In Denmark, the first Lucia procession was in Scala during the occupation.
How did World War 1 start?
World War I started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. They were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914 while sitting in their car with the license plate “A 11 11 18”, on the same date, November 11, 1918, World War I ended.
Sweden and Germany as allies?
The head of the Russian Navy, Admiral Von Essen, was convinced before the outbreak of war that Sweden would help Germany attack Russia.
Who were the first people to make bandages?
The first company to make bandages for the wounded in the war was Kotex.
Did you fight with airplanes at the start of the war?
In the early months of the war, aerial combat between aircraft was an unknown phenomenon.
The radiator from a Fort T could be used in an airplane
In October 1914, H. Dennis Cutler made his first aerial reconnaissance over German-occupied East Africa in search of the German warship HMS Konigsberg. However, the radiator in the aircraft broke down and was forced to land – unfortunately there were no spare parts, but an old Fort T 100 km away in Mombasa had a radiator that could be used after some adaptation. He then found HMS Koningsberg in the Rufiji River.
Who thinks the war happened because of train schedules?
The English historian A.J.P. Taylor, in his book War By Time Table (1969), makes the provocative claim that the war was a result of train timetables.
Transformation from airliner to bomber?
In 1913, Igor Sikorsky had developed a four-engine passenger plane Ilya Muromets for 16 passengers, with a bathroom. At the outbreak of war, the planes were converted into strategic bombers and could bomb Germany relatively unhindered. Eventually, German fighters posed a threat to the bombers and in 1916 they were withdrawn.
How many men did the Russian army have when they started mobilization?
When the Russian army started mobilizing its army in 1914, it had approximately 6.5 million men. men, but only 4.5 mill. rifles.
How many ships did the German submarine U-9 sink?
The German submarine U-9 succeeded in sinking three ships in one hour: HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressi.
