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  1. Book:World War I

    saved book title World War I subtitle cover image cover color World War I Main article World War I Chronology African theatre of World War I African theatre Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I Asian and Pacific theatres Western Front World War I Western front Naval warfare of World War I Naval warfare Balkans Campaign World War I Balkans campaign Serbian Campaign World War I Serbian campaign Macedonian front World War I Macedonian front Middle Eastern theatre of World War I Middle Eastern theatre Italian Campaign World War I Italian campaign Eastern Front World War I Eastern front Ukraine during World War I Russian Revolution 1917 Russian Revolution of 1917 Spring Offensive Hundred Days Offensive Weimar Republic Technology Technology during World War I Legacy World War I in art and literature Media of World War I War memorial List of surviving veterans of World War I Surviving veterans of World War I World War I casualties Commonwealth War Graves Commission American Battle Monuments Commission Military attach s and war correspondents in the First World War Opposition to World War I French Army Mutinies 1917 French Army Mutinies War crimes Ottoman casualties of World War I Armenian Genocide Assyrian Genocide Greek genocide Pontic Greek Genocide Rape of Belgium Aftermath Aftermath of World War I Category Wikipedia books on World War I World War I ...   more details



  1. World War I reenactment

    World War I reenacting is the historical reenactment of First World War military. External links http www.great war assoc.org Great War Society, Pennsylvania, USA http www.reenactor.net forums index.php page,10.html reenactor.net World War I reenacting http www.greatwarhistoricalsociety.com Great War Historical Society, California, USA http www.greatwarlivinghistory.org Midwest Great War Living History Association, USA http www.thegreatwarsociety.com Great War Society, Great Britain http www.historische uniformen.de Hauptseite.htm Verein Historisches Uniformen Deutschen Kaiserreiches, 1871 1918 In German Category Modern reenactment Category Historical reenactment Category World War I Category Fandom Category World War I by medium Category World War I stubs ...   more details



  1. Montserrat in World War I

    Notability date August 2010 Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 The Merchant navy mercantile marine service employed citizens of Montserrat in vessels during World War I . One of these vessels was lost at sea enemy action? 24 April 1917 and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has details of crew members lost in action from the vessel. Use dmy dates date August 2010 DEFAULTSORT Montserrat In World War I Category British Empire in World War I Category History of Montserrat World War I Montserrat stub ...   more details



  1. World War I Memorial

    World War I Memorial may refer to World War I Memorial Norfolk, Connecticut , National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut World War I Memorial Atlantic City, New Jersey , National Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County, New Jersey listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Atlantic County, New Jersey World War I Memorial East Providence, Rhode Island , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island See also District of Columbia War Memorial Washington, DC , proposed to become U.S. World War I Memorial disambig ...   more details



  1. Mexico in World War I

    Orphan date December 2010 As the Mexican Revolution Revolution was unfolding in Mexico from 1910 to 1920, the World War I first World War broke out in Europe , lasting from 1914 to 1918. Mexico benefited in some respects from the war, among them the greater demand for oil , as well as for other mineral resources , by the European powers, increasing the quantity of economic resources being obtained from these sources. Germany , via the Zimmermann telegram , proposed an alliance with Mexico for various reasons, such as its strategic position and its role as provider of oil to the allied powers. The proposal was rejected by Venustiano Carranza , leader of the Constitutionalists in the Mexican Revolution Constitutionalist movement . Bibliography B sicos. Historia Universal 2, Ed. Santillana, 2007 Historia de M xico II, Ed, Santillana, 2008 Category World War I by country Category History of Mexico World War I Mexico stub WWI stub ...   more details



  1. World War I cryptography

    unreferenced date October 2008 Codes and ciphers were used extensively in World War I . The decoding by British Naval intelligence of the Zimmermann telegram helped bring the United States into the war. Trench code s were used by field armies of most of the combatants Americans, British, French, German in World War I. Britain British decrypting was carried out in Room 40 by the Royal Navy and in MI1 by British Military Army Intelligence. Zimmermann telegram Arthur Zimmermann MI1 British Military Army Intelligence Room 40 Royal Navy Britain Alastair Denniston Room 40 James Alfred Ewing Room 40, first head Nigel de Grey Room 40 William R. Hall Blinker Hall, Room 40, second head Dilly Knox Room 40 Oliver Strachey MI1 William Montgomery cryptographer Room 40 Playfair cipher Russia Ernst Fetterlein was in the Tzarist Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1896, and solved among others German, Austrian and British codes. He was eventually made chief cryptographer with the rank of Admiral. With the Russian Revolution in 1917 he fled to Britain, and was recruited to Room 40 in June 1918 to work on Austrian, Bolshevik and Georgian codes. The Russians used an overly complicated version of the Vigen re Cipher . It was broken within three days by Austro Hungarian cryptanalyst Hermann Pokorny . France The French Army employed Georges Painvin , and tienne Bazeries who came out of retirement ... French cryptanalyst Georges Painvin . America Most American cryptography in World War I was done ... in World War I as a Signals Corps cryptologic officer in France. He later headed the Black Chamber MI 8 , a new cryptanalysis group started in 1919, immediately after World War I, and funded jointly ... after World War I in 1922 . See also World War I Cryptography History of cryptography World War II cryptography portal World War I DEFAULTSORT World War I Cryptography Category History of cryptography Category World War I Category Signals intelligence of World War I ru ...   more details



