World War I
This war seems like it goes on forever, all I see are the fields of dead, and suffering. Today we went into the fields and I say my friend die right in front of my eyes. Then another one of my friends is in the hosptial with a injured leg. We are all alone on this front of misery, unlike the British and the French who are allies, we only have German comrades. Will we survive? I don't know there are so many dead and injured. We seem like we are alone on this front, the only people you can truly trust is your neighbor, soldier. We fight on land, sea and in the air, weaopons are made to destroy the enemy. There are many casualties on both sides but the total to this war is over 40 million. This war is known as World War I, First World War, the Great War and the War To End All Wars but to us it doesn't mean that it just means death.
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Today they passed out our weaopons and they told us that are weapons will become our best friend out there on the battle field. It sounds scary that the only person you can truy trust is your self when you are out there on the battlefield. The weapons we are using now will effect our future children, this war is the beginning to all to all terrors. They say this war is a The Great War but it isn't great at all it is a horrible battle of blood. We used all kinds of weapons of mass destruction, trying to find a way to kill the enmey. Some of the weapons we used are listed below, like the tanks, guns, and airplanes but we mostly used the guns. These weapons don't seem to bad but they are the beginning to your weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWweapons.htm
Weapons:
Rifles and Pistols:
Bolt-Action Rifles
Lee Enfield Rifle
Lebel M1886
Springfield
Mauser Gewehr
Mannlicher-Carcano
Webley Mk. IV
Luger Pistol
Machine-Guns:
Machine-Gun
Maxim Machine-Gun
Gardner Machine GUn
Maschinengewehr
Hotchkiss
Lewis Gun
Browning Machine-Gun
Armoured Vechicles:
Armoured Cars
Ford Model T Patrol Car
Military Motor Bus
Dennis Military Lorry
Commer Ambulance
Ford Model T Partol Car
Artillery:
Heavy Artillery
Howitzer
Big Bertha
Skoda 30.5
Grenades
Mills Bomb
Tanks:
Early Tank Design
Little Willie
Char Schneider
Mark I (Mother)
Mark V
The Whippet
Schwerer Kampfwagen AZV
Leichter Kampfwagen
Mark VII (Liberty)
Carro Fiat Tipo
Miscellaneous:
Bayonet
Torpedo
Smokeless Gunpowder
Wireless Communication
Flamethrower
Submarine
Airplanes
3 moter
NO MAN'S LAND!!
Poison Gas April 10, 1918
Today we used Poison Gas, it is a type of chlorine, a very dangerous weapon. It passed through the battle ground like a yellow green cloud. We camed through the mists wearing our protected mask's. The effects to this weapon were great within seconds when you inhaled the vapours it destroyed your respiratory organs that would produce chocking. Posion Gas is very dangerous and life threatening gas, there are many kinds of gas like Lachrymators which was design to affect the eyes of its victium. Asphyxiators prevents oxygen to enter the lungs and get into the blood stream. The king of gases is mustard, no one could tell when they were attack by this gas only in 12 hours did you knew of it because you would be dead. If you did breath it in then you would need extreme medical treament immediately, but that usually doesn't happen because they never notice before it is to late.
Cited:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/chemical_warfare.htmhttp://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm
Red Baron Augest 21, 1918
Today Manfred von Richthofen or known as Red Baron died today. He was one of our elite German pilots, he was so great that he was even respected by the other side for his art of flying. He was the commander of our Jagdgeschwader team but it became known as the "The Flying Circus" or "Richthofen's Circus" they got theis name because of there brightly colored aircraft and their use of large colorful tents to house men and machines. Baron nicknames where Red Devil, Little Red, Red Knight and others. He was like a devil in the air he could bring down 22 airplanes in one mouth by himself. He was the ace of the aces among the skys but his most famous nickname of all was Red Baron. Baron is his first name and red came from blood thathe spelt as well as his head injure that he got in battle but he stayed on the ground until he recovered, he just couldn't keep himself out of the clouds. Red Baron was catching an emeny plane when he got hit by a bullet that caused him severe damage to his heart and lungs but even though he was close to death he was able to land his plane perfectly onto an Australian Imperial Force. When he was about to die a Medicial corps states that Red Baron said, "broken" before he died. I wonder what Baron was thinking about when he said that word, his last word, broken.
The Schlieffen Plan
Alfred von Schlieffen, our Army Chief of Staff had instructions to form a strategy to counter a joint attack against the French. Schlieffen stated that they should attack speedily so the other nations couldn't help, he calculated that it would take Russia six weeks to organize a big army to attack Germany. Therefore it was really important that France surrender before Russia was ready to use its forces. Schlieffen's plan involved using 90% of Germany's armed forces to attack France. He fear the French forts on the border of Germany so he suggested a scythe-like attack through Hollan, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The rest of the army would go to defend the east to stop the Russian advancement. Schleffen resigned in 1906 and they changed his plan then on August 2, 1914 they tryed there new plan but it was a complete failer. They should have listen to Schlieffen instead of changing it, what a waste. The Russian Army came fast and the Belgian Army was able to hold off there army's which they believed that Belgian wouldn't be able to hold us back. The Schleffen plan was a failer 1917, however we weren't beaten and we were able to make a retreat.
