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Operation Homefront is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002 to serve ill or injured veterans and their families. It is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas , and Arlington, Virginia . The organization's stated mission is to "build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive in the communities they have ...
The home front during World War I covers the domestic, economic, social and political histories of countries involved in that conflict. It covers the mobilization of armed forces and war supplies, lives of others, but does not include the military history. For nonmilitary interactions among the major players see diplomatic history of World War I.
3 August 1914 Germany declares war on France. [1] Belgium denies permission for German forces to pass through to the French border. Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey makes a speech to the House of Commons, asking Parliament to approve the use of armed force should the German Navy attack the coasts of France, or if Germany violates Belgian ...
The Western Front comprised the fractious borders between France, Germany, and the neighboring countries. It was infamous for the nature of the fight that developed there; after almost a full year of inconclusive fighting, the front had become a giant trench line stretching from one end of Europe to the other. [1] 1914. Battle of Liège
The U.S. Army wanted to replace four-mule teams used for hauling standard 1 1 ⁄ 2 U.S. ton (3000 lb / 1.36 metric ton) loads with trucks, and requested proposals from companies in late 1912. [25] This led the Thomas B. Jeffery Company to develop a competent four-wheel drive, 1 1 ⁄ 2 short ton capacity truck by July 1913: the "Quad".
Home front is an English language term with analogues in other languages. [1] It is commonly used to describe the full participation of the British public in World War I who suffered Zeppelin raids and endured food rations as part of what came to be called the "Home Front".
The term "home front" covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital to both the Allied and Axis powers. Life on the home front during World War II was a significant part of the war effort for all participants and had a major impact on the outcome of the war.
British operations on the Ancre from 11 January to 22 February 1917 forced the Germans back 5 mi (8.0 km) on a 4 mi (6.4 km) front, ahead of the scheduled German retirements of the Alberich Bewegung (Operation Alberich) and eventually took 5,284 prisoners. On 22/23 February, the Germans withdrew another 3 mi (4.8 km) on a 15 mi (24 km) front.