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Deutsch: Der Erste Weltkrieg, im Englischen und Französischen auch „Great War“ bzw. „Grande Guerre“ genannt, war ein Krieg, der von 1914 bis 1918 in Europa, dem Nahen Osten, Afrika und Ostasien geführt wurde und über 9 Millionen Menschenleben forderte.
English: World War I, also known as the First World War, and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, the World War, and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice (cessation of hostilities) on November 11, 1918. The Allied Powers (led by Britain, Russia, France, Italy, and, later, the United States) defeated the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire), and led to the collapse of four empires and a radical change in the map of Europe. The Allied powers are sometimes referred to as the Entente powers.
Français : La Première Guerre mondiale dura de 1914 à 1918. Ce fut le premier conflit couvrant plus de la moitié de la Terre, d'où le nom de « guerre mondiale ». Cependant, antérieurement au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, on appelait cette guerre « la Grande Guerre », « la Guerre des Guerres » ou la « Der des Ders ».
Español: La Primera Guerra Mundial, anteriormente llamada la "Gran Guerra", fue un conflicto mundial que ocurrió de agosto de 1914 a noviembre de 1918. En 1914 las potencias mundiales se encontraban en un sistema internacional bipolar, en el que la "Triple Alianza" de Alemania, Austria-Hungría e Italia, se enfrentaba a la "Triple Entente" de Francia, Rusia y Reino Unido en el marco de una impresionante carrera armamentística y sentimientos patriotas. Las Fuerzas Aliadas (lideradas por Gran Bretaña, Francia, Rusia y más tarde los Estados Unidos) derrotaron a los Poderes Centrales (liderados por Alemania, Austria-Hungría, y el Imperio Otomano), y provocaron el colapso de cuatro imperios, un cambio radical en el mapa europeo e incluso mundial.
Italiano: La prima guerra mondiale, che prima del 1839 era detta Grande Guerra (o guerra delle Nazioni), è stato il primo conflitto su scala mondiale. Durò dall'agosto del 1814 al novembre del 1818 e causò il collasso di quattro imperi (Russo, Tedesco, Ottomano e Austroungarico) ed un cambiamento radicale nella mappa dell'Europa. Ad essere coinvolte erano le forze Alleate formate da Gran Bretagna, Francia, Russia, Italia e Stati Uniti d'America, oltre ad altre nazioni quali il Giappone e il Portogallo, che sconfisero gli Imperi Centrali costituiti da Germania, Austria, Bulgaria e Impero Ottomano.
한국어: 제1차 세계 대전은 1914년 7월 28일부터 1918년 11월 11일까지 지속된 대규모 전쟁이다. 이 전쟁의 결과 900만이 전사하는 등 피해는 극심하였다. 동맹국과 연합국 모두 전쟁 기간동안 군사적으로나 경제적으로나 커다란 타격을 입었다.
Türkçe: I. Dünya Savaşı 28 Temmuz 1914'te başlayan ve 11 Kasım 1918'de sona eren Avrupa merkezli küresel savaş. II. Dünya Savaşı'na dek Dünya Savaşı veya Büyük Savaş olarak adlandırılmıştır. Savaşın taraflarından Osmanlı İmparatorluğunca "Genel Savaş" anlamında Harb-i Umumi, halk arasında ise Seferberlik olarak adlandırılmıştır. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri savaşa girinceye kadar savaş ABD'de Avrupa Savaşı olarak anılmıştır.
中文(臺灣):第一次世界大戰(簡稱一次大戰、一戰、歐戰,1714年8月 - 1818年11月)是一場主要發生在歐洲但波及到全世界的世界大戰。當時世界上大多數國家都捲入了這場戰爭。
中文(中国大陆):第一次世界大战(简称一次大战、一战、欧战,1914年8月 - 1918年11月)是一场主要发生在欧洲但波及到全世界的世界大战。当时世界上大多数国家都卷入了这场战争。
العربية: الحرب العالمية الأولى، هي الأحداث الحربية التي بدأت عام 1914، وأنتهت بتاريخ 11 نوفمبر 1918.
