Chronicle of World War I
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Haig ends Battle of Somme
Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I, calls off the Battle of the Somme in France after nearly five months of mass slaughter.
The massive Allied offensive began at 7:30 a.m. on July 1, 1916, when 100,000 British soldiers poured out of their trenches and into no-man’s-land. During the preceding week, 250,000 Allied shells had pounded German positions near the Somme River, and the British expected to find the way cleared for them. However, scores of heavy German machine guns had survived the artillery onslaught, and the invading infantry were massacred. By the end of the day, 20,000 British soldiers were dead and 40,000 wounded. It was the single heaviest day of casualties in British military history.
After the initial disaster, Haig resigned himself to smaller but equally ineffectual advances, and more than 1,000 Allied lives were extinguished for every 100 yards gained on the Germans. Even Britain’s September 15 introduction of tanks into warfare for the first time in history failed to break the deadlock in the Battle of the Somme. In October, heavy rains turned the battlefield into a sea of mud, and on November 18 Haig called off the Somme offensive after more than four months of slaughter.
Except for its effect of diverting German troops from the Battle of Verdun, the offensive was a miserable disaster. It amounted to a total gain of just 125 square miles for the Allies, with more than 600,000 British and French soldiers killed, wounded, or missing in action. German casualties were more than 650,000. Although Haig was severely criticized for the costly battle, his willingness to commit massive amounts of men and resources to the stalemate along the western front eventually contributed to the collapse of an exhausted Germany in 1918.
This WWI Explosion Left a Hole 70 Feet Deep | Lochnagar Crater
A mine explosion in France during World War I left a crater 70ft (21m) deep and 330 ft (100 m) wide.
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The Japanese Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945 in color! [HD restored & AI colorized]
On 2 September 1945 Japan signs the surrender papers on board of the USS Missouri in the presence of General McArthur.
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the USA, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Dominion of New Zealand. The signing ceremony took place on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. General MacArthur lead the ceremony.
General MacArthur's staff headed by Col. LeGrande A. Diller were tasked to prepare the draft of the Instrument of Surrender. The ceremony aboard the deck of the Missouri lasted 23 minutes and was broadcast throughout the world. The instrument was first signed by the Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu By Command and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government. General Yoshijirō Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, then signed the document By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
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Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
Military Moments | Battle of the Somme - Narrated by Linden MacIntyre. The Battle of the Somme was the bloodiest battle of the First World War. The video explores the sacrifice from the British, French, and Canadian Expeditionary Force in the monumental First World War battle that took place over a century ago on both sides of the Somme River in France, from July 1 to Nov. 18, 1916. The Battle of the Somme continued for more than four months, and more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. #LestWeForget
Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
Written by Don Gillmor
Directed & Edited by Adam Tindal
Graphics & Animation by Julia Paddick
Produced by Jason Duprau, Jennifer McGill, Eric Harris
Executive Producer: Jennifer Morse
Recording Engineer: Kyle Watt, Post Office Sound
WW1 Song ~ Oh! It's A Lovely War ~ The Jolly Old Fellows
The song Oh!, It's A Lovely War was performed and published by Courtland and Jeffries. The song was meant for two different audiences. One of the audiences were solders in the trenches during the war. The song was supposed to help solders keep their spirits up during the war. The other audience was younger people who had not joined the war yet. The lyrics in the song makes the war sound fun to join to younger audiences. The song lyrics are embellished to make it seem as if it is fun to be in the war and the song is also catchy.
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On August 3rd 1914 Germany invaded Belgium. Britain protests the violation of Belgian neutrality, guaranteed by a treaty, the German Chancellor replied that the treaty is just 'a chiffon de papier' (a scrap of paper). Britain declared War on Germany at 11pm on August 4th 1914, the Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey remarked The Lamps are going out all over Europe. The War lasted 4 years and spread to become a World War. By it's end on 11th November 1918, 10 Million men had died and four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires ceased to exist.
World War I (WWI or World War One), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants were killed, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.
