What was Paris like during ww1?
What was Paris like during ww1? The Parisians during WWI suffered from the war deeply: because rationing was implemented, young men were forced to fight and the city was regularly bombed by long-range German guns and Zeppelins. Germans used guns named Big Berthas, it was the first time in history that long-range cannons were used during war time. How close did the Germans get to Paris in World War I? 30 miles First Battle of the Marne, (September 6–12, 1914), an offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the advancing Germans...