| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
World War I was the first war in which aircraft were deployed on a large scale. Observation balloons had already been employed in several wars, and Germany employed airship Zeppelins for reconnaissance over the North Sea and strategic bombing raids over England. Aeroplanes were also originally used mostly for reconnaissance. Pilots and engineers learned from their experiences and developed leading to the development of new designs such as fighters, bombers, and ground-attack aeroplanes. …
During the Great War, tanks in the German Army merely played an anecdotal role. Due to the Treaty of Versailles restrictions, the first armoured forces were not organised (secretly) until 1933. …
