by admin | Jan 8, 2019 | Treaty of Versailles
September 10, 1919 is the date when that once great and rich empire of Central Europe recognizes its defeat in the First World War. Two years after the Russian Empire and four years before the Ottoman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, leaving behind it a... by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | Romania
The drama of the refugees from Muntenia in Iași is one of the saddest episodes during the First World War. They left their homes and walked away, wishing to save their lives threatened by enemy armies, but arriving in Iași had to cope with absolutely inhuman living... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jan 7, 2019 | Russian Empire
Trotsky decided at the beginning of 1918 it was time to reorganize the officer corps of the Red Army. For this he reached out to several NCOs who had been trained in the Tsarist army. The new army would be built up around the Red Guards, the paramilitary forces... by admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
In the afternoon of November 23, 1918, on the Liberty Plain of Blaj, a flying machine piloted by a forgotten hero, a watchmaker unknown to anyone, brought a message of peace, a sackful of manifests and a sealed bag, which contained, among other documents, the letter... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jan 3, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The first step in making chemical weapons, such as toxic gases and liquids, was done somewhere at the end of the nineteenth century in Germany. The German chemical industry began by producing toxic substances in the dyeing industry as well as in agriculture. However,...