Battle of Verdun 1916: The 300-Day Battle That Bled France and Germany
The Battle of Verdun lasted 300 days in 1916 and cost about 700,000 casualties. Why Germany attacked, how Pétain held, the Sacred Way and what it teaches.
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Guides, strategies and news from the world of Frontkrieg — a free real-time WW1 strategy game.
WW1 Infantry Weapons: Rifles, Grenades and Bayonets Explained
What a World War 1 infantryman actually carried: Lee-Enfield, Mauser Gewehr 98, Mosin-Nagant, Mills bombs, trench knives and the first submachine gun.
Read →WW1 Mutinies: The French Army Revolt of 1917 and Desertion
The French Army mutinies of 1917, decimation in the Italian army, the Kiel revolt and 306 British executions - how World War 1 armies lost discipline.
Read →Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: How Russia Left World War 1
Why Russia signed a separate peace on 3 March 1918, what it gave up, and how that reshaped the Western Front.
Read →Austria-Hungary in World War 1: Why the Empire Collapsed
An empire of 51 million subjects and eleven army languages: how and why Austria-Hungary lost World War 1 and vanished from the map.
Read →Prisoners of War in WW1: Camps, Numbers and Escapes
Some 8-9 million prisoners, the Hague Convention of 1907, camp death rates, a Red Cross index of 7 million names and a repatriation that dragged on until 1922.
Read →WW1 Remembrance Day: The Poppy, 11 November and the Unknown Soldier
Why Remembrance Day falls on 11 November, where the red poppy came from, and how the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the two minutes of silence began.
Read →WW1 Soldier Uniform and Equipment: Helmets, Kit and Weight
Why French troops fought in red trousers, when the steel helmet arrived and how much a WW1 infantryman actually carried.
Read →Frontkrieg First Campaign: Tutorial and x2 Welcome Bonus
Frontkrieg’s built-in tutorial runs on the real map: five acts, General Kerner, and a x2 welcome bonus to starting resources and troops in your first live match.
Read →Neutral Countries in World War 1: Who Stayed Out and Why
Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia: who held their neutrality in 1914-1918, what it cost them and how the same logic plays out in Frontkrieg.
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