Search

...divisions served on the Somme front. During the height of fighting, German divisions could only last around 2 to 3 weeks on the front before having to withdraw to rest and refit. However, contrary to what the British commander-in-chief, Sir Douglas Haig, argued at the time and some historians have argued since, the battle did not force the Germans to abandon their...

...Division suffered heavy casualties fighting for Britain in the first World War. [A UVF mural in Belfast] Symbolic devices, such as the Union Jack, the Ulster Flag and the Red Hand of Ulster, originally a heraldic symbol which can be seen on both Loyalist and Republican paintings. [A Red Hand of Ulster mural in Belfast] More militaristic images have become increasingly...