Alfred von Schlieffen, our Army Chief of Staff had instructions to form a strategy to counter a joint attack against the French. Schlieffen stated that they should attack speedily so the other nations couldn't help, he calculated that it would take Russia six weeks to organize a big army to attack Germany. Therefore it was really important that France surrender before Russia was ready to use its forces. Schlieffen's plan involved using 90% of Germany's armed forces to attack France. He fear the French forts on the border of Germany so he suggested a scythe-like attack through Hollan, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The rest of the army would go to defend the east to stop the Russian advancement. Schleffen resigned in 1906 and they changed his plan then on August 2, 1914 they tryed there new plan but it was a complete failer. They should have listen to Schlieffen instead of changing it, what a waste. The Russian Army came fast and the Belgian Army was able to hold off there army's which they believed that Belgian wouldn't be able to hold us back. The Schleffen plan was a failer 1917, however we weren't beaten and we were able to make a retreat.
Archduke's Assassination
Two bullets fired on Sarajevo street June 1914 believed to be the origins and its conclusion to the wars of World War One, World War Two, and the Cold War. The sad victims to the two bullets were Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie. The couple just finished having a visit to the City Hall when the assassin, Gavrilo Princip 19 years old believed that ending their lives would end the shackles binding his people, Slavic nationalism from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. These bullets brought sadness and war because of stress of the people of the lost of there heir. I can see it being put together as being used but I don't think it has much of a difference two people's death brought about these wars. Maybe since the people loved him or because the people fighting over power of the throne brought about these wars. All together both the wars and the death were brought together by greed, greed to have rights, greed to be free, and greed to have power.
Helen Burrey's 1917 journal
Helen Burry work at a department store in Pittsburgh at age 14 in Pogues. She work there until she enter nursing school at St. Francis Hospital. When the War broke out she volunteered to serve as an army nurse. Helen was one of the first to be sent to France. July 14, 1917 was the official date that supplied army nurses for service. The Hospital Tran carried 288 beds one pharmacy car, one infections case sitting car that carried 56 seats and 14 upper berths. One Kitchen and a mess car with 3 beds for the cooks. There was one personnel car with 30 beds and one train crew, store car with the total capacity of the train at 400 beds. Each moving hospital had eletric lights, heat, fans, lavatories, racks for personal belongings and even an ash tray. Work started July 17 they passed through city's working day and night. Their time was limited for each patient and they gave the best attention possible to each patient. From the moving of the trian would sometimes infected us, the patients because it was very dirty. Being a nurse on the train at night could be dangerous, the alarms go off because of enemy airplanes and the nurses would turn off the lights. Then the nurses would have to work in the dark loading their patients onto the train. Sometimes riding on the train could be a bother because of the countless number of flys that infested the train. Being a nurse was a dicfult job but it was also a very proud and good job to help your country. They helped the injure and you get to enjoy the scenery. Helen Burrey was a hard worker who help the sick as fast as she could. http://www.murphsplace.com/mother/mom2.html
War World I Trenches
Pal Battalions
Pal Battalions was suggested by Sir Henry Rawlinson he thought that men would be willing to enlist if they knew they would serve with people they knew. Robert White opened a recruiting office in Throgmorton Street and in the first hours 210 city workers joined the army. It became known as the Stockbrokers Battalion which lead to the pal battalion by Edward Derby. Derby open a recruitment office on August 28, 1914 a total of 1,500 signed up. He then used the term a "battalion of pals" because the men were all firends and they were recruited from local areas. When the success was heard about the battalions Lord Kitchener encourage towns and villages all over Britian to organise recruitment campaigns based on the promise that the men could serve with friends, neighbours, or workmates. Even public schools started battalions because of the knowledge that they would be working together. The total amount of battalions recruited was 643 battalions for the British.
Pal Battalions was suggested by Sir Henry Rawlinson he thought that men would be willing to enlist if they knew they would serve with people they knew. Robert White opened a recruiting office in Throgmorton Street and in the first hours 210 city workers joined the army. It became known as the Stockbrokers Battalion which lead to the pal battalion by Edward Derby. Derby open a recruitment office on August 28, 1914 a total of 1,500 signed up. He then used the term a "battalion of pals" because the men were all firends and they were recruited from local areas. When the success was heard about the battalions Lord Kitchener encourage towns and villages all over Britian to organise recruitment campaigns based on the promise that the men could serve with friends, neighbours, or workmates. Even public schools started battalions because of the knowledge that they would be working together. The total amount of battalions recruited was 643 battalions for the British.
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