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WEBSep 29, 2024 · Donate Now. Make a donation to IWM and help us to tell the stories of those affected by conflict, launch our ground-breaking exhibitions and deliver our world-class learning programmes. Imperial War Museums explores conflict from WW1 to the present day. Visit one of our five sites or explore our archives to discover real stories of modern war.
The Causes Of The First World War - Imperial War Museums
WEBBy the summer of 1914, Europe was in a crisis. Just weeks before Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, had been assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian-backed terrorist. Now just a few weeks later, the continent's largest armies were mobilizing against each other with new nations joining the fight seemingly every week.
What Was The Holocaust? - Holocaust History | IWM - Imperial …
WEBThe Nazi plan for extermination. The Holocaust • The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. Watch on. View video transcript.
What You Need To Know About The Gallipoli Campaign
WEBThe Gallipoli Campaign. At dawn on 25 April 1915, Allied troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey. The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out …
How Kaiser Wilhelm II Changed Europe Forever
WEBThe reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II as King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany from 1888 to 1918 saw the meteoric rise of Germany as an economic and military power. It also saw the fragmentation of Europe into opposing camps of mutually-mistrusting alliances, a world war ending in Germany’s humiliating defeat and the abolition of German monarchical ...
What You Need To Know About The Battle Of Stalingrad - Imperial …
WEBStalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river, which bore the name of the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. In the summer of 1942, Hitler launched a major offensive ...
What Happened At The Pearl Harbor Attack In December 1941
WEBKanehoe naval air station, strewn with damaged aircraft and wreckage, 7 December 1941. In the background an explosion sends a ball of flame into the air. See object record. Although the attack was a complete surprise, many American servicemen were able to fight back. Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller, a Messman Third Class, was on board the USS West ...
Visit IWM London - Plan Your Visit | Imperial War Museums
WEBDiscover IWM London. Imperial War Museums is the world’s leading museum of war and conflict. View era-defining art in the new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries and discover something new with our special temporary exhibitions. Take part in free fun-packed family issues and adventure trails every weekend and daily during school ...
10 Significant Battles Of The First World War
WEBThe Gallipoli campaign (25 April 1915 - 9 January 1916) was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war.But Allied plans were based on the mistaken belief that the Ottomans could be easily overcome.
What Was the Battle of the Somme? - Imperial War Museums
WEBThe Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. For many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful and infamous episode of the First World War.