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Most German forces in German New Guinea surrender to the Australians then or over the following year. September 15, 1914 - Feb 4, 1915 African, South West Africa: Maritz rebellion. Boers leader Manie Maritz revolts in South Africa. September 19 – October 11 Western: Battle of Flirey: September 20 Naval, African, East African
From 5 to 16 August 1914, the Belgians successfully resisted the numerically superior Germans, and inflicted surprisingly heavy losses on their aggressors. The German Second Army, comprising 320,000 men, crossed into neutral Belgium in keeping to the Schlieffen Plan, with the ultimate goal of attacking France from the north.
Name Country Air service(s) Victories Note Manfred von Richthofen † German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 80 [5] The Red Baron PLM plus 22 other awards René Fonck France: Aéronautique Militaire: 75 [6] Top Allied and French ace CdeLd'h, MM(Fr), CdeG, BCdeG, MC, MM Billy Bishop Canada: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 72 [7] [b] Top Canadian ...
By the time the United States of America entered the war in 1917—three years after the first shots were fired—several Americans had already gone to fight as pilots by joining the Royal Flying Corps. These pilots reported to Canada, and after flight training were sent to fight as officers in the British military. [5]
Corps Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Commanding General Campaigns I Corps: January 20, 1918 Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman Maj. Gen. William M. Wright
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The year the United States entered World War I was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with which the British cooperated, was a failure, and was followed by widespread mutinies in the French armies.
The Selective Service Act of 1917 drafted 2.8 million men, although training and equipping such numbers was a huge logistical challenge. By June 1918, over 667,000 members of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), had been transported to France, a figure which reached 2 million by the end of November. [ 15 ]