^ Including 2,000,000 German soldiers, at least 1,000,000 Austro-Hungarians, 800,000 Ottoman troops[2] ^ Often abbreviated as WWI or WW1 ^ Only the Triple Alliance was a formal "alliance"; the …

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Oct 29, 2009 · WWI was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, with total casualties estimated at over 16 million.

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5 days ago · The First World War (1914-18) was the first global conflict, the first mechanised conflict, and the first to involve civilians far from the fighting front. In this gallery of 50 images, we explore the...

Library of Congress image In the summer of 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ignited a continental war between the Central Powers of Germany, …

May 13, 2025 · World War I was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. Find out what happened after that event in this WWI timeline.

Marines battling during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 1918. (USMC) The war fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, was known at the time as the Great War, the War to End War, and …

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The National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park commemorates the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I. In 2013, Congress authorized the World War I …