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This task force covers all topics related to World War I.

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  1. A 10 fireplane (talk · contribs) (mostly US Navy articles)
  2. Abraham, B.S. (talk · contribs) (Primarily biographies of Australian military personnel)
  3. Alexikoua (talk · contribs)
  4. Andynomite (talk · contribs) (Romania)
  5. Arius1998 (talk · contribs) (World War I in Asia)
  6. Arthurcurrie (talk · contribs) (Canadian role in WW1)
  7. Buistr (talk · contribs) (Armies of WWI)
  8. Brigade Piron (talk · contribs) (Belgium, Africa and Belgium in Africa)
  9. CanonHistory (talk · contribs) (evolutions of tactics and strategies on the Western Front, de-propagandizing sources)
  10. Carcharoth (talk · contribs) (Currently memorials and commemorations, also want to look at WW1 poetry and literature)
  11. Cdtuba (talk · contribs)
  12. Cunobeline (talk · contribs) (Primarily Royal Regiment of Artillery)
  13. Drieux (talk · contribs) (Eastern Front, Russian Civil War, Partisan Warfare)
  14. Eurocopter (talk · contribs) (Romanian theatre/Eastern Front)
  15. Farawayman (talk · contribs) (Somme 1916-1917)
  16. Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk · contribs) (People, units, anything pretty much)
  17. GELongstreet (talk · contribs) (OoBs, biographies, German Army stuff, minor fixes and additions)
  18. Hamish59 (talk · contribs) (OrBat, mostly)
  19. Hawkeye7 (talk · contribs) (Australia)
  20. Iazyges (talk · contribs) Mostly navy.
  21. Indy beetle (talk · contribs) (Naval battles, Black Sea Campaign)
  22. Keith-264 (talk · contribs) Western Front 1915-1917, 2ndWW and occasional digressions
  23. Labattblueboy (talk · contribs) (Canadian Corps, tunnel warfare)
  24. LeadSongDog (talk · contribs)
  25. Luke Skywalker01 (talk · contribs)
  26. Mackensen (talk · contribs) (Eastern Front, Pre-war planning)
  27. Miszatomic (talk · contribs)
  28. Monsieurdl (talk · contribs) (Wide range of knowledge, emphasis on Canadian forces)
  29. Nicealstn (talk · contribs) German army
  30. Orcanami (talk · contribs) Pre-WWI politics and early battles of WWI
  31. Parsecboy (talk · contribs) (Naval stuff mostly, particularly German-related stuff)
  32. Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) (Australian Army, any theatre)
  33. Pjlambert (talk · contribs) (Mesopotamian Campaign, India, Palestine, Persia)
  34. Roger Davies (talk · contribs)
  35. RoslynSKP (talk · contribs) Sinai and Palestine Campaign
  36. Stanley Bannerman (talk · contribs) (New Zealand, other British Empire to a lesser extent)
  37. Staxringold (talk · contribs) (Western Front)
  38. TeriEmbrey (talk · contribs) (AEF, CEF, Biography, WWI music)
  39. the_ed17 (talk · contribs) (maritime aspects)
  40. The Land (talk · contribs) (Doctrine, tactics, Western Front)
  41. Therealscorp1an (talk · contribs) Europe
  42. UberCryxic (talk · contribs) (Western Front)
  43. The Star Baron (talk · contribs) (Western front, Middle East, tactics)
  44. Woody (talk · contribs) (Maritime topics mainly, but a general interest as well)
  45. Woogie10w (talk · contribs) (Statistics and OB)
  46. Antny08 (talk · contribs) (Any battles during WW1)

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The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force.

A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here.

With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:

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World War I task force assessment statistics

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...to referencing and citation (14,894) • ...to coverage and accuracy (12,570) • ...to structure (2,975) • ...to grammar (543) • ...to supporting materials (1,751)
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Adriatic Campaign of World War IAtlantic U-boat campaign of World War IBalkans Campaign (World War I)Battle of Belleau WoodBattle of Gully RavineBattle of PozièresBattle of Sari BairEastern Front (World War I)Italian Front (World War I)Robert NivelleSerbian Campaign of World War ISouth-West Africa CampaignLanding at Suvla BayMax von Boehn (General)Johannes von EbenNaval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignNaval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War IScottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service
Requested articles
Bombardment of SamogneuxGötz von König deBlack Sea Campaign (World War I)Battle of the NeteBattle of MusallaBattle of Qasr-i-ShirinBattle of QomBattle of HamadanOccupation of TabrizAffair of Umm at TubalMakombe rebellionAuguste Clément GérômeKonrad von HippelHermann von ZiegesarJosef Freiherr Roth von Limanowa-LapanówHugo Martiny von MalastówBattle of KyurdamirArmy Detachment SchefferEgon Graf von SchmettowArmy Group Boroević (currently a redirect)Max Hofmann (general)
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Battle of BehobehoBattle of Cambrai (1918)Battle of CaporettoBattle of Courtrai (1918)Battle of DodomaBattle of DutumiBattle of KaheBattle of Kibata (1916)Battle of Kibata (1917)Battle of KidodiBattle of KilosaBattle of KimbarambaBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of LukiguraBattle of the Lys (1918)Battle of NambanjeBattle of MahiwaBattle of MatamondoBattle of MlaliBattle of MorogoroBattle of MkalamoBattle of Mouquet FarmBattle of NarungombeBattle of NjinjoOccupation of German SamoaBattle of RumboSamarra offensiveBattle of Scimitar HillBattle of SharqatBattle of St. Quentin CanalBattle of UteteBattle of WamiDemilitarisationFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxSecond Battle of KrithiaSecond Battle of KutSecond Battle of the IsonzoThird Battle of KrithiaThird Battle of the IsonzoFifth Battle of the IsonzoSeventh Battle of the IsonzoNinth Battle of the IsonzoTenth Battle of the IsonzoOperation Marne-RheimsJoseph B. SanbornRobert Kosch deSecond attack on Anzac CoveBarue uprisingYser FrontEttore MambrettiUkrainian Sich Riflemen
Images needed
Battle of Robănești
Merging needed
Add an article here!
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Hundred Days OffensiveAsian and Pacific theatre of World War I1st Canadian Tunnelling CompanyLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Gully RavineBattle of KumkaleVictory Medal (Romania)Battle of Augustów (1914)Draft:Vilno-Dvinsk offensive
Translation needed
de:Schlacht in den Karpaten (Large battle in the Carpathians) • fr:Mémorial Interallié

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  • 13 Apr 2024Lists of abbreviations used on British Empire World War I medals (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Keith H99 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 20 Apr 2024; see discussion (4 participants)

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  • Draper, Mario. The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War.
  • Preston, Richard Martin (1921). The Desert Mounted Corps: An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria, 1917–1918. London: Constable. ISBN 9781146758833.