Month: December 2017

British ship, Osmanieh, sunk after hitting a mine with the loss of 198 lives, bringing the total of naval deaths for the week to over 1000. — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 31, 2017 British ship, Osmanieh, sunk after hitting a mine with the loss of 198 lives, bringing the total of naval deaths for the […]
British destroyer, HMS Attack, sunk whilst trying to rescue survivors from HMS Aragon. Both ships struck by mines.#ww1 #onthisday #history — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 30, 2017 British destroyer, HMS Attack, sunk whilst trying to rescue survivors from HMS Aragon. Both ships struck by mines. #ww1 #onthisday #history
Churchill writes, in a letter to a friend, "thank God our offensives are over…"#ww1 #churchill #100yearsgo — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 29, 2017 Churchill writes, in a letter to a friend, “thank God our offensives are over…” #ww1 #churchill #100yearsgo
Having defended against German and Turkish attacks towards Jerusalem, General Allenby orders an advance against the attackers. — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 28, 2017 Having defended against German and Turkish attacks towards Jerusalem, General Allenby orders an advance against the attackers.
Latvia declares independence from Russia.#russianrevolution #ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 27, 2017 Latvia declares independence from Russia. #russianrevolution #ww1
German and Turkish troops attack the British in an attempt to retake Jerusalem.#ww1 #jerusalem #onthisday #history — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 26, 2017 German and Turkish troops attack the British in an attempt to retake Jerusalem. #ww1 #jerusalem #onthisday #history
Merry Christmas. Thanks for following.Here's a festive one for you.. https://t.co/nWCpGjaJ4g — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 24, 2017 Merry Christmas. Thanks for following. Here’s a festive one for you.. https://t.co/nWCpGjaJ4g
Italian troops recapture most of the ground, including Col del Rosso (4183ft), that they lost the day before.#ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 24, 2017 Italian troops recapture most of the ground, including Col del Rosso (4183ft), that they lost the day before. #ww1
Fighting breaks out between the Bolsheviks and Ukrainian troops.#russianrevolution #ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 24, 2017 Fighting breaks out between the Bolsheviks and Ukrainian troops. #russianrevolution #ww1
Three British destroyers, the Torrent, the Tornado and the Surprise, sunk when they enter a German minefield with the loss of 252 lives#ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) December 23, 2017 Three British destroyers, the Torrent, the Tornado and the Surprise, sunk when they enter a German minefield with the loss of 252 lives #ww1
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Charting the daily events of World War One, this history project aims to provide a bite-sized and engaging way to follow the events of 100 years ago. Using a variety of sources, I aim to refer to the main events of the war on the centenary of their occurrence. However, it's not just about the main events, I have also taken time to research lesser known events in order to help the reader to feel engaged with the scope of the war.
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