  1. Spain in World War I

    Institute year 2000 WWI history by nation Category World War I by country Category 20th century ... year 1952 volume Volumes I and II isbn 0299062708 cite book last Petrie first Sir Charles title The History ...   more details



  1. Weapons of World War I

    Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 World War I weaponry consisted of various types of weapons standardised and improved over the preceding period together with some newly developed types using innovative technology and a number of improvised weapons used in trench warfare. Military technology led to important innovations in weaponry, grenades, poison gas, and artillery, along with the submarine , warplane and the tank . ref Tucker, Spencer C. 1998 The Great War 1914 18 . Bloomington Indiana University ... Poison gas in World War I Another weapon that could be used from within the trenches was poison gas ... mortar like howitzer built and used by Germany during World War I, the name being associated with Bertha ..., and several other big heavy German guns of World War I See also Template GreatWarBritishWeapons British weapons of World War I References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Weapons Of World War I Category World War I weapons ... ball grenade. ref name Bull 2002. pg.27 Bull, Stephen 2002 World War 1 Trench Warfare 1 1914 16 ... 2002 World War 1 Trench Warfare 1 1914 16 . Oxford Osprey Publishing p. 29 ref The Trench mortars ... their own bodies created. ref Bull, Stephen 2002 World War 1 Trench Warfare 1 1914 16 . Oxford Osprey ... moving into their own gas cloud. ref Gilbert, Martin 1994 The First World War a complete history ... rifle. ref Bull, Stephen 2002 World War 1 Trench Warfare 1 1914 16. Oxford Osprey Publishing pp. 9 10 ... Ellis, John 1989 Eye Deep in Hell trench warfare in World War 1 . London Pantheon Books, Random House ... 2002 World War 1 Trench Warfare 1 1914 16. Oxford Osprey Publishing pp. 11 12 ref The machine gun ... used and improved throughout the war, each side making attempts at more successful weapons. Hand ... before the war began. At this time the weapon was not seen as useful, and was overlooked by the British army. Later throughout the war effort, Germany showed great interest in this weapon ...   more details



  1. Opposition to World War I

    Refimprove date December 2009 File After the war a medal and maybe a job2.jpg right thumb 300px After the War a Medal and Maybe a Job , antiwar cartoon by John French Sloan , 1914. Digitally restored Opposition to World War I was mainly by left wing groups, but there was also opposition by Christian ... in votes Conscription in Australia World War I against conscription , and were seen as opposition to an all out prosecution of the war. Groups opposed to conscription ranged from trade unions to religious leaders. In Canada Conscription Crisis of 1917 opposition to conscription and involvement in the war ... in World War I. Aliens such as Emma Goldman were deported, while naturalized or even native born ... Category Anti war Category World War I politics ... leader Zeth H glund was jailed for his anti war propaganda, even though Sweden did not participate in the war. In Britain During the First World War, Bertrand Russell was one of a very small number ... before the war their determined opposition to a war which they said could only mean workers killing each other in the millions in the interests of their bosses. But once the war was declared, the vast ... and support the war. For example, on 25 July 1914, the executive of the Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD issued an appeal to its membership to demonstrate against the coming war, only to vote on 4 August for the war credits the German government wanted. Likewise the French Socialist Party ... mass rallies and protests until the outbreak of war, but once the war began they argued that in wartime ... for war credits. ref http pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk isj76 trudell.htm Prelude to Revolution Class Consciousness and the First World War by Megan Trudell ref The few exceptions were the Russian Bolsheviks though the success of the 1917 Revolution was due to the war among the other countries , the Socialist ... to the war led to soldiers also establishing their own revolutionary committees and helped ...   more details



