Re: Interesting History Behind BF1 Weapon Skin Names?

I collected the skin references from the transcript of the Shock Operations gamemode (Giant's Shadow and Prise de Tahure maps)
https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Shock_Operations/Transcript

GIANT'S SHADOW - GERMAN EMPIRE - BRIEFING - BUTTE-DE-TAHURE 1918. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_villages_destroyed_in_World_War_I List of French villages destroyed in World War I: -Tahure, ... Les villages détruits (the destroyed villages) are in northern France, mostly in the French département of Meuse. During the First World War, specifically at the time of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, many villages in northern France were destroyed by the fighting. After the war, it was decided that the land previously occupied by the destroyed villages would not be incorporated into other communes, as a testament to these villages which had "died for France", as they were declared, and to preserve their memory.)

BATTLE OF THE SELLE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Selle The Battle of the Selle (17–25 October 1918) was a battle between Allied forces and the German Army, fought during the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I. reference to the MP18's The Selle skin).
German Officer: Men, we have cut this far into our enemy's belly, we must continue to plunge the knife deeper. First, we must wrest Caudry Village (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudry Caudry was shelled and burnt during the August 1914 Battle of Le Cateau, where it was on the left flank of the line of the retreating British Expeditionary Force. It remained under German occupation until recaptured in late 1918. Caudry Village is a BF1 objective) from the British, from there we shall advance upon and ford Selle River. Once across, it will be a battle for the airship Crash Site (Airship Crash Site is a BF1 objective) to secure advantage in the area. Finally, and swiftly, we will conquest Le Cateau Station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Le_Cateau The Second Battle of Le Cateau took place in much the same area from 5 to 11 October 1918. The Entente captured the St. Quentin–Cambrai railway, 12,000 prisoners and 250 guns for 536 casualties. Le Cateau Station is a BF1 objective). Ready yourselves!

PRISE DE TAHURE - GERMAN EMPIRE - BRIEFING - PRISE DE TAHURE 1917. LOST TO WAR.
German Officer: Today we face the French on their own ground. Let us show them how wrong they are to feel safe. First, we shall overwhelm them at Navarin Trench (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hills On 14 September, the French raided west of Navarin Farm and next day attacked in the area of Mt Haut. On 28 September, German raids were repulsed west of Navarin Farm, north-west of Tahure and at the Four-de-Paris in the Argonne. Navarin Trench is a BF1 objective). They will be forced to retreat into town, making Tahure Square (Tahure Square is a BF1 objective) our next battleground. Their last line of defense will be in the Fontaine District (Fontaine District is a BF1 objective). We will show them that nowhere is safe from Germany's might.

I collected the skin references from the transcript of the Shock Operations gamemode (Łupków Pass, Zeebrugge and River Somme maps)
https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Shock_Operations/Transcript

ŁUPKÓW PASS - AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE - BRIEFING - ŁUPKÓW PASS 1914 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81upk%C3%B3w_Pass). CARPATHIAN CROSSING. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Front "The rugged peaks and passes of the Carpathians formed a natural barrier between Galicia, now in Russian hands, and the great plain of Hungary and the Danube valley. At the time, there were five main passes through the mountains, at Wyszkov, Verecke, Uzsok, Lupkov, and Dukla.")
Austro-Hungarian Officer: The Russians have taken our defensive stronghold. We must do anything to take it back. First, we shall root them from the Galician Trail (Galician Trail is a BF1 objective and reference to the Gewehr M.95's Galicia skin). Then we shall force them back through Pawel's Ravine (Pawel's Ravine is a BF1 objective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawe%C5%82_Czenpi%C5%84ski maybe Paweł Czenpiński? In 1782 he went on a scientific expedition with John Dominic Peter Jaskiewicz (1749–1809) to make zoological, botanical and geological observations of the Carpathian Mountains.). Afterwards, they will easily give the Narev Depot (Narev Depot is a BF1 objective. BF1 fandom trivia: In the Polish version of Battlefield 1, "Narev Village" and "Narev Depot" are instead labelled as "Osławica Village" and "Osławica Depot".) up to us. Finally, and with decision, we will exterminate them from Rostov's Hold (Rostov's Hold is a BF1 objective and reference to the Howell Automatic's Rostov skin. BF1 fandom trivia: "Rostov's Hold" is a reference to the Rostov aristocrat family that appears in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.). The day is cold. The snow threatens our wellness. Let us finish this quickly.

ZEEBRUGGE - ROYAL MARINES - BRIEFING - ZEEBRUGGE 1918. ZEEBRUGGE RAID (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebrugge_Raid The Zeebrugge Raid (Dutch: Aanval op de haven van Zeebrugge; French: Raid sur Zeebruges) on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent German vessels from leaving port. The port was used by the Imperial German Navy as a base for U-boats and light shipping, which were a threat to Allied control of the English Channel and southern North Sea.)
British Officer: What you do in battle today determines the war. For today...we * the German navy. We will start by taking back the HMS Vindictive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vindictive_(1897) HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. The vessel participated in the Zeebrugge Raid. HMS Vindictive is a BF1 objective). We will then continue onward through the Submarine Shelter (Submarine Shelter is a BF1 objective), not stopping until the Germans are purged from both there and Shed Number One. Finally we will take back the Lubeck Battery (Lubeck Battery is a BF1 objective), marooning the Germans on the coast as we block off the rest of their naval fleet.

