r/wwi

12K archived posts · May 2012 – Sep 2026

WWI: The Great War in History, Art and Culture

r/wwi

This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of the history, art, culture and commemoration of World War One (1914-1918). Submissions and comments should be on topics related to this subject except when otherwise permitted.

Created May 13, 2012

27KMembers (last snapshot)

12KArchived posts

###New to r/WWI? Please read our welcome thread!

####Welcome####

###The Challenge###

Are you a regular reader here? Are you subscribed? If so, your king and country need YOU to help ensure this community remains a diverse and prosperous one.

The challenge is this: find at least one relevant link to submit per day -- or, in the absence of one, make one interesting self-post per day. This will help ensure that there is a high turnover of content in r/WWI, and that those reading along will always have a suitably broad amount of submissions on which to comment.

Can you do it? WILL you? Answer the call!

###Rules and Guidelines###

First and foremost: this is a subreddit for civil, informed discussion. We do not tolerate bigotry, insults or open hostility. Just because we're talking about a war doesn't mean we have to fight one as well.
While anyone is welcome to comment in r/WWI, comments about the history of the war should be offered in good faith and only when you, the commenter, are sure that what you say is true. That being said, opinion is also welcome -- just make sure you present it as such.
The war and its historiography are contentious issues. The possibility of someone disagreeing with your take on things certainly exists, but both parties are required to engage the matter in a polite and charitable fashion.
No political soap-boxing.
Memes, pun threads, reaction .gifs, MFWs and anything of the sort are strictly forbidden. r/WWI is a venue for serious discussion of serious matters.
Basically, if you wouldn't do it in r/AskHistorians, don't do it here.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments about the subreddit, please message the moderators directly.

###Resources (WIP)###

/r/TheGreatWarChannel
/r/AskHistorians
r/History
r/Military
r/BattlePaintings
r/PropagandaPosters
r/Newsreels
Archive.org's WWI Document Collection
Centre for First World War Studies
The Canadian War Museum
The Imperial War Museum
The In Flanders Fields Museum
The Historial in Peronne
The Official Centenary Project
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Western Front Association
The Great War Forum
The WWI Document Archive
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
The University of Colorado Boulder's WWI Collection
If you have a resource to suggest for this list, please contact the mods directly!

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