Austria-Hungary's organized Danube force included gunboats, patrol boats and miscellaneous vessels. Its actions on the night of 28-29 July 1914 probably included the first shots of the First World War. The identity of the vessel that fired first remains disputed.
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The Danube flotilla and the disputed first shots of the First World War
The flotilla's actions on the night of 28-29 July 1914 are identified as the probable opening shots, with the firing vessel disputed.