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Life in the Trenches
Prior to the advent of firearms and artillery, they were used as defenses against attack, such as moats surrounding castles. Were made to protect World War I troops from machine-gun fire and artillery attack from the air. Trench Foot was a painful condition in which dead tissue spread across one or both feet. Trench mouth was a type of gum infection. Many soldiers were shell-shocked for being in the trenches for a long time -
The assassination of Archduke Franz
Assassinated on June 28, 1914. Received multiple warnings to cancel the trip. Received six handheld bombs, four semi-automatic pistols and cyanide suicide capsules from members of the terrorist group with close ties to the Serbian army. The car in front of them was supposed to carry six specially trained officers but instead had only one. Austro-Hungarian officials focused more on dinner menus than security details. He got shot in the chest. Gavrilo Princip killed him and his wife -
Allied and Central Powers/ Domino Effect
The Allied Powers were Britain, France, Russia. The Central Powers were Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria. Germany declares war on Russia. France pledges its support for Russia. Germany declares war on France. Germany invades Belgium on the way to France. Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany -
First Battle of Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was fought to the north and east of Paris on September 6, 1914. The First Battle of the Marne had the first use of radio intercepts and the automotive transport of troops in the war. The French commander in chief Joseph Joffre ordered an attack. The first extensive use of motorized transport in war celebrated as the “taxis of the Marne” slammed into von Kluck’s overextended army. The real victory went to Joffre and the French General Staff -
Poison Gas
On April 22, 1915, German forces used 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas on Allied soldiers along the western front. The Germans targeted four miles of the front with the poison gas .1,000 killed as a result of the new weapon. President Harry S. Truman was the captain of a U.S. field artillery unit that fired poison gas against the Germans in 1918. More than 100,000 tons of chemical weapons agents were used in the war -
Battle of Gallipoli
It was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia. The naval attack on the Dardanelles began with a long-range bombardment by British and French battleships. The British naval commander in the region had a nervous collapse and was replaced by Vice-Admiral Sir John de Robeck. The last troops left Helles on January 9, 1916.480,000 Allied forces were in the Gallipoli Campaign,250,000 casualties, and some 46,000 dead. -
The Battle of Somme
Went from July 1, 1916- November 18, 1916. The Allies launched a week-long heavy artillery bombardment, using some 1.75 million shells. British forces suffered more than 57,000 casualties including more than 19,000 soldiers killed on the first day of the battle alone.3 million soldiers on both sides had fought in the battle, and 1 million had been killed or wounded -
New weapons in WW1
Machine Gas, Poison Gas, Submarine, Airplane, Tank. Industrial Revolution caused the weapons to be made. -
Kidnapping and Second Marriage
Kidnapped a boy and bought him a new suit and got a haircut.Brought him back to the United States. Went to court to get custody but couldn’t get it. Married Sadie Mae Rutherford.Was married until she passed away -
Early Life of Lloyd Brown
He was interested in girls before the war started. He didn't join at the beginning of the war because he was too young. His job in New Hampshire was to keep the ships clean. He was in the Navy. He was one of the loaders for the guns -
Armistice Day
11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the war ended.At 5 a.m. Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded. Five million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure. Was known as the “war to end all wars” -
Treaty of Versailles
The war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Made with the Allied powers with little participation by Germany. Germany agreed to pay reparations under the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan. The German government signed the treaty under protest.,The negotiations revealed a split between the French -
Education
He was 16 when he enlisted. Was released from duty on October 6, 1919. Enlisted in April 1919. His parents did not object when he went into the military. He mentioned that the girls liked men in uniform -
Career after the Navy
He protected the white house. He saved a man from the burning building. He worked as a fireman from 1926 to 1955. He was on TV and on the internet under DCFD.com.His whole career after the navy was as a firefighter -
After Retirement
He did a part-time job as a watchman. He bought four tenant houses, He repaired the houses and sold them. The Nanicoke River was a dead resort that he restored. They would fish off the bridge and would put fish in the old bathtub
