Timeline of the World War (Iearth)

The World War
Clockwise from top left: Drambenburgian troops during the Battle of Selleaux (1949), Avergnon troops advance to the Western Front, Zamastanian troops during the Battle of Spreitenneuve (1949), the sinking of the ZMS Purai, the aftermath of the Bombing Raid of Titania, a Vulkarian soldier comforts his comrade
Date April 12th, 1949 - November 19th, 1954 (5 years, 7 months and 1 week) Location Euronia, Ausiana
Belligerents
Allied Forces Zamastan Avergnon Ruskayn Vulkaria Gladysynthia Quetana Beleroskov Yuan East Chanchajilla Emmiria Albarine Caspiaa Rio Palito Tervali Islands East Besmenia Jerku File:Beatavic Flag 2.png Beatavic Elbresia Versenia	League Powers Drambenburg D.S.C. Styrae Rumaztria North Hyeogmyeong File:Egilinak Flag.png Egilanak File:Niswibik Flag.png Niswibik Barangadesh Gashuera Kiergat Supported by Slavic Union Malvare

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

• 1932-1944 - Chanchajillan Civil War is waged between capitalist East Chanchajilla and socialist West Chanchajilla.
• August 2-9, 1945 - First Danaska War erupts between Gladysynthia and Zamastan.
• October, 1948 - Rumaztrian forces invade Jerku, leading to an occupation and insurgency.

1949

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

War Begins

• April 12 - Drambenburgian invasion of Avergnon begins.
• April 15-18 - Battle of Selleaux; first major battle of the war, with over 60,000 deaths.
• April 24 - President Marvin Gaviria calls Emperor Geoff III von Wettin to try mediate the invasion.
• May 7 - Battle of Devenstaal; strong Avergnonian defense results in a stalled Drambenburgian advance.

• 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.

• October 2 - Bombing of Strallingen; first bombing of a Zamastanian civilian population by Drambenburg. Over 400 are killed.
• October 19 - Bombing of Titania; Drambenburgian planes bomb Titania, Zamastan, killing over 9,800 civilians.

1950

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

• April 3-5 - Battle of the Strait of Cranes; first major maritime battle occurs off the coast of Ossinia. 1 Drambenburgian and 3 allied aircraft carriers are sunk.

• June 15 - The DSC invades eastern Avergnon. Multiple major clashes occur, such as the Battle of Yeiwofen, Battle of Bolsdam, and the Battle of Adlishnier.
• June 17 - East Chanchajilla, Caspiaa, Rio Palito and Elbresia join the war, siding with Zamastan and Avergnon. The "Allies" are officially established.
• June 18 - Battle of Everbeke; DSC pushes Avergnon into a retreat. Versenia joins the Allies.
• June 21 - Emmiria joins the Allies.
• July 2 - The Aveirs Genocide begins as DSC forces begin systematically rounding up, interning, and executing Avergnonian citizens, mostly Wacee. By the end of the war, over 800,000 Avergnonians would die in the genocide.
• July 7 - Zamastanian and East Chanchajillan forces invade northern Avergnon to reach the eastern front. East Chanchajillan forces begin their long operation against the DSC at the Battle of Gladenland.

• November 17 - DSC invades northern Vulkaria.
• November 23 - Battle of Svedalburg; DSC captures key Vulkarian port city.
• December 5 - The 1950 Colteaux Conference; Treaty signed by Drambenburg, the DSC, Rumaztria, Egilanak, Niswibik, Barangadesh, and Styrae establishes the "League Powers".

1951

• January 4 - Rumaztria invades southern Vulkaria.
• January 5 - Egilanak invades Beatavic, bringing both nations into the war, with Egilanak joining the League and Beataiv the Allies.
• January 10 - Battle of Port Badmun; Rumaztrian planes bomb Beatavic forces in Amstelveen's harbor. Hundreds of sailors are killed.

• August 28 - Ruskayn joins the Allies.

• October 6 - Battle of New Johr; Jerku revolutionaries, backed by Beleroskov, liberate New Johr from Rumaztrian forces. Rumaztria begins a nearly two year long siege to try and retake the city.

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, and Albarine landing on the northwest stretch of Vulkaria. They begin a long operation to drive the DSC out of Vulkaria.
• 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 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

• September 12 - Battle of Baybuk; Rumaztrian forces withdraw fully from Jerku.

1954

Invasion of Drambenburg

• February 28 - Battle of Affolsau; Zamastanian 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, 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 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.

• 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

• November 13 - General Park Carcoali of the Zamastanian Armed Forces meets with Emperor Geoff III von Wettin in Ilhaveia, Lutharia, to sign the official surrender treaty.