On 27 July, 1914, troops from the Austro-Hungarian Empire crossed the Serbian border at the town of Mitrovitza. These were the first shots of World War I. This skirmish predates Austria-Hungary’s actual declaration of war the next day. The war lasted 1,569 days, ending with an armistice on 11 November, 1918.
In total, there were 16,543,868 lives lost in the conflict. A moment of silence for their passing.
