World War I
A look at The War To End All Wars.
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31st Jul 2021 - Ranked as Imperial Germany's 8th greatest Fighter Pilot of World War I – Heinrich Gontermann was born to modest means in Westphalia (Germany) in …
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31st Jul 2021 - Produced late in World War I (1917). The French ''Fusil'' 50mm Automatic Rifle was an early automatic Infantry firearms. Over 80,000 were produced. Di …
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31st Jul 2021 - Credited with being the fist Imperial German Fighter Ace and first Awardee of the coveted ''Blue Max'' Flying Award, Carl Menchkoff was born in Prussi …
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31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, Aerial Combat during World War I was (by today's standards) primitive. Before Machine Guns were used, it was common for both sides to …
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31st Jul 2021 - Another of the few Monoplane Fighters that saw actual deployment in World War I, The Bristol M1 was developed in 1916. 130 were built by 1917. A commo …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Russian Legion was an Imperial Military Formation sent to France to assist them in The War with Germany (World War I), in 1916. Russia committed 3 …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Berholla was a popular Imperial German Army Officer's sidearm during World War I. Over 45,000 Production Models were made between 1915 and 1918. A …
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31st Jul 2021 - The World War I German AEG GII Bomber was first deployed in 1915 (20 were produced). Despite handling problems due to their powerful Engines, The GII …
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31st Jul 2021 - Seen as the only viable American Fighter produced at the end of World War I, The Standard E-1 Fighter Plane was deployed in 1917. While many of the 19 …
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31st Jul 2021 - With the sinking of The British Passenger Liner RMS ''Lusitania'', The United States would formally enter The European War (World War I). Then Preside …
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31st Jul 2021 - The ''Budenovka'' was a form of Military Headgear seen in use mostly with Supporters of The Communist Revolution of 1917 -1922. Iconic in appearance, …
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31st Jul 2021 - A strange side story of World War I – ''Tirpitz'' was once the Mascot of the Crew of The Imperial German Battleship ''Dresden''. It was common f …