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German Jewish military personnel of World War I (1 C, 64 P) 0–9. Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914) (2 C, 54 P) A. German Army personnel of World War I (4 C, 1,647 ...
Joan of Arc saved France–Women of America, save your country–Buy War Savings Stamps at War savings stamps of the United States, by Coffin and Haskell (edited by Durova) Canadian victory bond poster in English at Military history of Canada during World War I , author unknown (edited by Durova )
World War I (also known as the First World War and the Great War) was a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Entente and the Central Powers. [1] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro ...
The Royal Irish Rifles in a communications trench on the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916 The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914–1918). The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valor "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It ...
The Latvian pagan metal band Skyforger has the album Latviešu strēlnieki dedicated to the Latvian Riflemen and their battles in the World War I. A former Latvian rifleman is the protagonist of the 2007 film Defenders of Riga , set in the final days of World War I and the subsequent Latvian War of Independence .
The Attack of the Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland), on August 6, 1915. The incident received its grim name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases , chlorine ...
Colors of the 370th, with "(8th ILLS)" in banner fold. The 370th Infantry Regiment was the designation for one of the infantry regiments of the 93rd (Provisional) Infantry Division in World War I. Known as the "Black Devils", for their fierce fighting during the First World War and a segregated unit, it was the only United States Army combat unit with African-American officers.
Child soldiers in World War I (53 P) Czechoslovak military personnel of World War I (1 C, 13 P) E. ... Japanese military personnel of World War I (1 C, 41 P) M.