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World War I is said to be the first war which more soldiers died in combat than disease. How true is this claim?

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If Nazi ideology considered Slavs to be inferior and was committed to their extermination, why were the Slovaks, Bulgarians and Croats allies of the Nazi Germany?

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Where did the Generals of the World War I stay?

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What was the biggest guns of the Napoleonic Wars?

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Do insects get old in a manner that mammals do?

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How did the soldiers in World War I cope with the stench of decomposing bodies on no man's land?

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Why did Iran show very little resistance to the Anglo-Soviet invasion in 1943?

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Why was Battle of Jutland so late in the war in 1916? Why was there very little naval action prior to it in the Northern Sea?

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Did the people actually believe that World War I would be over by Christmas when it started or is that a common myth originated after the war?

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Were more artillery shells fired in WWII or WWI per capita?

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World War I is said to be the first war which more soldiers died in combat than disease. How true is this claim?	34	AskHistorians
If Nazi ideology considered Slavs to be inferior and was committed to their extermination, why were the Slovaks, Bulgarians and Croats allies of the Nazi Germany?	28	AskHistorians
Where did the Generals of the World War I stay?	22	AskHistorians
What was the biggest guns of the Napoleonic Wars?	21	AskHistorians
Do insects get old in a manner that mammals do?	21	askscience
How did the soldiers in World War I cope with the stench of decomposing bodies on no man's land?	19	AskHistorians
Why did Iran show very little resistance to the Anglo-Soviet invasion in 1943?	16	AskHistorians
Why was Battle of Jutland so late in the war in 1916? Why was there very little naval action prior to it in the Northern Sea?	16	AskHistorians
Did the people actually believe that World War I would be over by Christmas when it started or is that a common myth originated after the war?	15	AskHistorians
Were more artillery shells fired in WWII or WWI per capita?	14	AskHistorians