1-5 Interesting Facts About WW1
1. Germany made tires for bicycles out of metal springs after WW1 because there was no more rubber available. – Source
2. During WWI, France built a ‘Fake Paris’ near its capital city to confuse German pilots. – Source
3. Until it was suppressed forcefully during WWI, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States of America. Most of the local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German. – Source
4. In 1964, the German government decided to pay back East African soldiers (Askari) that had fought for them in WWI. Most of them had no proof of service, so they had to perform the Manual of arms in German (handling and using weapons in formation) with a broom to prove themselves. Not a single one of them failed and did it perfectly. – Source