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World War I[ j] or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in Europe and the Middle East, as well as in parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by ...
10,000 POW. 300 guns. 600 machine guns. The Fifth Battle of Ypres, also called the Advance in Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders ( French: Bataille des Crêtes de Flandres) is an informal name used to identify a series of World War I battles in northern France and southern Belgium ( Flanders) from late September to October 1918.
The Battle of Galicia, also known as the Great Battle of Galicia, was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World War I in 1914. In the course of the battle, the Austro-Hungarian armies were severely defeated and forced out of Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg (now Lviv) and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia until their ...
Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, 5 mi (8.0 km) from the railway junction at Roulers, which was an important part of the supply system of the German 4th Army. After a dry spell in September, rains began on 3 October and by the Battle of Poelcappelle on 9 October much of the British field artillery opposite Passchendaele was out ...
September 1 Western: Affair of Néry: Politics: Saint Petersburg renamed Petrograd, removing German words "Burg" and "Sankt". [35] September 3 – 11 Eastern: Austro-Hungarian defeat at the Battle of Rawa, a phase of the Battle of Lemberg. September 5 Naval, Atlantic: British scout cruiser HMS Pathfinder is sunk by U-boat SM U-21 off Scotland ...
Historiography of the causes of World War I. Historians writing about the origins of World War I have differed over the relative emphasis they place upon the factors involved. Changes in historical arguments over time are in part related to the delayed availability of classified historical archives. The deepest distinction among historians ...
The Meuse–Argonne offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million French, Siamese, and American soldiers. It is also the deadliest campaign in the history of the United States Army, [7] resulting in over 350,000 casualties, including 28,000 German lives, 26,277 American lives and an unknown number of French ...
The Big Four or the Four Nations refer to the four top Allied powers of World War I [ 1] and their leaders who met at the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919. The Big Four is also known as the Council of Four. It was composed of Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and ...