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3 days ago · World War One broke out on 28 July, 1914. Fifty years later, one of the German soldiers, Stefan Westmann, told the BBC about his experiences fighting in the conflict. World War One broke out on 28 ...
1 day ago · Film clip of Göring in a Fokker D.VII during World War I (1918) During the first year of World War I, Göring served with his infantry regiment in the area of Mülhausen, a garrison town less than 2 km from the French frontier.
3 days ago · The casualties suffered by the participants in World War I dwarfed those of previous wars: some 8,500,000 soldiers died as a result of wounds and/or disease. The greatest number of casualties and wounds were inflicted by artillery , followed by small arms, and then by poison gas.
2 days ago · World War I - US Entry, Causes, Impact: The U.S. declared war on Germany after U-boats sank three U.S. merchant ships. The March Russian Revolution led to the end of imperial Russia, and the October Revolution of the Bolsheviks ended Russia's role in the war when they signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
1 day ago · Autochrome colour photograph by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont III Corps was to command the attack by the 5th Division and the 71st Brigade, with support from three balloon companies for artillery observation and a fighter group.
1 day ago · World War I began in the Balkans on July 28, 1914, and hostilities ended on November 11, 1918, leaving 17 million dead and 25 million wounded. Moreover, the Russian Civil War can in many ways be considered a continuation of World War I, as can various other conflicts in the direct aftermath of 1918.
2 days ago · World War I - Technology, 1914, Arms Race: The modern machine gun and the rapid-fire field artillery gun changed how warfare was conducted, and existing military plans did not always reflect this fact.
