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Video: 'Armistice Day 1918 (1918)'

(Monday, November 11, 1918, 5:12-5:20 a.m. Western European Time/6:12-6:20 a.m. Central European Time/12:12-12:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time); during World War I) — The Armistice of 11 November 1918, the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I, the largest war in human history (to date), between the Allies and their opponent, Germany, was signed this morning inside a railroad car belonging to Allied Supreme Commander, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, in Compiègne Forest, France. Continue reading Germans sign armistice to end Great War 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1918) →

Video: 'Tsar's Family Death | National Geographic'

(Wednesday, July 17, 1918, around 2:00 a.m. local time; during World War I) — Russia’s Czar Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917, his wife and five children were executed early this morning by forces of the Bolshevik secret police under Yakov Yurovsky. Continue reading Russian Imperial Romanov family executed 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1918) →

Video: '1914~1918. A BBC History of the Great War: 3. Total War' (June 15, 1918, at 17:06)

(Saturday, June 15, 1918; on the Italian Front during World War I) — Captain Edward Brittain, a British Army officer who was immortalized by his sister Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth, was shot in the head and killed early this morning on the Asiago Plateau during a counter-attack against an Austrian offensive, part of the Second Battle of the Piave River at Piave, Italy. Continue reading Vera Brittain’s brother killed on Italian Front 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1918) →

Video: 'U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood in WWI'

(Thursday, June 6, 1918, at dawn local time; during the Spring Offensive, part of the Western Front of World War I) — The first battalion of the 5th U.S. Marines suffered heavy casualties today as they launched a counteroffensive against German troops in the Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France. Continue reading U.S. Marines suffer heavy casualties at Belleau Wood 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1918) →

Video: 'WORLD WAR ONE CANTIGNY BATTLE NEWSREEL MAY, 1918 27034a'

(Tuesday, May 28, 1918, 6:45 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Cantigny, part of the Western Front of World War I) — American troops fought their first military engagement during World War I today as the 1st Infantry Division attacked and captured the German-held French village of Cantigny. Continue reading Americans fight first major battle of World War I 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1918) →

Video: 'The Red Baron - Manfred von Richthofen I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?'

(Sunday, April 21, 1918, just after 11:00 a.m. local time) — Manfred von Richthofen, the German fighter pilot known as the “Red Baron” who was credited with 80 air combat victories during World War I, was himself shot down and killed today while in action over Morlancourt Ridge near the Somme River. He was 25. Continue reading Germany’s ‘Red Baron’ flying ace shot down and killed 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1918) →

Video: 'The Royal Air Force: Past and Present (Part One 1912-1937)' (Apr. 1, 1918, at 11:58)

(Monday, April 1, 1918; during World War I) — Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF), the oldest independent air force in the world, came into being today as the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged into a single, independent entity. Continue reading Britain’s Royal Air Force founded 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 1 1918) →

Video: '1. Weltkrieg - Westfront 1918/1 (Januar bis Juni)' ('Spring Offensive' first 4 videos; Mar. 21, 1918, begins on second video at 4:45)

(Thursday, March 21, 1918, artillery bombardment began at 4:40 a.m. local time; on the Western Front during World War I) — Germany launched its Spring Offensive on the Western Front today with Operation Michael, hoping to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and materiel resources of the United States could be fully deployed. Continue reading Germany launches Spring Offensive on Western Front 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 21 1918) →