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

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    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

  3. French Army in World War I - Wikipedia

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    French infantry pushing through enemy barbed wire, 1915. During World War I, France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers.Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare.

  4. Winterberg tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Winterberg tunnel was built by the Imperial German Army through a ridge near Craonne, France during World War I.The 300 m (980 ft) underground passageway, which connected the German frontline to its rear echelon areas, was used to mitigate French artillery on this part of the line when moving troops and equipment into trenches.

  5. Ukrainian troops train for trench warfare near France's WW1 ...

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    The scene could be 3,000 km (1,860 miles) away in Ukraine's Donbas region, but instead some 2,000 Ukrainian conscripts and veterans are training in the muddy fields of France's eastern Marne ...

  6. Trench warfare - Wikipedia

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    The war would be won by the side that was able to commit the last reserves to the Western Front. Trench warfare prevailed on the Western Front until the Germans launched their Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918. [25] Trench warfare also took place on other fronts, including in Italy and at Gallipoli. Armies were also limited by logistics.

  7. Trench railway - Wikipedia

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    Transfer of ammunition from standard-gauge railway to trench railway during the Battle of Passchendaele.. A trench railway was a type of railway that represented military adaptation of early 20th-century railway technology to the problem of keeping soldiers supplied during the static trench warfare phase of World War I.

  8. List of last surviving World War I veterans - Wikipedia

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    Claimed to have joined up in 1916 at the age of 14 as a "Digger" digging trenches and tunnels. Also served in World War II. Lived in Montecchio Precalcino. [68] [69] Italy: Carlo Dozzi: 25 January 1901: 30 May 2009 (108) Claimed to have joined up in 1917 at the age of 16 as a "Digger" digging trenches and tunnels. Also served in World War II ...

  9. Leaders of France and Germany in poignant show of unity 100 ...

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    Much of the heaviest fighting was in trenches in northern France and Belgium. Leaders of France and Germany in poignant show of unity 100 years after WW1 Skip to main content