ZeppelinRaidSon England duringWorld War One.

274 German U-boats sank 6,596 ships

51

Bomb WAS THE GERMAN 1000KGLARGEST WW1

65 MILLIONmen were mobilized from over 30 countries during World War One. 57% of those men died.

At Christmas 1914 an unofficial truce was observed along two-thirds of the Western Front. German and British troops played a football match in 'No Man's Land'.

Britain: 9m

France: 8m

Italy: 6m

Turkey: 3m

Russia: 12m

USA: 4m

Germany: 11mAustria/Hungary: 8m

80 victories

Victoria Crosses awarded

6347

235,000Sea Mines

Laid by Allies during the whole of WWI.

6mWar Horses

100KMESSENGER PIGEONS

53,000WAr DOGS

British conscientious objectors who refused to fight. Many received white feathers as a sign of cowardice. Some were given non-combatant roles, others were imprisoned.

16,00025,000 Miles of trench networks were dug.

Thats the same distance as travelingonce around the World.

In 1917 food shortages caused by the loss of British shipping to German U-boats meant the British government banned the use of rice at weddings and the feeding of pigeons.

The most successful fighter pilot of the entire war was Germany’s Ace, Manfred von Richthofen ‘The Red Baron’ (1892-1918). He shot down 80 allied planes, more than any other World War One pilot.

THE WORLD’s 1ST TANKThe MK1 weighed 28 tonnes.

That’s 7 elephants.