The First World War has been considered by many historians as the mother of all wars, the first great war between nations. To tell the truth, this first great war only occupied European countries, which at that time, were the great world powers.
On July 28, 1914 the war began , which would end four years later, on November 11, 1918 when Germany acceded and accepted the armistice of the rest of the powers involved, which would mean the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the beginning of the Soviet Union. after the Russian Revolution.
A young Hitler in Germany
Although it could be one more anecdotal fact, the truth is that the participation of Adolf Hitler marked the history of the world forever. Here, the one who would be the dictator of Germany in World War II, began to adopt his thinking about the Aryan race and anti-Semitism. This is why he volunteered to participate in the conflict.
Most of the soldiers did not die
Although it was considered the armed conflict with the most deaths to date, during the First World War the majority of soldiers did not die, as data and statistics show.
There were several battles with many deaths and great violence, but 9 out of 10 soldiers who were in the trenches survived the conflict.
In addition, it is estimated that the majority of casualties were due to pneumonia, flu, tuberculosis and other diseases, and not due to the bullets that were crossed in the conflict.
Carrier pigeons
At the beginning of the 20th century, communication systems were not yet very advanced and methods of communication more typical of another era were still being used.
It is estimated that during the First World War 500,000 carrier pigeons participated, which were in charge of carrying messages between the headquarters and the lines that were at the front.
A fake paris
One of the most curious stories of this conflict was the idea that the French had to prevent bombs and soldiers from destroying the capital Paris. On the outskirts they had houses built, facades and replicas of buildings in the city to confuse the German pilots.
They say that this fake Paris even had the energy to make the farce much more credible to the enemy forces.
German luxury trenches
The British and French trenches were of very poor quality, and the conditions in which these soldiers lived were really pitiful.
For their part, the German trenches were built much better prepared to resist for months. In addition, many of them had electricity, water, taps, doorbells and even cabinets.