  1. Artillery of World War I

    of World War I was used to counter the trench warfare that set in shortly after the conflict commenced, and was an important factor in the war, influencing its Military tactics tactics , operational ... the stalemate at the front. It was a direct cause of the development of the tank . World War I raised artillery to a new level of importance on the battlefield. The years of the First World War ... World War I artillery Mortar weapon Mortar s Infantry support gun s Field artillery Notes Reflist ..., William van der Lawrence Bragg s Role in the Development of Sound Ranging in World War I 2005 ... List and pictures of WW1 surviving guns DEFAULTSORT Artillery Of World War I Category World War I artillery ... horse drawn , trucks were coming into use to draw the heavy artillery heavier pieces . Pre war artillery development Artillery of all First World War belligerents largely included quick firing gun ... sectors of the Western Front. The honor of firing the first American artillery round in World War I went to Battery C, 6th FA Battalion later the 2d Battalion, 6th Artillery, 3d Armored Division , on October 23, 1917. Although the war seemed to have settled down to stabilized trench fighting, General ... the United States entered the war in 1917, the condition, the equipment, the training, and the discipline ... the American artillery had to fight. Materiel used by the Americans was mostly French, and during the war ... date September 2010 . The old 3 inch gun the Army possessed only 600 at the beginning of the war was replaced ... numbers, the war had indeed become more mobile, with Ludendorff s last push towards Paris .... In the final Allied offensive of the war, the First and Second US Armies, operating between the Meuse ... of November 1918, the War Department urged Congress to authorize the establishment of a permanent ... a quick expansion of this force to meet the requirements of a new major war. The Congress and the American ...   more details



  1. World War I casualties

    . The Allies of World War I Entente Powers also known as the Allies lost about 5.7 million soldiers ... century and before, the majority of military deaths in World War I were caused by combat as opposed ... of casualty statistics Estimates of casualty numbers for World War I vary to a great extent ... title World War I casualties work Twentieth Century Atlas url http users.erols.com mwhite28 warstat1.htm ... World War I casualties Table sources below . Casualties by 1914 borders File WorldWarI DeathsByAlliance ... background fff style width 20 text align left background b0c4de Allies of World War I style width ... casualty numbers without discussion align left East African Campaign World War I East Africa Ref Africa ..., during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook of human losses in the 20th ... deaths, within 1991 borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook ... deaths, within contemporary borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 ... borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook of human ... World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook of human losses in the 20th century ... flag Ireland Ireland was a part of the UK during World War I. The following estimates of Irish deaths ... powers during World War I. Total deaths from 1914 18, military and civilian, within the 1919 ... Army served with the French Army. The ethnic Polish Legions in World War I Polish Legions fought as part ... of Transylvania was part of Austria Hungary during World War I. The following estimates of Romanian deaths, within contemporary borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist ... borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook of human losses ... , Croatia and Bosnia were part of Austria Hungary during World War I . Serbia including Republic of Macedonia ..., within 1991 borders, during World War I were made by a Russian journalist in a 2004 handbook ...   more details



  1. Aftermath of World War I

    titles such this see WP MOS The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice ... treaty with Germany on 28 June 1919, the Allies of World War I Allies maintained the naval blockade ... for starting the war and pay World War I reparations heavy economic reparations . Germany itself was not included ... the single most important event precipitated by the privations of World War I was the Russian ... World War I, the Soviet Union was fortunate that Germany had lost the war as it was able to reject ... thumb 300px Division of Austria Hungary after World War I. Bohemia , Moravia , Opava Silesia and the western ... Woodrow Wilson , the American people chose isolationism and, after an initial Post World War I recession ... by the World War I reparations reparations negotiated at Versailles. This financial imperative dominated ... in 1921. Territorial gains and losses Nations that gained territory after World War I Yugoslavia ... Kingdom League of Nations Mandates Japan Nations that lost territory after World War I China Jiaozhou ... one belgium iron harvest fieldside.redvers.jpg right thumb Iron harvest World War I ordnance left beside ... , Bucharest , Romania See also portal World War I List of people associated with World War I Surviving veterans of World War I Revolutions of 1917 23 Notes Ibid date March 2010 Reflist 2 Resources ... , shown o External links Commons category Aftermath of World War I http www.firstworldwar.com FirstWorldWar.com A multimedia history of World War I http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi special report 1998 10 98 world war i 198172.stm The war to end all wars on BBC site http www.greatwar.nl The Heritage of the Great War http www.1914 1918.net The British Army in the Great War World War I DEFAULTSORT Aftermath Of World War I Category Aftermath of World War I Category World War I af Die Rekonstruksie van Europa ... because many were weakened and exhausted by the famine s of the World War. The exact number of deaths ... years. This hope proved far too optimistic. Changes in territorial configuration after World War ...   more details