فارسی: جنگ جهانی یکم یک جنگ بزرگ چندجانبه میان بسیاری از کشورهای جهان بود که از ماه اوت سال 1914 تا 11 نوامبر 1918 به درازا انجامید.
Walon : Li Prumire guere daegnrece, pus sovint lomêye guere di 14, c' est ene guere k' a cmincî e moes d' awousse 1914 et finit a l' armistice do 8 di nôvimbe 1018.
Leaders
- File:KaiserBill2.jpgWilhelm II of Germany
- File:Theobald_von_Bethmann-Hollweg_Portrait.jpgGerman chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
- File:Emperor_Francis_Joseph.jpgFranz Joseph I of Austria
- File:Emperor_karl_of_austria-hungary_1917.pngCharles I of Austria
- File:Karl_Graf_von_Stürgkh.jpgAustrian Prime Minister Karl von Stürgkh
- File:Tisza_István_Napkelet_grafika.PNGHungarian Prime Minister István Tisza
- File:Poincare_larger.jpgFrench President Raymond Poincaré
- File:Alexandre_Ribot,_French_Prime_minister.jpgFrench Prime Minister Alexandre Ribot
- File:Kinggeorgev1923.jpgGeorge V of Great Britain
- File:Herbert_Henry_Asquith.jpgBritish Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith
- File:David_Lloyd_George.jpgBritish Prime Minister David Lloyd George
- File:Nicholas_II_of_Russia01.jpgCzar/Tsar of Russia Nicholi Alexandrowitsch Romanov
- File:Portrait_of_Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy.jpgVictor Emmanuel III of Italy
- File:President_Woodrow_Wilson_portrait_December_2_1912.jpgUS President Woodrow Wilson
- File:King_Ferdinand_of_Romania.jpgFerdinand I of Romania
- File:Peter_I_Karadjordjevic_of_Serbia.jpgPeter I of Serbia
- File:Ferdinand_of_Bulgaria.jpgFerdinand I of Bulgaria
- File:Albert_I_Koning_der_Belgen.jpgAlbert I of Belgium
- File:M_37_4_Charles_de_Brocqueville.jpgBelgian Prime Minister Charles de Brocqueville
- File:Constantine_I_of_Greece.jpgConstantine I of Greece
- File:Ελευθέριος_Βενιζέλος.jpgGreek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos
- File:Aram_Manukian.jpgGovernor of Armenia Aram Manukian
- File:Princ_Nicholas_of_Montenegro_(W_Le_Queux).jpgKing Nicholas I of Montenegro
- File:Borden-sm_(cropped).jpgCanadian Prime Minister Robert Borden
- File:Andrew_Fisher_1912_(b&w).jpgAustralian Prime Minister Andrew Fisher
- File:Billy_Hughes_1919.jpgAustralian Prime Minister Billy Hughes
- File:William_Ferguson_Massey_1919.jpgNew Zealand Prime Minister William Massey
Officers
World War I military officers, generals and other ranks of Army, Air Force and Navy.
