World War I
Military Conflict
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France: Pre-WWII files on Nazis found in safeThe documents, a result of meticulous monitoring of German political parties by French intelligence in the wake of World War I, identified Hitler mainly as a journalist in Nazi newspaper Volkischer Beobachter, although he headed the National... In this article: France, Nazi Party, Munich Beer Hall Putsch, World War I, Volkischer Beobachter, Luftwaffe, Heinrich Himmler, and Hermann Goring |
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National Post | 1 day ago
First World War vet sparks indie feud
How the last veteran of the First World War sparked off a battle between indie rockers Beck, Radiohead, The Fiery Furnaces Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:57 PM by Adam McDowell If you pay attention to the independent music press -...
In this article: Harry Patch, First World War, Beck, Radiohead, Harry Partch, and The Fiery Furnaces
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | 1 day ago
The 26-year-old victim of the First World War
Belgian authorities are still paying monthly allowances to much older victims of First World War munitions as well as survivors of the Second World War - including Belgian Jewish survivors of the Holocaust - and newly-arrived...
In this article: First World War, Ypres, Morphine, Bovekerke, Belgium, and Cannabis
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GlobalPost | 7 days ago
Ireland reconsiders how it honors WWI veterans
...and Irish officials to a homeless Dubliner called Martin Carr, who died in 1916 from wounds when fighting for the British Army in the First World War. Before now his resting place in Glasnevin Cemetery was simply known as UG (unknown grave)...
In this article: Ireland, Dublin, National War Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Glasnevin Cemetery
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Millions mark lost WWI generation
The Queen led a two-minute silence at Westminster Abbey The horrors and heroism in the trenches of World War I have been remembered in a series of Armistice Day services. At Westminster Abbey the Queen and prime minister marked "the...
In this article: Henry Allingham, Harry Patch, Westminster Abbey, UK, Royal Anglian Regiment, and Prince Edward
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AP Online | November 11, 2009
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
...of hope," Sarkozy said. Sarkozy honored Lazare Ponticelli, who died last year at age 110, the last known French veteran of the First World War, which had torn Europe apart. "Madame chancellor, you have made a historic gesture," Sarkozy...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Germany, Britain, Dean, Arc de Triomphe, and John Hall
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Sapper's WWI diaries on display
...in the trenches between 1915 and 1917 Three volumes of diaries written by a soldier from Cornwall depicting life in the trenches in World War I have gone on display. The diaries were written by Sapper John French, from Redruth. The...
In this article: Redruth, Tin, Old Cornwall Society, Cornwall, and France
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 11, 2009
Armistice Day service will mark lost World War One generation
...politicians and the heads of the Armed Forces at a memorial service on Wednesday to mark the passing of the World War One generation. First World War veterans Henry Allingham (L), Harry Patch (C) and Bill Stone Photo: REUTERS The ceremony...
In this article: World War One, Armistice Day, Royal Navy, UK, Henry Allingham, Harry Patch, London, William Stone, and Black Watch
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World War I (WWI, WW1), also known as the, First World War , Great War and War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved the majority of the world's great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Entente Powers and the Central Powers. Over 70 million military personnel were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. In a state of total war, the major combatants placed their scientific and industrial capabilities at the service of the war effort. Over 15 million people were killed, making it one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.
The proximate catalyst for the war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by a Bosnian-Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary's resulting demands against the Kingdom of Serbia led to the activation of a series of alliances which within weeks saw all of the major European powers at war. Because of the global empires of many European nations, the war soon spread worldwide.
By the war's end, four major imperial powers - Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire - had been militarily and politically defeated, with the latter two ceasing to exist as autonomous countries. The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war, the repercussions of Germany's defeat, and the Treaty of Versailles would eventually lead to the beginning of World War II in 1939.
- Name:
- World War I
- Date:
- June 28, 1914
- Outcome:
- Allied victory; end of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires; foundation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; transfer of German colonies to other powers; establishment of the League of Nations.
- Location:
- Europe, Africa and the Middle East (briefly in China and the Pacific Islands)
- Combatant:
- Allied (Entente) Powers
- Casualties:
- 8,388,000
- Commander:
- Leaders and commanders
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