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World
War 1, also known as the First World War or the the Great War,
the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world
conflict lasting from 1914 to 1919, with the fighting lasting
until 1918. The war was fought by the Allies on one side, and
the Central Powers on the other. No previous conflict had mobilized
so many soldiers or involved so many in the field of battle.
By its end, the war had become the second bloodiest conflict
in recorded history.
World War 1 became infamous for trench warfare, where troops were confined to
trenches because of tight defenses. This was especially true of the Western Front.
More than 9 million died on the battlefield, and nearly that many more on the
home fronts because of food shortages, genocide, and ground combat. Among other
notable events, the first large-scale bombing from the air was undertaken and
some of the century's first large-scale civilian massacres took place, as one
of the aspects of modern efficient, non-chivalrous warfare.
I hope you will enjoy viewing
worldwar-1.net
and find its information both
helpful and interesting. The
website includes an exhaustive day by day timeline,
covering every event
that occured during World
War 1, in chronological order from 1914
through to 1919, which gives a fascinating insight into what
was arguably the first industrial war in our history. |
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More
detail to the websites timelines has recently been added, particularly
those for
1918 and 1919
which have received a lot if new data. Work also continues
on other projects, one of which is a timeline of events
immediatley after World War 1. I shall update this and
other projects in due course.
Webmaster
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14th
October 1914
First Battle of Ypres begins.
The Canadian Expeditionary Force of 32,000 men lands at Plymouth,
England, to prepare for fighting at the Front.
29th October 1914
Turkey enters the war on the
side of the Central Powers.
3rd October 1915
Anglo-French force lands at Salonika
in Greece.
15th October 1916
Germany resumes U-boat
attacks under search and destroy rules.
24th October 1917
The 12th battle of Isonzo ends
in Italian failure. Austria-German forces breakthrough at Caporetto
on Italian front.
3rd October 1918
Germany and Austria send peace
notes to US President Woodrow Wilson requesting an armistice.
17th october 1918
The British begin their advance
to the Sambre and Schledt rivers, taking many German prisoners.
21st october 1918
Germany ceases unrestricted submarine
warfare.
27th October 1918
Ludendorff resigns.
30th October 1918
Turkey concludes an armistice
with the Allies.
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| British S.E.5 |
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| The S.E.5 made its first appearance in 1916. It differed from most
of the aircraft of this period because it was powered by an in-line engine. The
in-line engine made the S.E.5 much easier to fly. The Hispano-Suiza 150 hp engine
was produced in Spain. Production of the airplane started when 50 engines were
received. The prototype was built and flown in 1916. Its performance exceeded
all expectations. |
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