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SM U-21 sinking the Linda Blanche, by Willy Stöwer. Britain Needs You At Once at History of the United Kingdom during the First World War, unknown artist (restored by Adam Cuerden ) A Hannover CL.III shot down on 4 October 1918, by J. E. Gibbon (restored by Keraunoscopia )
A typical village war memorial to soldiers killed in World War I. National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is a memorial dedicated to all Americans who served in World War I. The Liberty Memorial was dedicated on 1 November 1921, when the supreme Allied commanders spoke to a crowd of more than 100,000 people. [349]
Russia during World War I – food shortages in the major urban centres, and poor morale due to lost battles and heavy losses sustained, brought about civil unrest which led to the February Revolution, the abdication of the Tsar, and the end of the Russian Empire. Russian Revolution (1917) – end of Imperial Russia. February Revolution –.
In 1900, the British had a 3.7:1 tonnage advantage over Germany; in 1910, the ratio was 2.3:1 and in 1914, it reached 2.1:1. Ferguson argues: "So decisive was the British victory in the naval arms race that it is hard to regard it as in any meaningful sense a cause of the First World War."
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri was opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial. In 2004, it was designated by the United States Congress as the country's official war memorial and museum dedicated to World War I. A non-profit organization manages it in cooperation with the Kansas City Board of Parks and ...
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.
De Knight M1902/17 [ 7] DWM Parabellum MG 13 [ 13] (A combination of water cooled version and air cooled version) Fokker-Leimberger M1916 machinen gewehr. Johnston D1918 [ 14] Knötgen M1912 machinen gewehr. S.I.A. M1918 [ 13] Schwarzlose M1905 machinen gewehr [ 7] Grenade launchers. Blanch-Chevallier grenade launcher.
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time. Battles generally refer to short periods of ...