Today in
World War I History
World War I History
1917 - The first Americans entered combat when units from the U.S. Army's First Division were assigned trenches near Nancy, France.
1918 - Germany ceased its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. The final German torpedo fired during the war sank the small British merchant ship Saint Barcham killing all eight crewmen.
| "There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect." - President Woodrow Wilson |
