Archives for: "October 2015"
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Queen Elizabeth-class battleships Barham is launched.
October 19th, 2015
The third ship of the Queen Elizabeth class battleship is launched today by Great Britain. The Barham would serve through the Great War mostly waiting for the German fleet to leave harbor, but would become the only Queen Elizabeth class ship sunk during… more »
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Edith Cavell Executed by Germans in Belgium
October 12th, 2015
During the first month of the war thousands of British, French, and Belgium soldiers, and many more young men of military age, were caught behind the rapidly moving German lines. The German forces, lacking sufficient rear-area units to control the… more »
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Edith Cavell Killed
October 12th, 2015
Edith Cavell, a pioneering nurses well known for helping soldiers on both sides of the conflict, is executed by the German Army for helping wounded British soldiers escape imprisionment. more »
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Belgrade Surrenders to the Central Powers
October 8th, 2015
In 1914 the Serbian army was a force of 400,000 soldiers. Despite strong morale and experience from recent fighting, the army was ill-equipped and lacked heavy ammunition, rifles, and artillery. Its main backer, Russia, was unable to provide supplies… more »
