nearly a month, with over 69,000 Sanguine soldiers killed.
  • May 1 - Battle of Asleen; Zamastanian forces are pushed out of Asleen by counterattacking DSC forces under the command of Drambenburgian general Dan-Jürgen von Essen. 14,000 Zamastanians are killed in the deadliest ever battle in the history of the Zamastanian Armed Forces.
  • May 3 - Battle of Oudschot; Emmirian forces liberate the city of Oudschot, Vulkaria. Over 9,000 Emmirians are killed during the battle, making it the deadliest engagement for the Emmirians during the war.

1953

1954

Invasion of Drambenburg

  • February 28 - Battle of Affolsau; Zamastanian and allied forces in northern Drambenburg break through the defensive line for the first time since the trenches were dug in 1949, forcing Drambenburgian forces to fall back several miles and create a new line.
  • March 5 - Battle of Bloomfeld; Drambenburgian forces attempt a counter-attack against advancing Zamastanians, but are pushed further back into Drambenburg.
  • March 29 - Battle of Staventer; Drambenburgian forces are pushed out of Staventer by Avergnonian and East Chanchajillan forces, leading to the liberation of Shoassau.
  • April 19 -
  • June 6 - Battle of Angouburg; Zamastanian forces liberate Angouburg on the 17th of June. Drambenburgian forces under the command of General Rudolf Polzl are ordered into a full tactical retreat to defend central Drambenburg.
  • July 13 - Operation Candy Boot; Zamastanian, Emmirian, Caspiaan, Elbresian and Quetanan forces land along the central-eastern coast of Drambenburg, fully seizing the cities of Eidberg, Weisbaden, and Donehal by the 23rd of July and establishing an additional from within Drambenburg.
The extent of Allied advancement (red) into Drambenburg in 1954. The offensive stalled on August 2nd, leading to three more months of stalemate ground fighting and unrelenting aerial bombardments against Drambenburgian cities. The enclave of Den Hagg held out during the remainder of the war, as did small pockets of resistance in most captured cities.
  • August 2 - The Allied offensive into Drambenburg is stalled once again after the Battle of Midlebet. Allied forces will advance no further during the remainder of the war, and instead begin resorting to constant aerial bombings of major metropolitan centers like Lerbin, Durenurbergering, and Essen. Hundreds of thousands of Drambenburgians die in the next three months of bombings.
  • November 12 - Drambenburg surrenders at the offer of a peace treaty and the sparing of Lerbin, ending the war at 11:59 PM.

Post-War