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kanakopi t1_iw276b1 wrote

Reply to comment by definitely_not_cylon in The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC] by bjco

Unlike to WWII, important battles started about a week after after the declaration of war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Frontiers

The first months of war were notably the bloodiest ones. The death rate was an order of magnitude above the average of the rest of the war. Trench warfare made the people forget this fact a little.

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