World War I

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, comprising the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, and the of Germany, Italy and.

The war began after the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive Franz Ferdinand by the nationalist group, the. The death of Franz Ferdinand led to tensions between the European nations, leading to war.

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.