  1. World War I in literature

    Many authors have depicted World War I in literature . During the war itself, it has been estimated that thousands of poems were written every day by combatants and their relatives. During the war many ... Front World War I Western Front 1914 1915, ISBN 978 1 84685 716 4 Anon, Mademoiselle Miss Letters from a First World War Nurse at an Army Hospital Near the Marne Pat Beauchamp, FANNY Goes to War An Englishwoman ... title tt0057801 World War I 1964 , CBS News documentary narrated by Robert Ryan http www.imdb.com ... BBC mini series, about the European dynasties part in bringing about World War I. Gallipoli 1981 ... who volunteered for the Military of France French military before America entered World War I. My ... House Dulce et Decorum concentrates on publishing translations of world war one literature. http www.oucs.ox.ac.uk ww1lit The First World War Poetry Digital Archive an online repository of over 4000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research. World War I DEFAULTSORT Media Of World War I Category World War I by medium Category Cultural history of World War I Category History of literature World War I fr Premi re Guerre mondiale en litt rature ... or unit. The most famous of these and the only one still commercially available after the war was the Wipers Times . After the war, many participants published their memoirs and diaries. A common subject for fiction in the 1920s and 1930s was the effect of the war, including Combat stress reaction shell shock and the huge social changes caused by the war. From the latter half of the 20th century onwards, the First World War continued to be a popular subject for fiction, mainly novels. Memoirs and diaries ... of a Motorcycle Despatch Rider During the First World War ISBN 978 1 84685 046 2 Hans Zoeberlein ... Publishers , 2010, ISBN 978 81 7625 991 0 The Pities of War A Brief Overview of the First World War ... War I http aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk converse alevel alevelww1.acds An A level study site http ...   more details



  1. Hungary in World War I

    Refimprove date October 2009 At the outbreak of World War I , Hungary was part of the dualist monarchy ... World War I Russian front and Battle of the Isonzo Italian front . For the most part, troops from ... and therefore had lower casualties. Over the course of World War I there was never a documented ... than soldiers from other ethnic groups. Aftermath In November 1918, World War I has ended for Austria ... . See also portal Hungary World War I Aftermath of World War I References Reflist No footnotes date ... az els vil gh bor ban 2003. title The Illustrated History of World War I publisher Amber Books Ltd ... 9519 28 6 WWI history by nation Category Austria Hungary in World War I Category Wars involving Croatia ... be annexed to Austria Hungary, he then decided to support the war. After the ultimatum sent to Serbia by Franz Josef I , the war broke out and soon spread over much of Europe and beyond. The Voivodina ... The outbreak of the war In 1914, Austria Hungary was one of the most powerful nations of Europe ... of Austria . Before entering the war, only the prime minister Count Istv n Tisza hesitated, unconvinced .... The artillery was not sufficient, but was heavily developed later in the war. The correct supply of ammunition was not solved even at the end of the war. The armed forces had a lack of airborne divisions, it had only 42 military and 40 sport airplanes before the war. The military leaders also had a serious problem to unify the multi ethnic units as well. During the war, almost 9 ... forces of Austria Hungary remained largely unified over the course of the war, in spite of their multi ... role in all the theaters of the war in which they were engaged. The pre dominantly ethnic German ... of ammunition and food reserves, Przemysl capitulated leaving 120,000 prisoner of war . At the Battle ... gost took over most part of mount Montello and kept it till the end of the war. Decisive fights ... Hungary also fought in more distant theaters of war that are beyond the borders of the Austria Hungary ...   more details



  1. Ireland and World War I

    During World War I or the Great War 1914 1918 , Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , which entered the war in August 1914 as one of the Allies of World War I Entente Powers ... Dividing Ireland, World War I and Partition , Ireland in 1914 pp. 46 47, Routledge Press 1998 ISBN 0 ... Army Irish regiments of the British army, in support of the Allies of World War I Allied ... after United States campaigns in World War I American intervention in the War in May had helped stem ... Brigade World War I Irish Brigade drew only 55 recruits, however. ref Jerome aan de Wiel, Europe and the Irish ... became a stalemate, the division was moved to Macedonian front World War I Salonika where it fought ... William Hickie , and spent the duration of the war in action on the Western Front World War I Western ... served on the Western Front World War I Western Front for the duration of the war. Its ... linked regiments to recruiting districts in the case of Ireland Ireland and World War I Regiments ... Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of Mons ... Force World War I British Expeditionary Force had been shattered by very heavy casualties ... the trenches on the Western Front World War I Western Front under the command of Irish Major General ... was reallocated to other Divisions when after the United States campaigns in World War I American ..., 1915 A stalemate on the Western Front World War I Western Front prompted an alternative approach ... on September 29 to fight on the Bulgarian front during the Macedonian front World War I Macedonian ... World War I Western Front after the great German Spring Offensive , resulted in the transfer of 60,000 ... , br County Roscommon Co. Roscommon British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary ... of Dublin , br County Dublin , br County Kildare British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary ... the part that Irishmen had played in the world war on Britain s side. Prelude to the Great War ...   more details