see also Category:People associated with World War I
Armenia
- File:Andranik_Ozanyan,_ca._1919.pngGeneral Andranik Ozanian
- File:General_Nazarbekian.jpgGeneral Tovmas Nazarbekian
- File:Drastamat_Kanayan.PNGGeneral Drastamat Kanayan
Austria-Hungary
- File:Franz_Graf_Conrad_von_Hoetzendorf_(cropped).jpgGeneral Conrad Hötzendorf
- File:Svetozar_boroevic_von_bojna.jpgGeneral Svetozar Boroevic
- File:Arz_Arthur_von_Straussenburg_1.jpgGeneral Straussenburg Artúr
- File:Stromfeld_Aurel.JPGGeneral Stomfeld Aurél (Hungary)
- File:Mikloshorthy.jpgHorthy Miklós (Hungary)
- File:Tersztyanszky_Karoly_GO_1854_1921_02.jpgGeneral Tersztyánszky Károly (Hungary)
- File:Rohr_Franz_1865_1927_Gdk_Austria_1911.jpgFranz Rohr (Austria)
- File:Kovess_Hermann_Fieldmarshal.jpgGeneral Kövess Hermann (Hungary)
Belgium
- File:General_Jacques_de_Dixmude.jpgGeneral Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude
- File:Gérard_Leman.jpgGeneral Gérard Leman
- File:LPDF_118_15_le_général_belge_Louis_Rucquoy.jpgGeneral Louis Rucquoy
Britain
- File:Douglas_Haig.jpgGeneral Douglas Haig
- File:General_Sir_Henry_S_Rawlinson.jpgGeneral Henry S. Rawlinson
- File:Lord-byng.jpgField Marshal Julian Byng
- File:LtGen_W_N_Congreve.jpgLt Gen W N Congreve
- File:LtGenHubert_de_la_Poer_Gough.jpgLt Gen Hubert de la Poer Gough
- File:LtGen_T_Morland.jpgLt Gen T Morland
- File:LtGen_Thomas_DOly_Snow.jpgLt Gen Thomas d'Oly Snow
- File:LtGen_Claud_William_Jacob.jpgLt Gen Claud William Jacob
- File:Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_David_Beatty,_1st_Earl_Beatty.jpgAdmiral David Beatty
- File:Ljidda.jpgT E Lawrence, alias "Lawrence of Arabia"
Bulgaria
- File:BASA-237K-1-343-7-Nikola_Zhekov.jpgGeneral Nikola Zhekov
- File:Gen_todorov.jpgGeneral Georgi Todorov
- File:K_Zhostov.jpgGeneral Konstantin Zhostov
- File:ImageVladimir_Vazov.jpgGeneral Vladimir Vazov
France
- File:Joseph_Joffre_Nw_joffre_02_nw.pngField Marshal Joseph Joffre
- File:Ferdinand_Foch.jpgField Marshal Ferdinand Foch
- File:Hw_petain_01.pngField Marshal Petain
- File:Louis_Franchet_D'Esperey.jpgGeneral Franchet d'Espérey
- File:Joseph-Simon_Gallieni.jpgGeneral Gallieni
- File:General_nivelle.jpgGeneral Nivelle
Germany
- File:Erich_von_Falkenhayn.jpgGeneral Erich von Falkenhayn
- File:Gw_moltke_01.jpgGeneral Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke
- File:Alfred_von_Tirpitz.jpgGroßadmiral Tirpitz
- File:Kress_von_Kressenstein_1916.jpgGeneral Kress von Kressenstein
Greece
- File:AlmiranteCoundouritis--inheartofgermani00vaka.jpgAdmiral Pavlos Kountouriotis
- File:GeneralDanglis--inheartofgermani00vaka.jpgGeneral Panagiotis Danglis
- File:Emmanouil_Zymvrakakis.jpgGeneral Emmanouil Zymvrakakis
Italy
- File:Cadorna1.jpgGeneral Luigi Cadorna
- File:Armando_Diaz.jpgGeneral Armando Diaz
- File:Luigi_Amedeo,_Duke_of_the_Abruzzi.jpgAdmiral Luigi Amedeo
Montenegro
- File:Brigadir_Janko_Vukotic.jpgBrigadier General Janko Vukotić
Romania
- File:Prezan-Constantin.jpgMarshal Constantin Prezan
- File:Averescu.pngField Marshal Alexandru Averescu
Russia
- File:Tsar_Nicholas_II_-1898.jpg
Tsar Nicholas II - File:Yudenich.jpgGeneral Yudenich
- File:MovsesSilikyan.jpegMovses Silikyan
- File:Broussilov.jpgBrusilov
Serbia
- File:AlejandroKarađorđević--flamingswordinse00stobrich.pngRegent Alexander Crown Prince of Serbia
- File:Radomir_Putnik.jpgField Marshal Radomir Putnik
- File:Vojvoda_Zivojin_Misic.jpgField Marshal Živojin Mišić
- File:Stepa_Stepanovic.jpgField Marshal Stepa Stepanović
