r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/crojkecears5 • 1d ago
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Gaming-Atlas • Feb 12 '22
World War One Discord Server
Hello r/TheGreatWarChannel!
I have created a Discord server dedicated to WW1. It has channels for discussing the war, sharing photographs of memorabilia, sharing photos of art, and WW1 education.
We are a small community but I have the drive and infrastructure to become much larger. Hopefully this server can become a bustling community for all WW1 enthusiasts and historians and you can all benefit from and enjoy it!
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/peedsbjlandscape • 1d ago
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r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Heartfeltzero • 2d ago
WW1 Era Letter Notifying Wife That Her Husband Had Been Killed In Action. Details in comments.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/hello1234567893 • 3d ago
Amazon book list
Does anyone have a copy of the Amazon book list since it’s no longer available
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/CatIcy2694 • 3d ago
PROKHOROVKA 1943: The Soviet Tank Attack That Turned Into a Nightmare
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Heartfeltzero • 4d ago
WW1 Era Letter Written by German Soldier In The Trenches Of France. Details in comments.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/jmmenes • 11d ago
Thought this was interesting enough to share. Respect to all who served and perished.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/sajiasanka • 12d ago
1917, The Execution of Mata Hari, the World’s Most Mysterious Spy
On this day, October 15, 1917, the famous Dutch dancer and courtesan Mata Hari faced the firing squad at Vincennes near Paris, accused of being a double agent during World War I.
Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle on August 7, 1876, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, she reinvented herself as Mata Hari, a name meaning “eye of the day” or “the sun” in Malay.
Her exotic dances, beauty, and charm captivated high-ranking officers, politicians, and the elite across Europe.
During the chaos of WWI, she was accused of spying for Germany while working for France, leading to her arrest by French authorities in February 1917. After a dramatic and controversial trial, she was executed on October 15, 1917, at the age of 41.
For decades, historians debated her guilt, was she truly a spy or a scapegoat for France’s wartime failures?
In the 1970s, newly released German documents revealed she had acted as an agent, though her real impact on the war remains uncertain.
Some say she was a traitor.
Others say she was a victim of politics and fear.
Either way, Mata Hari remains one of history’s most fascinating and tragic figures, a woman whose life blurred the line between seduction, espionage, and survival.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/trevsky123 • 13d ago
Echoes of the piper.my watercolour paying tribute to the lads of ww1
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Prior_Plenty_2247 • 23d ago
I bought a German postcard from 1918 at a vintage market, and I desperately need help translating it.
galleryr/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Books_Of_Jeremiah • 24d ago
A view of the military crossing over to an island using boats and ropes
WWI Postcard
Published by Andra Popović from Belgrade.
Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection (https://velikirat.nb.rs)
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Unknownbadger4444 • 25d ago
What is the most important battle of the Western Front of World War I ?
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Heartfeltzero • 26d ago
WW1 Era Letter Written By U.S. Soldier in England Shortly Before Heading To France. He writes of his experiences in England. Interesting Great War content. Details in comments.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Books_Of_Jeremiah • Sep 25 '26
The Great Powers in the First Balkan Wars with Special Survey on the Activities of The British Diplomacy
Explore Great Powers’ policies in the 1912 First Balkan War, focusing on Britain and its diplomatic activities.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/ToHellandBackProject • Sep 22 '26
48 hours left on campaign to launch WW1 film restoration and colorization project.
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Footage captures German soldiers practising an attack during a training drill on the Western Front in 1917.
You can support the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww1research/to-hell-and-back-the-first-restoration-phase
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Fresh-Independence94 • Sep 21 '26
Great War Mapping Portal - WW1 Maps over Satellite Imagery
westernfrontassociation.comr/TheGreatWarChannel • u/ToHellandBackProject • Sep 18 '26
Campaign to launch WW1 film restoration and colorization project at 115% funded
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Help us get to 140% so we can begin colorising and restoring films right away: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww1research/to-hell-and-back-the-first-restoration-phase
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Extra_Day2693 • Sep 19 '26
Can anyone recommend places to research the Great War?
I’m basically interested in learning a bit about everything regarding the First World War—especially the offensives—but I really don’t know where to start looking into it.
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/Books_Of_Jeremiah • Sep 18 '26
"Our wireless station"
From the wartime photoalbum of major Andra Popović
Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection (https://velikirat.nb.rs)
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/theothertrench • Sep 16 '26
Eastern Front 1916: a photo taken by my great-great-grandfather showing a German dugout in the Carpathian Mountains
galleryr/TheGreatWarChannel • u/ToHellandBackProject • Sep 15 '26
Campaign to launch WW1 film restoration and colorization project at 109% funded
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Our own restorations are here: https://www.instagram.com/to_hell_and_back_project/ This clip is from "They Shall Not Grow Old" and intended to illustrate what we’re ultimately aiming to achieve with the project in the long term.
Help us reach 140% before September 24 so we can begin restoring and colorizing films right away: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww1research/to-hell-and-back-the-first-restoration-phase
r/TheGreatWarChannel • u/ToHellandBackProject • Sep 14 '26
Campaign to launch WW1 film restoration and preservation project at 100% funded
Help us reach 140% so we can begin colorising, restoring, and preserving films right away instead of having to wait: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww1research/to-hell-and-back-the-first-restoration-phase