  1. Allies of World War I

    at war with the Central Powers during World War I . The key members of the Triple Entente were ... during World War I. Operational control of British Empire forces was in the hands of the five ... control of all Entente forces on the Western Front World War I Western Front passed to the new supreme ... Harrison. The Economics of World War I. illustrated ed. Cambridge University Press, 2005, pgs. 7 ... of Ypres John French Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary ... and East African Campaign World War I East African Campaign , later member of the Imperial War Cabinet ... seealso Air commanders of World War I Personnel and casualties Image WorldWarI MilitaryDeaths .... See also World War I casualties . Please do not change any numbers until a reference is provided ... 1889 Brazil during World War I Brazil 26 October 1917 Special case British Empire Six Dominions of the British ... history of Canada during World War I Canada flagicon Australia Military history of Australia during World War I Australia flag British India flagicon New Zealand Dominion of New Zealand New Zealand ... abstract.html?res F20C17FE3E54127B93C7AB1782D85F4C8585F9 title World War I Ends in Andorra agency United ... fought for the Ottoman Empire until the Ottomans turned on them See also portal World War I Triple Entente Participants in World War I Central Powers Allies of World War II Footnotes reflist 2 References ... Gilbert Martin title Atlas of World War I publisher Oxford University Press year 1994 isbn 0 19 521077 ... publisher McFarland isbn 0 7864 1204 6 oclc 48066096 Sources See List of World War I books Ellis, John and Mike Cox. The World War I Databook The Essential Facts and Figures for All the Combatants ... E. Showalter, eds. Researching World War I A Handbook 2003 , historiography, stressing military ... War 1995 Strachan, Hew. The First World War Volume I To Arms 2004 Trask, David F. The United States ..., ed. The Encyclopedia of World War I A Political, Social, and Military History 5 volumes 2005 , online ...   more details



  1. Causes of World War I

    For the article on the war itself World War I Image Balkan troubles1.jpg thumb The rulers of Gemany, France .... The causes of World War I , which began in central Europe in July 1914, included many intertwined .... The topic of the causes of World War I is one of the most studied in all of world history. Scholars ... by itself could never defeat Germany. ref Howard, Michael Europe on the Eve of the First World War pages 21 34 from The Outbreak of World War I edited by Holger Herwig, Boston Houghton Mifflin, 1997 ... for World War I correspond to different historians overall Historiography Approaches to history ... 400px Map of the world with the participants in World War I prior to the Treaty of Brest Litovsk . The Allies of World War I Allies are depicted in green, the Central Powers in orange and neutral ... a southern port in the Persian Gulf . A history of this railroad in the context of World War I ... measures, which he opposed. Anglo German naval race Main World War I naval arms race Motivated ... , of the Franco Prussian War . Many of the direct origins of World War I can be seen in the results ... B. Henig coauthors title The origins of the First World War year 2002 publisher Routledge location ... of the First World War year 1983 publisher St. Martin s Press location New York isbn 0 312 ..., Stephen. The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War. Summer 1984 , p. 62. ref ... support for the government. ref Fritz Fischer Fischer, Fritz Germany s Aims In the First World War ... Hungary and the Origins of the First World War publisher St. Martin s Press year 1991 page 15 isbn ... Austria Hungary and the Origins of the First World War publisher St. Martin s Press year 1991 isbn ... World War . If Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been assassinated in 1904 or even in 1911, Herrmann speculates ... World War . ref name Ferguson8385 Ferguson 1999, pp. 83 85. ref This ignores the fact that the Kaiserliche ... How the First World War Began London, 1969 ref However in practice these timetables were not always ...   more details



