/r/wwi
This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of the history, art, culture and commemoration of World War One (1914-1918). Submissions and comments should be on topics related to this subject except when otherwise permitted.
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This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of the history, art, culture and commemoration of World War One (1914-1918). Submissions and comments should be on topics related to this subject except when otherwise permitted.
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First and foremost: this is a subreddit for civil, informed discussion. We do not tolerate bigotry, insults or open hostility. Just because we're talking about a war doesn't mean we have to fight one as well.
While anyone is welcome to comment in /r/WWI, comments about the history of the war should be offered in good faith and only when you, the commenter, are sure that what you say is true. That being said, opinion is also welcome -- just make sure you present it as such.
The war and its historiography are contentious issues. The possibility of someone disagreeing with your take on things certainly exists, but both parties are required to engage the matter in a polite and charitable fashion.
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Memes, pun threads, reaction .gifs, MFWs and anything of the sort are strictly forbidden. /r/WWI is a venue for serious discussion of serious matters.
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Resources (WIP)
- /r/TheGreatWarChannel
- /r/AskHistorians
- /r/History
- /r/Military
- /r/BattlePaintings
- /r/PropagandaPosters
- /r/Newsreels
- Archive.org's WWI Document Collection
- Centre for First World War Studies
- The Canadian War Museum
- The Imperial War Museum
- The In Flanders Fields Museum
- The Historial in Peronne
- The Official Centenary Project
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The Western Front Association
- The Great War Forum
- The WWI Document Archive
- The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
- The University of Colorado Boulder's WWI Collection
- If you have a resource to suggest for this list, please contact the mods directly!
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DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS WWI STAR MADE WITH FINE WIRE?
EDIT: Sorry, I left out the photo of the whole thing.
This pair of stars attached to black armbands, were given to my grandmother after the death of my uncle in WWI. He served in the Navy and died from pneumonia in 1918. They are about the size of a nickel. At first they look like they are solid metal, but they are actually made of extremely fine wire that is woven into the shape of a star. They are not pins- they are woven into the cloth of the armbands.
I would like to know what organization issued these stars to the mothers of men who died in WWI.
20:21 UTC
Help with Sheet Music
Hi, I'm looking for sheet music to the song 'The Girls All Dote on a Military Man' by Bennett Scott and A.J. Mills. The only place I can find it is on the Australian National Library. As an American, I can't access it. If there are any Australians that can help me, I'd be very appreciative, or if anyone else could find the song somewhere else.
Thank you!
23:00 UTC
Funeral of 14 Serbian POWs, Aschach-an-der-Donau camp
15:09 UTC
Turkish sniper captured during the Gallipoli campaign, 1915.
12:20 UTC
Kanonenfieber
Came across this band on YouTube. Amazing to say the least. They are a WWI inspired Black Metal band from Germany. I was completely blown away. It speaks for itself!!
23:01 UTC
Austrian soldier in an icy firing position in the Carnia region.
Taken by Syracuse New York native Edward Alexander Powell, who became a prolific war photographer and adventurer.
07:07 UTC
“Flower of Death--The Bursting of a Heavy Shell--Not as It Looks, but as It Feels and Sounds and Smells”, Claggett Wilson, Watercolor and Pencil on Paperboard, 1919
06:21 UTC
Vintage Aero Flying Museum, Fort Lupton, Colorado
The D.VII flies, The Se5 flies, the spad flies. Sopwith Camel will fly soon and a Dr.1 is being built (the triplane fuselage is is hidden by the top wing of the D.VII. All are full scale replicas). Will post more soon!
22:57 UTC
Found a Photo of Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Cecilie von Preußen among my GGGF documents
Big mystery in my family.
I found this picture of the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and the Kronprinzessin Cecilie von Preußen among the documents of my Great-great-grandfather.
After a quick Google Lens scan I found this information:
https://hessen.museum-digital.de/object/172605
What is most intriguing for me is that the reproduction of this photograph is from 1915, in the context of the WWI, but my GGGF arrived in Peru in 1894.
I would like to hear your comments. According to the attached link, this photo was distributed within the German military. My great-great-grandfather did not fight in WWI, he never came back to Germany, and his family in Germany was not involved with the military, so I do not know how it could have reached Peru.
21:39 UTC
The Twelve Battle of the Isonzo: Situation on October 23rd 1917
11:15 UTC
December 1918. German U-boat 155 on public display in the River Thames, London England after Germany's surrender.
14:51 UTC
WW1 shell identification
Hello. Does anyone the provenance of this shell? It's Austro-Hungarian or from Imperial Germany? Year? Any kind of information is highly appreciated. Thanks.
09:48 UTC
Serbian Army entering Skopje (1918)
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German troops in the Vosages Mountains, France.
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British soldier feeds pigeons perched on top of a horse-drawn loft, WWI, c. 1917 (courtesy of The National Library of Scotland)
12:09 UTC
British Mark V tanks going into action during the Battle of Amiens in August 1918
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