Germans bombard British positions south of Ypres with 9,000,000 gas shells containing 2000 tonnes of Mustard Gas, Phosgene and Diphenylchlorarsine.8000 British troops affected by the gas with 43 killed.#ww1 #gas #ypres — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 20, 2018 Germans bombard British positions south of Ypres with 9,000,000 gas shells containing 2000 tonnes of Mustard Gas, […]
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, shoots down his 80th enemy aircraft near Villers-Brettoneux. His victim 2nd Lt D.G. Lewis from Rhodesia is made prisoner of war.#ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 20, 2018 Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, shoots down his 80th enemy aircraft near Villers-Brettoneux. His victim 2nd Lt D.G. […]
Germans capture 1000 New Zealand soldiers.#ww1 #anzac — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 16, 2018 Germans capture 1000 New Zealand soldiers. #ww1 #anzac
"We are all utterly exhausted and burnt out".Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria writing about German fatigue.#ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 15, 2018 “We are all utterly exhausted and burnt out”. Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria writing about German fatigue. #ww1
British troops abandon the Passchendaele Ridge, having held it for 5 months.#ww1 #passchendaele — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 15, 2018 British troops abandon the Passchendaele Ridge, having held it for 5 months. #ww1 #passchendaele
General Pershing addresses American officers of the 1st Division. "You are going to meet a savage enemy, flushed with victory. Meets them like Americans. When you hit, hit hard and don't stop hitting. You don't know the meaning of defeat."#ww1 #usarmy — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 15, 2018 General Pershing addresses American officers of the […]
British air forces lose 10 planes for 5 enemy losses in large scale air battles involving 170 British planes over Merville. — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 12, 2018 British air forces lose 10 planes for 5 enemy losses in large scale air battles involving 170 British planes over Merville.
Haig issues general order that the army has their "backs to the wall" and that "each one of us must fight on to the end." #ww1 #ww1centenary — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 11, 2018 Haig issues general order that the army has their “backs to the wall” and that “each one of us must fight […]
Germans push British out of Messines. The British had held Messines for 9 months prior to this offensive.#ww1 — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 10, 2018 Germans push British out of Messines. The British had held Messines for 9 months prior to this offensive. #ww1
Battle of the Lys begins as German troops attack after a four and a half hour bombardment. Fourteen German divisions attack, driving back the British and capturing 6000 Portuguese troops. The attack includes firing 2000 tonnes of Mustard Gas, Phosgene and Diphenylchlorarsine. — 1914-1918 War (@WW1TheGreatWar) April 9, 2018 Battle of the Lys begins as […]