Unlike traditional camouflage, which helps objects blend into their surroundings, dazzle camouflage used stark geometric patterns to try to confuse German U-boat captains’ perception of a ship ...
Togo in Africa saw the first battle between Allied and German forces in World War One. They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station. WW1: What can today's soldiers learn? documentWW1 ...
Besides three children, Shemin left behind numerous supporters who kept up the appeal for an upgrade. On June 2, 2015, his ...
An Oxford college wants to commemorate all those connected to it who died in World War One, irrespective of the country they died fighting for. The Queen's College currently has 121 names on its World ...
A proposal to add five new names - including three German soldiers - follows a similar move by the city's New College in 1930, Merton and Magdalen Colleges in 1994 and University College in 2018.
Indiana was home to many residents of German descent when World War I began. Many stopped speaking German outside and ...
was just 28 when he was killed during an attack on the German-occupied town of Werwick on September 30, 1918 while serving with the 35th Battalion Machine Gun Corps. Second Lt Barr was one of three ...
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target ...
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
Germany's foreign intelligence service believed there was a 80-90% chance that coronavirus accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab, German media say. Two German newspapers say they have uncovered ...