  1. Convoys in World War I

    s travelling together with a naval escort was revived during World War I 1914 18 , after having ... of Sail . As historian Paul E. Fontenoy put it, t he convoy system defeated the U boat Campaign World War I German submarine campaign . ref name Fontenoy Paul E. Fontenoy, Convoy System , The Encyclopedia of World War I A Political, Social and Military History , Volume 1, Spencer C. Tucker, ed. Santa ... of World War I A Political, Social and Military History , Volume 1, Spencer C. Tucker, ed ... Warfare, Allied Powers , The Encyclopedia of World War I A Political, Social and Military History ... Vasiliyevich 1874 1920 , The Encyclopedia of World War I A Political, Social and Military History ... Campaign World War I German U boats in the Atlantic to divert their attention from inbound shipping ... U boat Campaign World War I Mediterranean theater , where the extremely limited use of convoys ..., U.S. Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy, Regia Marina World War I Royal Italian Navy and Brazilian Navy ..., Sir Somerset 1864 1937 , The Encyclopedia of World War I A Political, Social and Military ... of World War I A Political, Social and Military History , Volume 1, Spencer C. Tucker, ed ..., there were four categories of convoy used during World War I. The first category consists of the short ... , quoted in Abbatiello 2006 , 82. ref Notes Reflist 2 Category Atlantic operations of World War I Category Baltic operations of World War I Category Mediterranean naval operations of World War I Category North Sea operations of World War I ... War I British Naval Aviation and the Defeat of the U boats Oxford Routledge, 2006 , 109 11. ref With the advent ... the British War Cabinet First World War War Cabinet proposed convoys in March 1917, the Admiralty ... War I A Political, Social and Military History , Volume 1, Spencer C. Tucker, ed. Santa Barbara ABC ... rarely able to sink more than convert 300000 LT t abbr on . Between May 1917 and the end of the war ...   more details



  1. Participants in World War I

    Image WWI re.png thumb right 285px Map of the World showing the participants in World War I . Those fighting on the side of the Triple Entente at one point or another are depicted in green, the Central Powers in orange, and neutral countries in grey. This is a list of countries that participated in World War I , sorted by alphabetical order. The Entente Forces Note The Entente Forces are sometimes also referred to as the Entente Powers or Allies of World War I . flag Andorra flag Belgium state flag Brazil 1889 flag Republic of China 1912 name China flag Costa Rica state flag Cuba flagicon Bohemia Czechoslovak Legions flagicon France French Third Republic France flagcountry Kingdom of Greece flag Guatemala flag Haiti civil flag Honduras flagcountry Kingdom of Italy flagcountry Empire of Japan flag Liberia flagcountry Kingdom of Montenegro flag Nicaragua flag Panama flagicon Portugal Portuguese ... German occupation of Luxembourg in World War I Luxembourg Never declared war on the Central Powers ... . flagicon Netherlands History of the Netherlands modern history 1900 present World War I Netherlands ... also included the entire island of Ireland . See also Participants in World War II Allies of World War I Triple Entente Triple Alliance 1914 Triple Alliance Central Powers portal World War I World War I DEFAULTSORT Participants In World War I Category World War I by country fr Pays impliqu s dans ... of War File Map Europe alliances 1914 en.svg thumb 300px right European military alliances prior to the war. Image World War I 1914 08 04.png thumb 300px Allies and Central Powers, early August 1914. Image World War I 1918 05.png thumb 300px Allies and Central Powers, mid 1918. The following table shows the timeline of the several declarations of war among the belligerent powers. Entries on a yellow background show severed diplomatic relations only, not actual declarations of war. class ... sr tr I. D nya Sava na kat lan lkeler ...   more details



  1. Tanks in World War I

    World War I Western Front during WWI The development of tanks in World War I began as a solution to the stalemate which trench warfare had brought to the Western Front World War I western front . The first prototype of the Mark I tank was tested for the British Army on September 8th 1915. Although ... gun and the first armoured personnel carrier were also introduced in World War I the Mark I tank ... face, so typical of the later World War I British tanks, but it is unknown whether there was some ... Girardot Voigt 1902 . Before World War I , motorized vehicles were still relatively uncommon, and their use .... The Mark I s were capable of performing on the real battlefield of World War I, one of the most difficult ... crews in World War One Most World War I tanks could travel only at about a walking pace at best. Their steel ..., cavalry horse cavalry doctrine in World War I was to follow up a breakthrough with harassing ... produced during World War I. France at the same time developed its own tracked AFVs, but the situation ... in World War I and in the very small number of just ten, but it would be the first tank with a three man turret the heaviest to enter service until late in World War II and still the largest ... of World War I by a wide margin with over 4,500 made, being also used and produced by the Americans ... of World War I tanks Notes and references reflist Glanfield, John 2001 Devil s Chariots the birth ... De Mole s tank models WWIAFVs style wide DEFAULTSORT Tanks In World War I Category Tanks of World War I Category Articles containing video clips ca Tancs en la Primera Guerra Mundial cs Tanky prvn ... in Stockton, California relaying England s gratitude, to the inventor for helping to win World War ... War I type as opposed to modern Panzer , in English, Russian and other languages the name even ... itself would become the inspiration for Nazi Germany German blitzkrieg tactics in World War II . As a military ... reasonably well. The Mark I s rhomboid shape meant it could navigate larger obstacles, especially long ...   more details



