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How many German soldiers died in WW1? World War I The war to end all wars, or so it was called. World War I would come to see multiple countries become involved with the conflict that would stretch across Europe. The number of resources, money, and lives spent on the war, on both ...
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The Franco-German front lines of the Argonne Forest in northern France, now partially preserved under forest cover, were the subject of a geoarchaeological survey that aimed at documenting the geomorphic impact of WW1 on battlefield topography. An archaeological field program, including pedestrian ...
BUYING THE FARM– This is synonymous with dying. During WW1 soldiers were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an average farm so if you died you “bought the farm” for your survivors. IRON CLAD CONTRACT– This came about from the ironclad ships of ...
Nazi soldiers on board U-boats would wear cargo pants for the same reason as the Brits, Yanks, and French – comfort and convenience on the battlefield. However, when we gave them over to the French, never did we think that the Nazis would get hold of them and start wearing them while...
WW1 was the first “civilian” war, in that it was not just fought by the standing army. In 1916, the country was running out of soldiers and so “conscription” was established forcing all males between 18 and 40 to present themselves for the war Effort. There were exemptions, members ...
in a valley when the Shoshoni people saw our group. The warriors reached for their bows out of nervousness. After they spotted me they rode over to us and I jumped for joy. We went into the village and women and girls crowded around me. One young woman was a friend that had been ...
WWII US Army Serial Numbers: Meaning in the First Digits The U.S. Army began issuing serial numbers to help avoid mixing the records of people with the same name. (A genealogist’s dream come true!) When we dig a little deeper into the number itself, we can learn a bit about the pe...
Major Raymond Smith-Barry – a graduate of the very first course at the Central Flying School, Upavon in 1912 – and today credited with being the founder of modern aircrew training standards in the RAF – had served as an RFC pilot in France from August 1914. By 1916 he realised that ...