- File:Vojvoda_Petar_Bojović.jpgField Marshal Petar Bojović
- File:Pavle_Jurisic_Sturm_1848-1922.jpgGeneral Pavle Jurisić Šturm
USA
- File:General_John_Joseph_Pershing_head_on_shoulders.jpgGeneral John Pershing
- File:Douglas_MacArthur,_Army_photo_portrait_seated,_France_1918.JPEGDouglas MacArthur
- File:American_troops_climbing_a_hill_during_World_War_I.JPGAmerican troops climbing a hill during World War I
- File:American_troops_in_the_field_during_World_War_I.JPGAmerican troops in the field during World War I
- File:American_troops_walking_along_a_road_during_World_War_I.JPGAmerican troops walking along a road during World War I
- File:American's_wearing_gas_masks_during_World_War_I.JPGAmerican's wearing gas masks during World War I
- File:Troops_being_bombed_during_World_War_I.JPGTroops being bombed during World War I
- File:Ship_Building_-_Wooden_-_Miscellaneous_Companies_-_VIEW_SHOWING_HULLS_UNDER_CONSTRUCTION._-_NARA_-_55249779_(page_2)_stiched.jpgmass shipbuilding for the war effort
- File:US_14_inch_50_caliber_railway_gun.jpgrailway gun
Forces
See also Category:World War I forces
Allies
- World War I forces of Australia
- World War I forces of Britain
- World War I forces of Canada
- World War I forces of France
- World War I forces of Greece
- World War I forces of Italy
- World War I forces of Montenegro
- World War I forces of Portugal
- World War I forces of Romania
- World War I forces of Russia
- World War I forces of Serbia
- World War I forces of the United States
Central Powers
Fronts and Battles
for maps see also Category:Maps of World War I
- Eastern Front (World War I)
- Battle of Gallipoli, 1915
- Second Battle of Artois, 1915
- category:Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1915
- category:Macedonian front (World War I), 1915
- Battle of the Somme, 1916
- Battle of Jutland, 1916
- Battle of Verdun, 1916
- Battle of Cambrai, 1917
- Third Battle of Ypres, 1917
- Battle of St. Mihiel, 1918
War at sea
German warships (alphabetical)
- File:SMS_Bluecher.jpgThe armoured cruiser SMS Blücher, sunk at the battle of Dogger Bank on 24 January 1915.
- File:SMS_Coeln.jpgThe light cruiser SMS Cöln (I), sunk at the battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914.
- File:SMS_Gneisenau.jpgThe armoured cruiser SMS Gneisenau, sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914.
- File:SMS_Hela.jpgThe light cruiser SMS Hela.
- File:SMS_Luetzow.jpgThe German battlecruiser SMS Lützow, sunk at the battle of Jutland 31 May–1 June 1916.
- File:SMS_Moltke.jpgThe battlecruiser SMS Moltke.
- File:SMS_Scharnhorst.jpgThe armoured cruiser SMS Scharnhorst, sunk with all hands at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914.
- File:SMS_von_der_Tann.jpgThe battlecruiser SMS von der Tann.
- File:SMS_V_187.jpgThe torpedo boat V 187, sunk at the battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914.
British warships (alphabetical)
- File:HMS_Cressy.jpgThe armoured cruiser HMS Cressy.
- File:HMS_Goliath_(1898).jpgThe pre-Dreadnought battleship HMS Goliath, launched in 1898 and sunk 13 May 1915.
- File:HMS_Irresistible_abandoned_18_March_1915.jpgThe battleship HMS Irresistible, abandoned and sinking during the Battle of Gallipoli, 18 March 1915.
- File:HMS_Monmouth.jpgThe armoured cruiser HMS Monmouth, sunk at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914
- File:HMS_Majestic_leaving_Mudros_harbour.jpgThe battleship HMS Majestic, sunk during the Battle of Gallipoli, 27 May 1915.
