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3 days ago · As a reserve officer, Dreyfus participated in the First World War of 1914–1918, serving as head of the artillery depot at a fortified camp near Paris and commander of a supply column. In 1917 he saw frontline service at the Chemin des Dames and Verdun .
3 days ago · Politics of France. The head of the government of France has been called the prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre) since 1959, when Michel Debré became the first officeholder appointed under the Fifth Republic.
4 days ago · Indeed, the mere fact that the new French Premier, Georges Clemenceau, felt the need to publicly defend his Generals, Pétain and Foch, over the casualties sustained in repelling the German Spring Offensives is demonstration enough of the extent of French military involvement (p. 304).
3 days ago · This article is about the Treaty of Versailles of 28 June 1919, at the end of World War I. For other uses, see Treaty of Versailles (disambiguation). Paris Peace Conference. League of Nations. Treaty of Versailles. Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Treaty of Trianon. Treaty of Sèvres. Others. v. t. e.
Jul 12, 2018 · July 12, 2018 - The map of Europe underwent drastic revision after World War I. The defeated Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – suffered huge territorial losses, and new independent countries were born, from Finland in the north to Yugoslavia in the south.
May 25, 2024 · The pro-Dreyfus side slowly gained adherents (among them, journalists Joseph Reinach and Georges Clemenceau —the future World War I premier—and a senator, Auguste Scheurer-Kestner).
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May 26, 2024 · The First World War was the defining event of the twentieth century. It unleashed the forces that shaped the modern world: nationalism, communism, fascism, Islamism, and the power of global capitalism.