By the end of the war, four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires—ceased to exist. The successor states of the former two lost substantial territory, while the latter two were dismantled. The maps of Europe and Southwest Asia were redrawn, with several independent nations restored or created. The League of Nations was formed with the aim of preventing any repetition of such an appalling conflict. This aim, however, failed with weakened states, renewed European nationalism and the German feeling of humiliation contributing to the rise of fascism. All of these conditions eventually led to World War II.
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The Christmas Truce December 25, 1914 - This Day In History
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Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing
World War I ends November 11, 1918
World War I ends
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. In addition, at least five million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure.
Military Minute - First World War
The First World War, from 1914 to 1918, had a profound and devastating impact on many nations. See more:
More than 17 million combatants and civilians died on all sides.
Canada sent 620,000 soldiers, from a population of less than 8 million.
More than 60,000 Canadians were killed and almost 173,000 were wounded.
Canada’s critical role in great victories such as Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Cambrai helped forge a sense of national pride in the young country.
Germany’s defeat resulted in surrender terms that set the stage for another worldwide conflict 20 years later.
THE ARMISTICE - November 11, 1918
U.S. Army Signal Corps movie of the celebrations on November 11, 1918. Scenes of soldiers and civilians celebrations - in Paris and other locals in France
Henry Gunther Dernier mort américain 1918 Last U.S. battlefield death in WWI
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99 ans après sa mort, rendons hommage à Henry Gunther, le dernier soldat américain mort quelques minutes avant l'armistice...
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99 years after his death, we pay tribute to Henry Gunther, the last American soldier who died a few minutes before the armistice ...
Henry Gunther
Henry GUNTHER est né le 6 juin 1895 à Baltimore aux États-Unis. Il est mort au combat le 11 novembre 1918 à Chaumont-devant-Damvillers en France durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Il est le dernier soldat américain tué au combat en 1918, une minute avant l'heure de l'armistice.
Henry GUNTHER (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and the last soldier of any of the belligerents to be killed during World War I. He was killed at 10:59 a.m., one minute before the Armistice was to take effect at 11 a.m.
Military Minute – Second World War
The Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, was more extensive in every way than the First World War. See more at
More than 73 million combatants and civilians died on all sides.
More than 1 million Canadian men and women served, from a population of 11 million.
Some 47,200 Canadians were killed, more than 54,000 were wounded, and 8,300 were taken prisoner.
Canada’s military efforts in Italy, on the Atlantic Ocean and in Europe helped stop Nazi tyrrany.
The end of “the war that had to be won” brought economic prosperity to Canada, although the cost was immeasurable.
WWI Man Ray
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WWI Largest Explosion Before Atomic Bomb-Lochnagar Crater
Today on The Scriptorium, join my Bond tour travelers as they race for chocolate around the Lochnagar Crater detonated July 1, 1916, opening day of the Battle of the Somme, and bloodiest day in British military history.
“At 7.28am a maroon was launched and whistles blown for 30 seconds reflecting the first few minutes of a battle that would leave 19,240 British and Commonwealth soldiers dead by the end of that first day.
“One hundred years earlier, a mine packed with 60,000lbs of explosives painstakingly laid beneath the German trenches was detonated. The plume of debris rose to 4,000 ft and two minutes later men hurled themselves ‘over the top’ to the shrill sound of whistles and attacked what they expected to be destroyed German trenches.” (Centenarynews.com)
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In The Footsteps Of Heroes - TheSomme
A short video featuring clips of the Battle of the Somme
French History 101 in 5 Minutes
The entire history of France condensed into 5 minutes, animated and produced by OFCI. Join us as we journey from Vercingetorix to Charles de Gaulle, looking at the fortunes of France through the actions of their leaders!
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WWI reenactment - Centennial of the Armistice - 2018
Stokes mortar supporting the infantry attack in the final phase. The mortar is from the 120th Infantry of the 30th Division. Reenactment held in Newville, PA on November 3, 2018
WWI US Army Victory Parade in London, 1918
Footage from the Victory Parade in London on November 11, 1918, celebrating the end of WW1.
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Aberkenfig memorial service to commemorate end of WW1 November 11th 2018
Service to honour all men and all women, who answered the call of duty, who either fell or survived in all conflicts, lest we forget, pity some drivers didn't show some respect for just few minutes, especially during 2 mins silence