Trench war

A trench sistem

The trench war is a type of strategy in wars that cause more deaths.

The first time appeared was in New Zealand during the British territorial conquests. The UK lost many soldiers in this campaign.

In the First World War, the largest ever built trench across Europe through near the French border with Germany.

There were a lot of diferent types of trenches: the suport trenches, the trench supply, the reinforcement trenches... everything to defend her position.

German trench.

The British, French and USA forces with volunteers of other countries defend the western front from the Germany Army. At the East, the Russian Army defend the Eastern front.

For four larges years the Western front stayed the same from the first day but in the other front, the thing go similar.

German soldiers conquered Belgium and a little part of France and Russia.

British trench.

Russia mobilized more than 12 milion soldiers, Germany more than 10 milion and France less than 9 milion.

The Triple Entented (France, Russia and UK) with other 26 countries, a part enter on the war and the other part only had a pact with them, apported more than 46 milion soldiers. 5.600.000 of this were killed.

The Triple aliance (Italy, Germany and Austro-Hungary) with other less than 10 countries apported more than 24 milion soldiers.

The Great War

100 years ago, in 1914, the First World War, the Great War started.

More than 70.000.000 soldiers were mobilized in Europe: Great Britain, Germany, the Austro-Hungary Empire, the Empire of Russia, France, the USA and the Otoman Empire.

More than 10 milion soldiers died in the war and milions too were missing or wounded.

In the Great War, they used the planes and tanks for the first time. They used too more powerfull weapons.

Brittish tank Mark I with soldiers.

The principal battles got place in France, Germany, Russia and the North Sea, Finland, for land, air and sea battles.

All starts in 28th of June 1914 with the kill of the archduke Franz Ferdinand.