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Principally, the conflict was fought between the two major alliances; the {{Wiki|Triple Entente}}, comprising the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Russia]], and the {{Wiki|Triple Alliance}} of [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}}. | Principally, the conflict was fought between the two major alliances; the {{Wiki|Triple Entente}}, comprising the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], and [[Russia]], and the {{Wiki|Triple Alliance}} of [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}}. | ||
The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]] by the {{Wiki|Serbs|Serb}} | The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]] by the {{Wiki|Serbs|Serb}} Patriot group, the Young Bosnia. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> | ||
This conflict, like so many before and after it, was heavily influenced by the ongoing [[Assassin–Templar War]], with members of each Order fighting on either side. Notably, during the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, a [[Templars|Templar]] named [[Erich Albert]], General in the German Army, was assassinated by a British [[Assassin medic (1914)|Assassin]] just moments after the two had worked together to save a wounded soldier's life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> | This conflict, like so many before and after it, was heavily influenced by the ongoing [[Assassin–Templar War]], with members of each Order fighting on either side. Notably, during the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, a [[Templars|Templar]] named [[Erich Albert]], General in the German Army, was assassinated by a British [[Assassin medic (1914)|Assassin]] just moments after the two had worked together to save a wounded soldier's life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Holidays: Chapter 1 - Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref> | ||
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World War I (1914 – 1918), also known as the First World War, or the Great War , was an armed military conflict initially between several European nations and their colonial empires, which soon expanded to include a number of countries from across the globe.
Principally, the conflict was fought between the two major alliances; the Triple Entente, comprising the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary.
The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive Franz Ferdinand by the Serb Patriot group, the Young Bosnia. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.[1]
This conflict, like so many before and after it, was heavily influenced by the ongoing Assassin–Templar War, with members of each Order fighting on either side. Notably, during the Christmas truce of 1914, a Templar named Erich Albert, General in the German Army, was assassinated by a British Assassin just moments after the two had worked together to save a wounded soldier's life.[2]
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