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  2. American units with the highest percentage of casualties per ...

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    Regarding killed in action the 2nd Infantry Division was the unit with the highest ratio with 7,094 KIA and 16,575 wounded. ^ 1st Cavalry Division was the unit with most casualties suffered during the Vietnam War with 32,036; including 5,444 KIA and 26,592 wounded. Regarding killed in action the 1st Marine Division was the unit with the highest ...

  3. Trench warfare - Wikipedia

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    Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. It became archetypically associated with World War I (1914–1918), when the Race to the Sea rapidly expanded trench use on ...

  4. List of military engagements of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Asia-Pacific theatre (1914–1919) Toggle Asia-Pacific theatre (1914–1919) subsection. Central Asian revolt of 1916. Basmachi movement (1916-1918 (as part of WW1)-1934) Naval engagements (1914–1918) Toggle Naval engagements (1914–1918) subsection. Other military engagements. Air engagements. Co-belligerent conflicts.

  5. Civil defense in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, World War II saw an even greater use of rationing, recycling, and anti-saboteur vigilance than was seen in World War I. As the threat of air raids or invasions in the United States seemed less likely during the war, the focus on the Civil Defense Corps, air raid drills, and patrols of the border declined but the other efforts continued.

  6. World War I - Wikipedia

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    Baltic Sea. Indian and Pacific Ocean. World War I[j]or the First World War(28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflictbetween two coalitions: the Allies(or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in Europeand the Middle East, as well as in parts of Africaand the Asia-Pacific, and in ...

  7. Interwar period - Wikipedia

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    Turkish War of Independence. Boundaries in 1920. In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social, political ...

  8. Historiography of the causes of World War I - Wikipedia

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    As soon as the war began, the major nations issued "color books" containing documents (mostly from July 1914) that helped justify their actions.A color book is a collection of diplomatic correspondence and other official documents published by a government for educational or political reasons, and to promote the government position on current or past events.

  9. Aftermath of World War I - Wikipedia

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    European theatre of the Russian Civil War in 1918–19. The Soviet Union benefited from Germany's loss, as one of the first terms of the armistice was the abrogation of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. At the time of the armistice Russia was in the grips of a civil war which left more than seven million people dead and large areas of the country ...