Germany signed a war guilt clause and was required to pay reparations for World War I. The last payment of $93.8 million was made in 2010, 91 years after the deal. Over 10 million soldiers died in the war. Most of us learned in school that World War I lasted for four years and ended […]
During World War I, soldiers in the trenches occasionally exchanged gifts, with the most notable example being the unofficial Christmas truce of 1914. This behavior was seen as an evolution of chivalry and noble warfare. Trench warfare was a grim and sad experience, with soldiers hoping to overrun the enemy’s position. Soldiers exchanged gifts to […]
The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest conflict of World War I, lasting 300 days and claiming over 300,000 lives. The area surrounding Verdun is still restricted due to unexploded shells and arsenic contamination, and the munitions clearance process could take up to 300 years. In 1916, in the north-east of France, the […]
