Sujet
World War I - Emperor Wilhelm II visits troops in Galicia
Légende
Emperor Wilhelm II (m) visits the German and Austrian-Hungarian troops in Galicia.
The deadly shots by Serbian nationalists on the Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June in 1914 in Sarajevo caused the outbreak of the Great War, later to be called World War I, in August 1914. The Central Powers, namely Germany, Austria-Hungary and as well later the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria against the Triple Entente, consisting of Great Britain, France and Russia, as well as numerous allies. The sad result of World War I, which ended with the defeat of the Central Powers: round 8.5 million soldiers killed in action, more than 21 million injured people and almost 8 million prisoners of war and missing people.
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Date
30 nov. 1999
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA12A00_356
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,3Mo (1,5Mo) / 31,6cm x 24,0cm / 3727 x 2840 (300dpi)