  1. Horses in World War I

    of horses in World War I reflected a transitional period in the evolution of armed conflict. Cavalry ... in World War I 1914 1918 began the conflict with cavalry forces. Germany and Austria Hungary stopped using them on the Western Front World War I Western Front soon after the war began, but they continued to be deployed in a limited fashion on the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front well ... theatre of World War I Middle Eastern theatre , possibly in part due to facing a weaker and less ... also featured the horses of World War I. Cavalry File Royal Scots Greys France WWI CO and Staff.jpg ... War I Middle East . ref name MH188 Great changes in the tactical use of cavalry were a marked feature of World War I, as improved weaponry rendered frontal charges ineffective. Although cavalry was used ... the effectiveness of shock charges. The Western Front in World War I made it clear that cavalry ... mounted units were used from the earliest days of World War I on August 22, 1914, the first British ... Cavalry for entry into World War I. In May 1917, a month after the US declaration of war, the National ... that served in World War I at around six million, with a large percentage of them dying due to war ... World War I, Germany had increased its reserves of horses through state sponsored stud farm s and annuities ... name Animals Some recruitment posters from World War I showcased the partnership between horse and man ... wounds, but thousands of equine corpses still lined the roads of the Western Front World War I Western .... ref name IMH cite web url http imh.org legacy of the horse the horse in world war i 1914 1918 title 1900 The Horse in Transition The Horse in World War I 1914 1918 publisher International Museum ... horses remaining at the end of World War I, but due to quarantine restrictions, they could not be shipped ... memorial to ANZAC troops in World War I, located on ANZAC Parade , Canberra alt A statue .... ref name Willmott, First World War , p. 46 ref Britain s cavalry were trained to fight both ...   more details



  1. Aviation in World War I

    of World War I by Major General Sir Jeremy Moore, p. 136 ref The first aircraft brought down by another ... in Battle of Galicia Galicia in the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front both planes crashed ... Mitchell, in Great Battles of World War I In The Air Signet, 1966 , pp.192 193 November 1918 ... World War I archie by the British. Anti aircraft artillery defenses were increasingly used around observation ... Little . Strategic bombing main Strategic bombing during World War I File Zeppelin bombing ... World War I. On 19 January 1915, two German Zeppelin s dropped 24 convert 50 kg adj on high explosive .... Blimps and balloons helped contribute to the stalemate of the trench warfare of World War I, and contributed ... aces Main List of World War I flying aces div align center class wikitable Name Confirmed victories ... in WWI Aircraft of the Central Powers See also Category World War I aircraft . Notes reflist See also portal World War I Main articles World War I Other articles Aviation history First performances steps under World War I 1914 1918 Aviation history 1914 1918 Flying ace World War I Flying ace Dog ... bibliographical notes. Morrow, John. German Air Power in World War I . Lincoln University ... World War I aviation http www.centennialofflight.gov essay Air Power WWI Bombing AP3.htm Bombing during World War I http www.flyboysthemovie.com Flyboys World War I aviation movie http www.alexanderpalace.org ... and during WWI online book http www.usaww1.com The United States Air Service in World War I http www.overthefront.com The League of World War I Aviation Historians and Over the Front Magazine Italian ... italiani.net SchedeT aereoca2.htm Aerei Italiani Italian World War I DEFAULTSORT Aviation In World War I Category Aviation history Category World War I aviation Category Articles containing video clips ... Alexander von Kluck s army was preparing to surround the British Expeditionary Force World War ... War I, at http www.wwiaviation.com earlywar.html ref Artillery spotting enabled the ranging of artillery ...   more details



