On the first day, the German Army suffered around 6,000 casualties - mostly at the hands of the French on the southern part of the Somme. The French, for their part, managed to take all their ...

A Hindu priest chants prayers in front of two flag-draped coffins, as Indian and French military personnel stand in respect. For Indians who now call France home coming here wasn't just about ...

FRANCE 24 reports from a military camp in northeastern France where soldiers train for combat in trenches. A dozen young French soldiers advance cautiously in single file in a trench in the ...

These specific jets belong to the Lafeyette Squadron – a unique squadron whose history dates back to WW1 when American ...

He needed to weaken the French first. He planned to use ... was the bloodiest day of World War One for the British army. Where did it all go wrong? WW1: Has poetry distorted our view of the ...

On Saturday, a ceremony will be held in Paris to commemorate the eight marshals - including Pétain - who led the French army in WW1. Pétain (left) accepted a Nazi collaboration deal with Hitler ...