World War I

A look at The War To End All Wars.

SMS ''Kiaser Barbarossa I''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sms-kiaser-barbarossa-i 31st Jul 2021 - A Pre-Dreadnought Battleship of The Imperial German Navy, SMS "Kiaser Barbarossa I" was built between 1898 and 1900. She was of The "Kiaser Friedrich …

British Martinsyde F4 ''Buzzard'' Fighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-martinsyde-f4-buzzard-fighter 31st Jul 2021 - Nicknamed "The Buzzard", The Martinsyde F4 was designed in 1917, as a replacement for The Sopwith Camel. It was considered one of the best fighters of …

Austrian-Hungarian Aviatik D1 Fighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/austrohundarian-aviatik-d1-fighter 31st Jul 2021 - Developed late in The War, The Aviatik D1 Fighter was a single-seat, 22 foot long Bi-plane. It had a 26 foot wingspan and was capable of an airspeed o …

SMS ''Koning''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sms-koning 31st Jul 2021 - The first of 4 Imperial German built "Konig"-Class Dreadnought Battleships, she was named for King William II of Wurttemberg. Construction of the name …

HMS ''Agincourt''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hms-agincourt 31st Jul 2021 - Originally commissioned for construction by the Brazilian Navy as The "Rio de Janerio" by English Builders in 1911, she was once considered one of the …

British Type H ''Triumph'' Military Motorcycle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-type-h-triumph-military-motorcycle 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as The Type "H", this Motorcycle wad the first of it's type to be pressed into Military Service with The British Army. Manufactured by The …

US M1918 3-Inch AA Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-m1918-3inch-aa-gun 31st Jul 2021 - America's first Anti-Aircraft Gun designed at the end of World War I, The Model 1918 3-inch Gun was a wheeled vehicle, drawn (pulled) into position by …

Belgium M1914 Armored Car

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/belgium-m1914-armored-car 31st Jul 2021 - Known as The "Minerva", The Automitrailleuse vehicle was one of the first Armored Cars that saw Combat in World War I. The Belgium. Aray initially fie …

British M1915 Lancaster Armored Car

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-m1915-lancaster-armored-car 31st Jul 2021 - Designed off the Lanchester automobile of 1914, The Lanchester Armored Car was one of the most successful small Infantry support vehicles of World War …

Flash Spotting

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/flash-spotting 31st Jul 2021 - While it's use in Artillery was known in the 18th Century (Napoleonic Wars) – it was not until World War I, that the technique of ''Flash Spotti …

Screw Picket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/screw-picket 31st Jul 2021 - The ingenious device known as The ''Screw Picket'', was an invention designed by The French (and adopted by The British and later American Armies). As …

Trench Watch

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/trench-watch 31st Jul 2021 - While the development of just when the first ''Wristwatch'' was created is unclear, much of it's origins were based in military need. The standard met …