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The total number of women widowed as a result of the First World War is estimated to be 3 to 4 million. According to the historian Jay Winter, one third of the total 9.7 million military personnel killed or missing in the war left behind, on average, a widow and two children. The number of German, British and Italian widows after the war ...
3. Aug. 2018 · Germany’s peace time strength was 761,00 prior to the war, so this was a significant reduction. 8. Germany lost 13% of its European territory – more than 27,000 square miles. 9. Many nationalists in Germany called the signatories of the Treaty the ‘November Criminals’ and refused to accept they had lost the war.
After the 1917 October Revolution that put Lenin and the Bolsheviks in power, many in both Russia and Germany expected that soviet Russia would in return help foment a communist revolution in Germany. For Germany's far Left, it provided hope for its own success, and for the moderate socialists, along with the middle and upper classes, it was a source of fear that the kind of bloody civil war ...
World War I - Austria-Hungary, Collapse, Causes: After the Austrian armies were defeated the Austria-Hungary empire collapsed. The last Hapsburg emperor, Charles I, renounced the right to participate in affairs of government, and Austria became a republic. The Allies' final series of attacks against the whole German position on the Western Front were known as the battles of the Meuse-Argonne.
22. Nov. 2018 · I came to this sight by accident searching for what happened to the German WW1 Submarines after the surrender. An interesting read, although I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. I’ve hit a brick wall trying to find my Great-uncle’s Royal Navy service record.
Alsace-Lorraine was a border region located between the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains. Its role in French wartime propaganda, its geographic location, and its tumultuous recent history all combined to give the region a distinct experience of the First World War. When the war ended, Alsace-Lorraine, a part of the German Empire since 1871 ...
4. Dez. 2018 · Barry, Gearóid. The end of fighting in 1918 raised hopes for swift and equitable military demobilization amongst soldiers and civilians. The timing and nature of demobilization varied greatly, though, due to practical constraints. Colonial soldiers came last in this waiting game. Wars after the war remobilized others.
