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  • World War 1 was officially started in 1914

  • More than 8.5 million people died as a direct result of World War 1

  • Today there is still anunexploded mine shaft from World War 1 at the New Zealand Memorial Park in Messines.

  • The German cruiser Emden23 sunk 23 Allied vessels

  • More than 2,600 Allied ships were sunk by the German U-Boats during World War 1

  • During World War 1, 24 total nations declared war on one or more of the Central Powers

  • The were 5,200 US Casualties per square mile during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June of 1918

  • Germany produced 123 Zeppelin and similar airships during World War 1

  • There were 56,000 mines laid by US Navy during the North Sea barrage

  • Britain produced 5,400 Sopwith Camel fighter planes during World War 1

  • There were an estimated 58,000 British casualties on the first day on the Battle of the Somme

  • An sstimated 32 million artillery shells were fired during the Battle of Verdun

  • There were approximately 275,000 Italian prisoners taken at Caporetto

  • The Japanese sent 75,000 troops to Siberia in 1918

  • Under The Versailles Treaty, the size of German Army was limited to 100,000 soldiers.

  • Over 19 million soldiers from all nations were wounded during World War 1










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