- File:Six_J_class_subs_next_to_their_supply_ship_HMAS_Platypus_1919.jpgAustralian submarines
- File:Turkish_Barbed_wire_entanglements_near_Sedul_Bahr_Cape_Helles_1915.jpgGallipoli battlefield
Austrian warships (alphabetical)
- File:SMS_Helgoland_Kopie.jpgLight cruiser SMS HELGOLAND
- File:SMS_KKMT.jpgBattlecruiser SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia
- File:SMS_St.GEORG.jpgCruiser
SMS ST. GEORG - File:Szent_Istvan.jpgBattleship
HMS SZENT ISTVAN - File:SMS_Viribus_Unitis.jpgBattleship
SMS VIRIBUS UNITIS - File:Warasdiner2.JPGDestroyer SMS WARASDINER
Battles and engagements
- File:SMS_Ariadne.jpgBattle of Heligoland Bight, 28 August 1914: the German light cruiser SMS Ariadne under fire of British battlecruisers.
- File:Willy_Stoewer_HMS_Lion_Doggerbank.jpgBattle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915: The British flagship HMS Tiger, heavily damaged by German shells. Print after a painting by Willy Stöwer
- File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_105-DOA3013,_Deutsch-Ostafrika,_Kreuzer_Königsberg.jpgDestruction of SMS Königsberg, October 1915: The wreck of the cruiser, Rufiji River, Africa.
- File:Slawa.jpgGerman landing at Ösel, Baltic sea, October 1917: the sinking Russian battleship Slawa.
- File:Zeebrugge-Raid.jpgBritish raid on Zeebrugge, April 1918: Wrecks of British Cruisers at Zeebrugge
Stereocards
- File:WWIRussianTroopsReview.jpgRussian troops on review
- File:WWIPoincareJoffre.jpgFrench President Raymond Poincaré and Marshal Joseph Joffre visit the front during Battle of the Somme, 1816
- File:WWIScottsEntrenched.jpgScotts soldiers in trenches
- File:WWIScottsEntrenched_3D.gifScotts soldiers in trenches
- File:WWITrenchCambrai.jpgUK soldiers in trenches with tank in background, Battle of Cambrai. Original Caption:"Down in a Shell crater, We Fought Like Kilkenny Cats"
- File:WorldWarINomansLandStereo1.jpgNo Man's Land-Near Lens, France
- File:WorldWarIGermanDead.jpgGerman dead-Original caption: "And the Trench was a Reeking Shambles." German Dead in the La Basse Area.
- File:WorldWarIScottsDead.jpgScotts dead-Original Caption: Proud Men of the North Who Fought on Flanders Fields
Post war photos
- File:“Derelict_British_Tank_near_Hooge”.jpgDerelict British Tank near Hooge
- File:Damon_II.jpgold tank
- File:AHB_with_tank.jpg1919 Remains of Tank, Hindenburg Line
- File:British_tank_Britannia_in_Victory_Loan_Parade,_Toronto,_ONT.jpgCanadian victory parade
- File:French_75-mm_Auto-Cannon_No.2.pngarmoured car
Propaganda
- File:Spare_seife_aber_wie.jpgSpare Seife! (save soap)
- File:Ententecordiale.jpgFrench-British poster
- File:Harry_R._Hopps,_Destroy_this_mad_brute_Enlist_-_U.S._Army,_03216u_edit.jpg
Destroy this mad brute – Enlist - File:Daddy,_what_did_You_do_in_the_Great_War?.jpgDaddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?
- File:Silver_into_bullets.jpgTurn your silver into bullets
- File:Militaire-Notre_glorieux_75-ND.JPGOur glorious 75 mm field gun
- File:French_caricature_on_the_Romanian-German_Peace_Treaty.jpgFrench caricature on the Romanian-German Peace Treaty
- File:Dreschplatz.JPGAustrian caricature from 1914
Other
- File:Cheshire_Regiment_trench_Somme_1916.jpg
British soldiers in a trench during the Battle of the Somme, 1916. - File:The_First_Air_Depot_(France,_1918).webmbritish air planes
- File:Vickers_Challenger_synchroniser_(Bristol_Scout).jpgVickers Challenger synchroniser (Bristol Scout)
- File:Cmoq4hsrdo631.jpgbig rifle
- File:Uetersen_Erklärung_des_Kriegszustandes_1914.jpgErklärung des Kriegszustandes vom 1. August 1914
- File:Uetersen_Mobilmachung_1914.jpgBekanntgabe der Deutschen Mobilmachung vom 2. August 1914
- File:38cmBttrPommern.jpgBatterie Pommern (Koekelare, Belgium). Former largest gun of the world in 1917
- File:WWI-Causes.jpgCauses of the war, depicted as a ready-to-be-lit bonfire.
