Francis Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este

Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination, June 28, 1914.

A British soldier inside a trench on the Western Front during World War I, 1914–18.

ANZAC forces were involved in operations in three main geographical areas during World War 1. Those areas are depicted on the map below. To view more detail about each of the operational areas simply click inside the red coloured area. In addition to information specific to those geographical areas, we have provided information about other operational aspects of World War 1. Text links to all of these information sources are provided immediately below the map.