Category Archives: Army

The French army had to rebuild and restructure itself after the lost Franco-Prussian War. Despite great efforts, however, France failed to equip its army for the modern war. (more…)...

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air force of the British Royal Navy during the First World War and was assembled at the end of the war with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to today's Royal Air Force (RAF). (more…)...

The British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air force of the British Army before and during the First World War and was merged at the end of the war with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form today's Royal Air Force (RAF). (more…)...

The air forces of the German Empire were formed from the introduction of aircraft for military use, which were developed only a few years before the First World War. In addition to the still used airships and reconnaissance balloons, the aircraft were gradually becoming the most important weapon in the air.   Mehr lesen

During the German wars of unification and the early years of the German Empire, the German navy hardly played a role. Only with Kaiser Wilhelm II was the rearmament significantly advanced by the Navy to become the 2nd strongest in the world. Highly prepared for a war, however, it was hardly used in the First...

The imperial German army in its basic form already existed at the time of the North German Confederation under Prussian leadership. After the accession of the South German States and the founding of the German Reich after the Franco-German War, the southern German armies joined the imperial army, but retained some autonomy. It was not...

After the secession of South America from the US Union and their own state founded, also the existing US Army was divided, with the larger proportion of soldiers changed to the new Confederate Army. But just like the northern states, conscription was introduced in the south and volunteers recruited to build a powerful army for...

After the exit of the southern United States to the Confederation, the existing United States Army was divided, with the largest part of the approximately 16.000 serving soldiers joined the Confederate Army. Within a short time, President Abraham Lincoln was able to increase the army of the northern states to several hundred thousand by volunteers...

The Continental Army was a force created by the First Continental Congress of the American Independence Movement to combat British forces. The soldiers of the Continental Army were provided by the then 13 colonies and operated next to the respective militias of the individual colonies. The Continental Army was also the predecessor of today's US...