World War I

A look at The War To End All Wars.

French Farman MF 7 Recon Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/french-farman-mf-7-recon-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The French Farman Aviation Works, MF 7 – was an early World War I Reconnaissance Aircraft – first flown in 1913. The MF 7 was used by both …

British Vickers FB5 Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-vickers-fb5-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The Vickers FB5 was a ''Pusher'' design Fighter Aircraft, deployed in 1915. The ''Pushers'' were a Class of Aircraft which placed the Aircraft's prope …

British Bristol ''Boxkite'' Trainer Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-bristol-boxkite-trainer-plane 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Boxkite'' (so named for it's resemblance to the constructed Kite), was an early Military Training Plane, developed by The Bristol Aeroplane Comp …

German Sturmmann

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-sturmtruppen 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Storm Man'' (as they were properly known), were also Imperial German ''Shock Troops'' that developed late in World War I. Their deployment into …

Italian 9mm Villar Perosa Anti-Aircraft Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-9mm-villar-perosa-antiaircraft-gun 31st Jul 2021 - The Villar Perosa is often seen as the World's first ''true'' Machine Gun. Designed to be either Mounted (via Aircraft) or Ground (Infantry) deployed. …

British TF.2 ''Salamander'' Fighter Plane

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-tf2-salamander-fighter-plane 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, The Sopwith was a Class of British Fighter Aircraft in use with The British Royal Flying Corps. (and later Royal Air Force), during W …

Lanoe Hawker

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/lanoe-hawker 31st Jul 2021 - Hawker was Britain's first “Ace” fighter pilot during World War I. He was credited with 7 confirmed kills. Winner of England's Victoria Cr …

Oswald Boelcke

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/oswald-boelcke 31st Jul 2021 - Captain Boelcke was Imperial Germany's first Flying Ace in World War I. The mentor to Germany's legendary Flyer Manfred Von Richthofen, Boelcke also d …

MacAdams Trench Shield Spade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/macadams-trench-shield-spade 31st Jul 2021 - Not to be undone by The French, England too, attempted to create personnel defensive devices that soldiers could deploy to survive Trench Warfare. One …

German Eingreif Divisions

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/german-eingreif-divisions 31st Jul 2021 - Formed late in World War I (1917), The Imperial German Army's ''Eingreif Divisions'' was a type of ''Shock Troops'' used as Counter-Attack Forces (mos …