Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:24:56 +0200One hundredth anniversary of the start of the Great War markedhttps://english.radio.cz/one-hundredth-anniversary-start-great-war-marked-8288949© 2026 Radio Prague International July 28th marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War which later came to be known as World War I. On this date in 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia – exactly a month the Austrian heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, and his Czech wife Sofie Chotek were assassinated in Sarajevo. The conflict would eventually draw in Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain and other nations. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/1915_odjezd_na_frontu.jpg?timestamp=1590773896 One hundredth anniversary of the start of the Great War marked https://english.radio.cz/one-hundredth-anniversary-start-great-war-marked-8288949 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9