26Battle of Yser
During World War 1, Belgium opened its sluices to allow seawater to flow in and flood their country to prevent German occupation. They held their front for the duration of the war.
27. In World War 1, British and American fighter pilots were not issued parachutes because they were considered cowardly apparatus.
28. During World War 1, German Saboteurs set off bombs on Black Tom island in New York harbor. The blast could be felt as far away as Philadelphia and caused over $100,000 in damage to the statue of liberty and is the reason its right arm is still closed to tourists today.
29. During World War 1, female art students joined the National League for Women’s Service and trained to serve in the Camouflage Department of the United States Navy. They designed camouflage patterns and tested them in various locations in New York City including the NY Public Library and Union Square.
30. During World War 1, soldiers were not issued helmets until the summer of 1915, after nearly a million and a half were killed or wounded. Before that they wore headgear made of felt, cloth or leather.
Informative on world war 1
No British soldiers were executed for shell shock, it was a well known ailment and treated as such. A number executed had deserted several times, some had killed fellow British soldiers and civilians. Only a very small number were executed in what could be called controversial circumstances, given what people of the time considered normal.
No.26; Belgium did not ‘hold their front for the duration of the war’, it was mostly overrun and occupied by the Germans within a few weeks of the outbreak of the war in 1914. See paragraph 16.