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Royal Field Artillery Guns in action at Vimy Ridge during the Battle of Arras during April 1917.

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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.



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		2nd April 1917 President Woodrow Wilson delivers war address to Congress at 8:32 pm and asks the House of Representatives to declare war on Germany. 5th April 1917 German forces finish their withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. 6th April 1917 United States comes out of neutrality and declares war on Germany, thus entering the First World War. 9th April 1917 The Nivelle Offensive begins. 10th April 1917 Sir William Robertson advocates to Haig the dispatch of immediate American expeditionary force "to get some Americans killed and so get the country to take a real interest in the war". 13th April 1917 Canadian troops take Vimy Ridge and the surrounding area in one of Canada's finest battles of the war. 16th April 1917 Chemin des Dames Offensive begins. Lenin arrives in Russia. 20th April 1917 The Nivelle Offensive, which includes the Second Battle of Aisne and the Third Battle of Champagne ends in French Failure. 29th April 1917 Chemin des Dames Offensive ends in disastrous failure for the French having advanced only 500 yards at the cost of 250,000 casualties. A month long series of mutinies break out amongst the French army.

British S.E.5

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.