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In 1915, industries of the German Empire designed and began production of the original Stielhandgranate, the "Model 1915" (M15). It used a priming system, unlike the percussion cap pin used in most grenades of the period. The easily recognizable "potato masher" shape is a result of a number of different styles and choices of the design.
K-Brot was a potato and rye wartime bread in Germany during the First World War. In response to severe grain shortages the contents of k-brot were set by legislation to contain 5 per cent potato in rye breads. This type of bread was consumed almost entirely by the German working class who complained that the loaves lacked a proper crust and ...
German decorations of the First World War were those medals, ribbons, and other decorations bestowed upon German soldiers, sailors, pilots and also for civilians, during the First World War. These special awards were awarded by both Imperial Germany and various German Kingdoms and other states and city-states of the Reich.
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German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to Cars, Trucks, ... German Panzers 1914–18. New Vanguard. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Strategic bombing during World War I (1914–1918) German bombing of Paris during First World War; German bombing of Britain (1914–1918) Bombing of London during the First World War. Operation Turk's Cross (1916) Harvest moon offensive (1917) Arrival of the Giants (1917) Fire plan (1917) Whitsun Raid (1918) Tipton Zeppelin raid (1916)
After Ypres, only months after the beginning of the Great War, the German army had already lost 241,000 men. [7] As the end of 1914 approached, fighting in Western Europe, ultimately known as the "Western Front," settled to a draining affair as the German, French and British lines entrenched themselves. [8]
German supply train bottleneck in front of two provisional bridges near Étricourt, France, during Operation Michael, 24 March 1918. With the expansion of military conscription and reserve systems in the decades leading up to the 20th century, the potential size of armies increased substantially, while the industrialization of firepower (bolt-action rifles with higher rate-of-fire, larger and ...