In WW 1, he was a low ranking enlisted soldier. Altho an Austrian, he enlisted in the Bavarian Army Reserve, and served as a courier/messenger. He probably enlisted for similar reasons to many young men in wartime- patriotism and excitement.
To protect Serbia and unify the Russian people
Nicholas II was the Tsar of Russia at the beginning of the war.
Because the people of Russia tried to overthrow their king, Tsar Nicholas II. The people were struggleing to survive when Tsar Nicholas had to focuse on the World War 1.
The official "first" Tsar was Ivan IV even though Ivan III referred to himself at times as Tsar. Ivan IV was the first person crowned as Tsar. The Tsar immediately before the Revolution was Tsar Nicholas II.
Tsar Nicholas IIEmperor Nikolas II was ruler at the start of WWI.
When Russia entered the First World War in 1914, they were still under the monarchy of Tsar Nicholas II, however, he was overthrown in 1917 by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
Nicholas II was the Tsar of Russia at the beginning of the war.
Tsar Nicholas
Tsar Nicholas II
Tsar Nicholas II was the leader of Tsarist Russia in World War 1.
The Russo-Japanese War (Which Russia lost - making Nicholas unpopular with the Russian people) World War I (but the Tsar abdicated and was murdered before the war's end)
Because the people of Russia tried to overthrow their king, Tsar Nicholas II. The people were struggleing to survive when Tsar Nicholas had to focuse on the World War 1.
Tsar Nicholas and his entire family were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Nicholas II Romanov was the Tsar during World War 1 until he abdicated the throne in March 1917.
Tsar Nicholas II and family (The Romanov Family)
The official "first" Tsar was Ivan IV even though Ivan III referred to himself at times as Tsar. Ivan IV was the first person crowned as Tsar. The Tsar immediately before the Revolution was Tsar Nicholas II.
Tsar Nicholas IIEmperor Nikolas II was ruler at the start of WWI.
Tsar Nicholas IIEmperor Nikolas II was ruler at the start of WWI.