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Stanley Lane was Born
Stanley lane was born in Warsaw, Poland; he was born into a Jewish Ghetto. His Jewish name would affect his life in the years to come. -
Moving to America
Lane and his family moved to America before the war had started, He would go on to persue a life in the military. He did not however gain citizennship until later on in life. -
Assassination of the Archduke
The assasinaton of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked WWI. He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip while in a parade. There are many speculations about how this event perspired. -
Big Bertha
Big Bertha was a German Howitzer gun. It was a cross between a mortar, and a cannon. It would sit miles behind enemy lines, and move along the railroad tracks at night. -
WWI Begins
WWI begins by Germany invading Belgium. Germany also brings chemical warfare to the battlefield with the use of chlorine gas. The allied lines are the first to be effected by the gas. -
Sidney Lewis
He was the youngest soldier to fight in WWI. at the age of twelve Lewis enlisted in the British Army. He was later discharged because his mother sent his birth certifricate to the War office. -
Little Willie
Little Willie was the first tank to be constructed. It was created in Britain and would soo inspire many other tanks. It could hold a maximum of 6 passengers, and could only move at a speed of 2mph. -
The US Enters WWI
President wilson outlines his case for entering WWI. Declares war on Germany, and joins the war alongside France and Britain. Wilson, while on his campaign run, used the fact that he had kept the United States out of war to persuade voters, -
Enlisting in the Army
Lane enlisted in the U.S Amry at the age of 16. He joined the calvary because the idea of horse riding intrigued him. He had done lots of reading on differnet and interesting things to do in the army. -
Eddi Rickenbacer
Eddi Rickenbacker, a former proffesional race car driver, became the United States' number one air combat pilot. He participated in 134 air battles, and shot down 80 enemy planes. -
The Red Baron
Manfred von Ricthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was Germany's Ace pilot during WWI. He had a total of 80 victories in air combat. He was also known as the Ace-of-Aces. -
In the Army
Was stationed in Fort McLellan, ALabama, there he was trained to become a Blue Devil, which at that time was the equvilent to an Army Ranger. He could not however travel overseas becasue he was not a citizen. -
Charged with being AWOL
Lane was traveling from base to base with two other soldiers, both American. While Lane was charged with being AWOL, the other two were not, this was to do his Jewish heritage. -
Nearing the End
Kaiser Wilhelm fled to the Netherlands at the end of the war. This ended all hope for the German soldiers. -
Armistice Day
Armistice day marked the end of WWI. THe Aliies emerged victorioous. This day is now remembered as Verterans day.
