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On This day 15th September 1916
The first use of tanks in warfare took place during the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916. The…
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On This Day 8th September 1915
The Zeppelin raid on London on 8th September 1915 was a pivotal moment in the new technology and strategy of…
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On This Day 23rd August 1914
On August 15th 1914 , Japan issued Germany an ultimatum demanding that the German fleet be withdrawn from the Far…
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On THis Day 2nd August 1914
2 August 1914: Germany invades Luxembourg Luxembourg Germany occupied Luxembourg as the first military move of its western campaign. Although…
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On This Day July 18th 1918.
The French attack between Soissons and Château-Thierry on 18 July 1918 marked one of the decisive turning points of the…
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On This Day 3rd July 1916
My great uncle, Henry Taylor (alwyas known as Jack) D’Hooghe was killed in action at Ovillers. Henry, always known as…
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On This day 28th June 1914
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, visited Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
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On This Day 7th June 1917.
The Battle of Messines. The Battle of Messines, fought on 7 June 1917 during the First World War, was one…
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On This Day 24th May 1915
On May 24, 1915, Italy formally declared war on Austria-Hungary, marking its entry into World War I on the side…
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On This Day 24th April 1918
The first tank-versus-tank battle in history took place on 24th April 1918 near the French village of Villers-Bretonneux, during the…
Jonathan D’Hooghe – Lincolnshire based independent Great War Historian
