During the Hundred Days Offensive, Allied airpower facilitated the breakthrough by identifying German entrenchments, locating artillery positions for counter-battery fire, providing warning of ...

This German Field Manual was found by my grandfather and namesake William Campbell in a German artillery dug-out near Flesquieres in Northern France on 20 November 1917 when he was 20 years old ...

Germany won’t excavate WWI tunnel containing hundreds of soldiers’ bodies By Amarachi Orie and Nadine Schmidt, CNN ... the French army was firing on German soldiers with heavy artillery.

James Calhoun, curator of Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum, said the recovered artillery piece is actually believed to be a German gun that was captured by Canadian troops in the First World War.

WW1: Why was the first ... The British generals staged a massive artillery bombardment and sent 100,000 men over the top to take the German trenches. ... The German Army counter-attacked and ...

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 241st installment in the series. June 24, 1916: Somme Bombardment Begins ...

Summary and Key Points: On April 24, 1918, during WWI, the first-ever tank battle occurred near Villers-Bretonneux. German A7V tanks clashed with British Mark IV tanks, showcasing the tactical ...

James Calhoun, curator of Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum, said the recovered artillery piece is actually believed to be a German gun that was captured by Canadian troops in the First World War.