World War I

Group portrait of soldiers during World War I. (Credit: PhotoQuest/Getty Images

World War I (WWI) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter.

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