  1. Portugal in World War I

    alliance in the world, which is still in force , Portugal did not initially form part of the system of alliances involved in World War I and thus initially kept its Neutrality international relations ... Portuguese participation in the Western Front World War I Western Front . Portuguese troops of the CEP would be integrated in the BEF British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary Force ... inline References Reflist WWI history by nation DEFAULTSORT Portugal In World War I Category Portugal in World War I Category History of Portugal Category 20th century in Portugal fr Histoire militaire ... in Africa, and ultimately tensions resulted in war between Portugal and Germany being declared .... After the war broke out the border between German South West Africa and Angola remained open. The Germans ... Triangle from the Germans. 1916 1918, Portugal in the war When Portugal complied with the British ... war on Portugal, thus forcing the Portuguese officially into the war. 1916 February 23 Following ... declared war on Portugal followed by Portugal declaring war on Germany and starts to organise Portuguese ... accepted the participation of Portugal in the war, following the invitation of the British Government. The Portuguese war effort reached 55,000 infantry soldiers, plus 1,000 artillerymen, to be sent ... uboat.net date 2010 11 13 accessdate 2010 11 13 ref had previously undertaken war work off the coast ... support to the French war effort, arrived in France. They were designated as Corps d artillerie ... successes against Portuguese outposts had already helped reprovision his force. ref First World War Willmott, H.P. Dorling Kindersley , 2003, Page 93 ref December 12 2 German U boats, SM U 156 and SM ... of war in 1918. April 9 The Battle of the Lys 1918 Battle of La Lys , as it became known in Portugal ... of fighting. November 11 Germany accepts the armistice proposed by the Allies. The war ends. Portugal ... I of Austria Charles I the last Emperor of the Austria Hungary Austro Hungarian Empire went into exile ...   more details



  1. World War I reparations

    A train taking with a load of machinery thumb right Delivery of reparations 1920 World War I reparations ... to make under the Treaty of Versailles 1919 following its defeat during World War I . Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles Article 231 of the Treaty the so called war guilt clause declared Germany and its allies responsible for all loss and damage suffered by the Allies World War I Allies during the war and provided the basis for reparations. In January 1921, the total sum due was decided ... began his argument by noting that all of the belligerent countries in World War I had endured significant ... to pay World War I debts combined with the demands of voters for more social services. ref name ... economic strategy to deal with World War I debts and reparations. ref name Ferguson p. 424 harvnb ... Marks 1978 p 254 ref In this way, the Germans largely escaped paying for World War I, and instead ... commented about the way the Germans used reparations to avoid paying the costs of World War I that The shifting ... World War I debts and the other costs of the war and Germany, which paid neither reparations nor its World War I debts. ref name Marks p. 254 Reasons for the size of the reparations demands In many ways ... of World War I Agreement on German External Debts Category Aftermath of World War I Category Treaty ... World War I reparations th ... into another world war. ref name Marks p. 245 In order to pay for the passive resistance in the Ruhr ... Conference of 1932 After Germany s defeat in World War II, payment of the reparations was not resumed ... World War reconsidered A.J.P. Taylor and the historians edition 1999 year 1999 publisher Routledge .... P. Taylor title The origins of the second world war edition 1991 year 1991 publisher Penguin Books ... cite web ref harv date October 2, 2010 url http www.bbc.co.uk news world europe 11442892 ... collapse, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposed a one year world moratorium on reparations and inter ...   more details



  1. Cricket in World War I

    The onset of World War I in 1914 brought an end to the Golden Age of cricket Golden Age of English cricket ... World War I British Expeditionary Force in Belgium was already turning the public mood against business ... in 1915 before being assigned to the Western Front World War I Western Front . He was killed near ... World War I Western Front . He appeared in South Africa s debut Test match against England in 1889 ... in the Rifle Brigade on the outbreak of World War I and went to France in October, 1914. He ... later, before the outbreak of World War II saw the same sides facing each other on the same ground. ref name duty Cricket in the Great War timeline W.G. Grace , who had called for the early abandonment ... out the army in the Second World War and became a conservative MP, being created a Baronet in 1955 ... a war ravaged world. He was a major in the King s Royal Rifle Corps and had won the Military Cross ... World War served as a combatant rather than as a military doctor. He was a lieutenant in the 5th ... Town F. C. . He served in the First World War in the 7th Bn King s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry ... English cricket seasons Cricket in World War Two References reflist Bibliography Cite book title ... Worcestershire Roll of Honour http www.lords.org history mcc history first world war roll of honour,831,AR.html Lord s MCC HIstory First World War Roll of Honour DEFAULTSORT Cricket In The Great ... was contested in 1914 15 despite the ongoing war, but was then suspended until the 1919 20 season ... died in the service of their country. Abandonment of first class cricket With war looming in August ... respectively, followed when war was declared. ref name duty The County Championship was not immediately ... newspaper The Sportsman in which he declared that I think the time has arrived when the county cricket ... cricket by day and pleasure seekers look on. I should like to see all first class cricketers ... Jones hadn t discomforted him half so much, Grace replied testily But I could SEE him Grace had played ...   more details




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