The wreck of a German submarine that sank during World War One has been found in the North Sea and officials believe 23 bodies may be inside it. The type UB-II submarine is said to be in good ...
But as the war unfolded in Europe, an intercepted telegram sent by the German Foreign Secretary ... main reasons for the entry of the U.S. into WWI. This is the story of the encrypted telegram ...
A museum is appealing for information about a World War One German pistol handed in during a firearms amnesty. The 1911 Luger pistol, given to Wiltshire Police, is believed to have been taken as a ...
The following images, provided by Tyne & Wear Archives, show the heart of a World War I German submarine that sank in 1918 after it was rammed by a torpedo boat destroyer. During WWII, Germany ...
The action was particularly important because as a consequence of the battle, the German East Asia Squadron ... light on what was a defining point in WWI, and therefore a landmark moment in ...
Did you know that Germany, with 83 million inhabitants, is the most populous country in the European Union? Or, that 65% of German autobahns don’t have any speed limit? Or that the longest German word ...
By September 16, Pershing's forces had earned an important victory in eliminating a dangerous bulge, or "salient" in the German lines near St. Mihiel. MacArthur's Rainbow Division was in the thick ...
On 26 August Captain Bryant accepted the German surrender and Togoland was carved up between Britain and France. WW1: How did an artist help Britain fight the war at sea? documentWW1: How did an ...
The German Empire became Germany, and Germany lost substantial territory outside Europe. For more information about the history of World War I, visit The National WWI Museum and Memorial.
Dan Snow describes the food rations supplied for British soldiers during WW1 and compares these with what German soldiers had. The value of different foods is touched on and we learn that ...
As the U.S. military recruited young men for service, civilians were called upon to do their part by buying War bonds, donating to charity, or, if they worked in industry, going that extra mile for ...
The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania by a German U-boat helped to shatter that hope. Woodrow Wilson, 1918. Courtesy: Library of Congress Wilson demanded an apology from Germany and ...