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Trench warfare
Trench warfare, warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground. The opposing systems of trenches are usually close to one another. Trench warfare is resorted to when the superior firepower of the defense compels the opposing forces to “dig in” so extensively as to sacrifice their mobility in order to gain protection. -
assisnation of archduke ferdinand
On the way to visit the injured officer, the archduke’s procession took a wrong turn at the junction of Appel quay and Franzjosefstrasse, where one of Cabrinovic’s cohorts, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, happened to be loitering.Seeing his opportunity, Princip fired into the car, shooting Franz Ferdinand and Sophie at point-blank range. Princip then turned the gun on himself, but was prevented from shooting it by a bystander who threw himself upon the young assassin. -
dogs of war
Dogs were some of the hardest and most trusted workers in World War One. The most popular dogs were medium-sized, like Doberman Pinschers and German Shepherds. A dog is seen here alongside soldiers in a trench in 1914. This is a casualty dog - they were trained to find wounded or dying soldiers on the battlefield.Dogs were some of the hardest and most trusted workers in World War One.Military dogs were positioned in a variety of roles, depending on their size, intelligence and training. -
the christmas truce
On a crisp, clear morning 100 years ago, thousands of British, Belgian and French soldiers put down their rifles, stepped out of their trenches and spent Christmas mingling with their German enemies along the Western front. In the hundred years since, the event has been seen as a kind of miracle, a rare moment of peace just a few months into a war that would eventually claim over 15 million lives. But what actually happened on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of 1914 -
Lusitania sinks
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans -
tanks of ww1
The first use of tanks on the battlefield was the use of British Mark I tanks at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the Battle of the Somme) on 15 September 1916, with mixed results; many broke down, but nearly a third succeeded in breaking through. -
Zimmerman Telegram
British intelligence gives Wilson the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. Germany promises to return to Mexico the lost provinces of Texas and much of the rest of the American Southwest. Mexico declines the offer, but the outrage at this interference in the Western Hemisphere pushes American public opinion to support entering the war. -
entering ww1
the British-owned Lusitania ocean liner was torpedoed without warning just off the coast of Ireland. Of the 1,959 passengers, 1,198 were killed, including 128 Americans. The German government maintained that the Lusitania was carrying munitions, but the U.S. demanded reparations and an end to German attacks on unarmed passenger and merchant ships.The U.S. House of Representatives endorses the declaration by a vote of 373 to 50, and America formally enters World War I. -
The making of the battery
before they left Schuyer Bill left one of the men behind because he considered him unfit or a slacker for the war. The batter was in good shape after that you could tell he was ill of every officer and man in the battery. When he told him he was relieved of his duty from the Battery His eyes shined. The battery is now formed. -
Enlistment and Sent off to camp
He enlisted and was sent to Fortress Monroe where there was no need for heavy machinery because the Armistice was signed. Which caused none of the boys being able to even get a shot at the enemy which disappointed them & including me. He instead became an instructor in which the government was badly in need of competent instructors. He made quite a name for himself in the ranks , but never got the desire for the line of work in the war as in a foot soldier or in the battlefield. -
The trip through sea to france
They took off from France and now they're on their way or already arrived in France.Bill had a run in with the Spanish Influenza in which had a great impact on the soldiers of the war . It left Bill unable to do any work or his duty in 3 days,but the Battery was still intact they also had a run in with the flu also , but not as bad as it did Bill they barley skipped a meal in which kept the battery running and in good shape. -
Mail Checks
Bill was busy in France , doing nothing but checking incoming mail for the men in the battery from people back home . he stated " that its quite a study the difference in manner the boys write home & the topics they discuss." As the soldiers sleep from a long day protecting the battery , he stays up and makes sure to cut out all of the words or information that can be dangerous if put in the wrong hands if the enemy gets their mail. -
call for men back home
Days have passed and people were being transported to the docs to be shipped over seas back to the States for the battlefield. Bill wants to be in the action & is uneasy because hes afraid that he will not be able to go into the field or is needed, but he does wish that before he leaves that he will get his gold stripe on his shoulder & to see more of the the land explore a little before he actually gets called back into the states.Hes delivering soap and supplies to men in the french trucks. -
The end of the war
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front.Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I,