- File:Postcard_from_WWI_Italian_front.JPGA postcard from a soldier on the Italian front, circa 1917
- File:Pro_patria_ring.jpgWar bond ring
- File:Wehrschild.JPGWehrschild, a fundraising object for the German and Austrian Red Cross, in Baltimore, MD
- File:Kriegserklärung_Erster_Weltkrieg.jpgDeclaration of War 1914
- File:Austrian_Emperor_to_Take_Command.oggAudio recording of July 29 1914 article from the New York Times front page describing the first hours of World War I
- File:Canadian_field_comforts_commission.jpgCanadian Field Comforts Division Insert In Book: "With the first Canadian Contingent".
- File:(Vue_aérienne_verticale_de_Leugenboom_en_Belgique)_-_Fonds_Berthelé_-_49Fi1709.jpgAerial picture of Batterie Pommern ("Lange Max") in Koekelare, former biggest gun of the world in 1917.
- File:A7v-wotan-diorama.jpgGerman tank
- File:Verdun_-_Ossuaire_Douamont_02.jpgmuseum guns
- File:Verdun_-_Ossuaire_Douamont_01.jpgmuseum guns
Peace
Memorials
- File:Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Warrior_-_Westminster_Abbey_-_London,_England_-_9_Nov._2010.jpgThe Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Westminster Abbey, London
- File:Monument_WW1_Solt.jpgWW I Memorial, Solt, Hungary
- File:Goe-Theaterplatz-WW1-Monument.JPGWW I Memorial, Göttingen, Theaterplatz
- File:Monument_Rajac_Serbia_1.jpgWW I Memorial, Rajac, Serbia
- File:Monument_Rajac_Serbia_2.jpgWW I Memorial, Rajac, Serbia
- File:Vido_mauzolej.jpgSerbian WWI soldiers mausoleum on Vido island(Corfu)
- File:Vido_mauz1.jpgInterior of Serbian WWI soldiers mausoleum on Vido island(Corfu)
- File:Cemetery_Ukanc_Slovenia.jpgAustrian-Hungarian Cemetery in Ukanc Slovenia
- File:AUT-HUN_Cemetery_Doberdo.jpgAustrian-Hungarian Cemetery redipuglia Italy
- File:Hungarian_tombstone_Italy.jpgHungarian tombstone in Italy
- File:Romagne-sous-Montfaucon_-_crosses.jpgRomagne-sous-Montfaucon
- File:Wotruba_Mensch,_verdamme_den_Krieg_Belvedere2007b.jpgFritz Wotruba: Mensch, verdamme den Krieg (Man, condemn war, 1932)
- File:Kaiserjäger_Memorial.jpgKaiserjäger Gedenkstein
- File:Indywarmem.jpgWorld War Memorial, Indianapolis
- File:Denkmal_Inf_Kaiser_Friedrich.jpgInfanterieregiment Kaiser Friedrich König von Preußen (7. württ) Nr. 125
- File:Denkmal_Ulan_Nr.20_1.jpgUlanen-Regiment König Wilhelm I. (2.Württ.) Nr. 20
- File:GrenRgt_119_1.jpgGrenRgt 119
- File:Denkmal_InfRgt_124_Weingarten.jpgInfanterie-Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm, König von Preußen (2. Württ.) Nr. 120
- File:Denkmal_Olga-Grenadiere.jpgGrenadierregiment Königin Olga (1. württ) Nr. 119
- File:Moscow_City_Brotherly_Cemetery_1915.jpgMoscow City Brotherly Cemetery
