Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary in the First World War →Tag
(356)1918
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
- 13
- Key eventCzechoslovaks declare war on GermanyOn 13 August 1918, per the British chronology, the Czechoslovaks declared war on Germany too. They had three armies, in Russia, France and Italy.
- Britain recognises the CzechoslovaksOn 13 August 1918 the Balfour note of 9 August was published. Britain recognised the Czechoslovaks as an Allied nation and their council as a proto-government.
September
October
- 05
- Serbs retake VranjeIn early October 1918 the Serbian First Army threw back the Austro-Hungarian 9th Division and regained Vranje, the first large town in the Morava valley.
- National Council in ZagrebOn 5 October 1918 representatives of the Slovenes, Croats and Serbs of Austria-Hungary met in Zagreb to form a joint National Council.
- 18
- Wilson's reply to Austria-HungaryIn October 1918 Wilson rejected Austria-Hungary's request for an armistice. Autonomy for its peoples was no longer enough; they were to decide their own fate.
- The Washington DeclarationOn 18 October 1918 Masaryk handed in Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence in Washington. It proclaimed a republic and broke with the Habsburgs.
- 24
- Key eventBattle of Vittorio Veneto beginsOn 24 October 1918, the anniversary of Caporetto, the Italians attacked the Grappa. The Austrians held, and the swollen Piave delayed the main crossing.
- Wekerle resigns for goodOn 23 October 1918 Hungarian Prime Minister Sándor Wekerle announced his government's resignation after news of a Croatian regiment's mutiny in Fiume.
- Andrássy becomes foreign ministerOn 24 October 1918 Count Gyula Andrássy the Younger, son of the author of the alliance with Germany, replaced Burián as the last joint foreign minister.
- 29
- Italians occupy San Giovanni di MeduaAt the end of October 1918 the Italians took Lezhë and the port of San Giovanni di Medua in northern Albania. The Austrians fell back towards Shkodër.
- Independence of the State of Slovenes, Croats and SerbsOn 29 October 1918 the Croatian Sabor cut its ties with Austria-Hungary, and the National Council took power in the new State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.
- 31
- Italians occupy ScutariOn 31 October 1918 the Italians fought their way into old Scutari. The Serbs had taken the new town a day earlier, causing a dispute between allies.
- Revolution in Vienna and BudapestOn 31 October 1918 Mihály Károlyi took power in Budapest and soldiers shot István Tisza. In Vienna the first government of German Austria was formed.
- Fleet handed to the State of Slovenes, Croats and SerbsOn 31 October 1918 at Pola Horthy handed the Austro-Hungarian fleet to envoys of the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Janko Vuković took command.
- Key eventLiberation of KrakówOn 31 October 1918 Polish soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army disarmed the Kraków garrison without a shot. The Austrian command handed power to the Poles.
- Death of Egon SchieleOn 31 October 1918 the painter Egon Schiele died of the Spanish flu in Vienna, three days after his wife Edith, who was six months pregnant. He was 28.
November
- 01
- Serbs retake Belgrade againOn 1 November 1918 the Serbian First Army entered Belgrade, which the last Central Powers troops left that day across the Sava and Danube, blowing the bridges.
- Sinking of Viribus UnitisOn 1 November 1918 two Italians mined the dreadnought Viribus Unitis at Pola, handed to the State of SCS a day earlier. Admiral Vuković and hundreds died.
- 03
- Key eventArmistice of Villa GiustiOn 3 November 1918 near Padua Austria-Hungary signed an armistice with the Allies. Fighting ceased at 3 p.m. on 4 November; the Habsburg monarchy left the war.
- Italians take TriesteOn the afternoon of 3 November 1918 the Italian destroyer Audace docked at Trieste. General Petitti di Roreto took possession of the city for the King of Italy.
- 05
- Foch supreme commander against GermanyAfter Austria-Hungary's surrender the Entente leaders gave Foch strategic direction of the war against Germany on all fronts, including the Italian and Balkan.
- Italians in FiumeOn 4 November 1918 Italian warships led by the battleship Emanuele Filiberto entered the port of Fiume. The city, however, was still governed by the Croats.
- 07
- Geneva conferenceOn 6–9 November 1918 in Geneva Pašić, Korošec and Trumbić agreed on a joint government of Serbia and the State of SCS. Belgrade soon rejected the agreement.
- Lublin governmentOn the night of 6/7 November 1918 the pro-independence left set up the Provisional People's Government of the Republic of Poland in Lublin under Daszyński.