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- World War 1 was officially started in 1914
- More than 8.5 million people died as a direct result of World War 1
- Today there is still an unexploded mine shaft from World War 1 at the New Zealand Memorial Park in Messines.
- The German cruiser Emden23 sunk 23 Allied vessels
- More than 2,600 Allied ships were sunk by the German U-Boats during World War 1
- During World War 1, 24 total nations declared war on one or more of the Central Powers
- There were 5,200 US Casualties per square mile during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June of 1918
- Germany produced 123 Zeppelin and similar airships during World War 1
- There were 56,000 mines laid by US Navy during the North Sea barrage
- Britain produced 5,400 Sopwith Camel fighter planes during World War 1
- There were an estimated 58,000 British casualties on the first day on the Battle of the Somme
- An estimated 32 million artillery shells were fired during the Battle of Verdun
- There were approximately 275,000 Italian prisoners taken at Caporetto
- The Japanese sent 75,000 troops to Siberia in 1918
- Under The Versailles Treaty, the size of the German Army was limited to 100,000 soldiers.
- Over 19 million soldiers from all nations were wounded during World War 1