RIVER SOMME - BRITISH EMPIRE - BRIEFING - SOMME RIVER (reference to the Auto revolver's Somme skin) 1916. SOMME OFFENSIVE. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_day_on_the_Somme The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the beginning of the Battle of Albert (1–13 July), the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the 141 days of the Battle of the Somme (1 July–18 November) in the First World War.)
British Officer: The German army has taken our ally's land. Today, we will be the sword that severs their hold. First, we will root them from Wellington Trench (https://ww1photographs.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/wellington-trench/ Let’s have a view for today for Wellington Trench, located in the Newfoundland Memorial Park of Beaumont Hamel (Somme, France). This trench didn’t exist in July 1916 (it is about mid-way into where the no-mans land was), but was dug later in autumn. It was from here that the Highlanders successfully launched their attack in November of the same year.), pushing them across the river to the Munich Line (https://ww1revisited.com/2015/04/20/above-the-battlefield-new-munich-trench-cemetery/ New Munich Trench was a position prepared by British troops at the end of the Battle of the Somme: on 15th November 1916 units of the 51st (Highland) Division captured Munich Trench and 2/2nd Highland Field Company Royal Engineers and 1/8th Royal Scots dug New Munich Trench.), where they will find no purchase. Finally, we will advance upon Hawthorn Station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Ridge_Redoubt Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt was a German field fortification, west of the village of Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. At 7:20 a.m. on 1 July 1916, the British fired a huge mine beneath the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt. Sprung ten minutes before zero hour, the mine was one of 19 mines detonated on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.) and once and for all, reclaim this land for our French allies.

I watched a BF1 video from Flakfire (Battlefield youtuber) yesterday.
It contained a map of France showing the World War I settlements near Verdun.
I just realized that Malancourt and Montfaucon are neighbors of each other.

Flakfire's map show the following:
-Bois de Montfaucon skin for BAR M1918
-Malancourt skin for BAR M1918
-Saint-Mihiel skin for P08 Pistol
-Verdun skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié

I also looked on Google maps:
-Bois de Montfaucon skin for BAR M1918
-Malancourt skin for BAR M1918
-Verdun skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié
-Battle of Cote 304 skins
-Le Mort-Homme skin for Sjögren inertial shotgun
-Douaumont skin for Sjögren inertial shotgun
-The Ossuary skin for RSC SMG
-Fort De Vaux BF1 map
-Samogneux is the location of Verdun Heights BF1 map

Another map of Flakfire's showing the World War I settlements near Amiens:
-Arras skin or Lewis Gun
-Pozieres skin for Madsen MG
-Bapaume skin for MG15 N.A
-Le Cateau skin for M1909 Benet Mercie
-Somme skin for Auto Revolver
-Bellicourt Tunnel skin for Revolver MK VI
-Amiens is a BF1 map
-St. Quentin Scar is a BF1 map

I also looked on Google maps:

I read the following today on the "BFEE - Battlefield Easter Egg Community" page:
https://wiki.bfee.co/index.php?title=Battlefield_1
A random wooden crate on any multiplayer or singleplayer map is filled with teddy bears which will jump out of the crate when it is destroyed.

Then I read the wiki article about Teddy Bear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_bear
History
The name teddy bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who was often referred to as "Teddy" (a nickname which he loathed). The name originated from an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi in November 1902, to which Roosevelt was invited by Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino. There were several other hunters competing, and most of them had already killed an animal. A suite of Roosevelt's attendants, led by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied an American black bear to a willow tree after a long exhausting chase with hounds. They called Roosevelt to the site and suggested that he shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this unsportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery, and it became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902. While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a handler and a disgusted Roosevelt had symbolic overtones, later issues of that and other Berryman cartoons made the bear smaller and cuter.

Three skins of Russian 1895 gun were named after Theodore Roosevelt:
-The Teddy (Road to Battlefield V reward) for Russian 1895
-The Medicine skin for Russian 1895
-Rough Rider skin for Russian 1895

small attachments to the Odin skin for Selbstlader M1916 (Road to Battlefield V reward)

The following "easter egg" can be read on the Game Detectives BF1 wiki page (how to unlock the Peacekeeper)
https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Battlefield_1
Skull Icons
A skull icon was discovered in all 6 maps from the In The Name of the Tsar expansion - the SIX OPERATIVES IN THE SNOWY REGIONS. Below are the locations of each of the skulls.
-Łupków Pass
No text, but standing in the southeast corner of the ruins causes a small orb in the opposite corner to flash out the following message in Morse code: TEST FAILED ANGELS LOOSE PROCTORS DEAD TRI ODIN NOLX ETYRE ODIN DWA. The Russian words at the end are numbers, translating to 310412.

Fao Landing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fao_Landing
The Fao Landing occurred from November 6, 1914 to November 8, 1914 with British forces attacking the Ottoman stronghold of Fao and its fortress. The landing was met with little resistance from the Turkish defenders who fled after intense shelling. It was the first military operation of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I which was carried out to protect the British Empire's oil supplies in the Persian Gulf. The initial landing force was a contingent of Royal Marines from HMS Ocean and British Indian troops of the 16th (Poona) Brigade under Walter Sinclair Delamain. The British sloop HMS Odin shelled the Turkish positions near the old fortress of Fao, silencing the enemy batteries and clearing the way for the landing force. In popular culture:
The Fao Landing and the subsequent battle for the fortress are featured in the video game Battlefield 1.

Christmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
The pre-Christian Germanic peoples—including the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse—celebrated a winter festival called Yule, held in the late December to early January period, yielding modern English yule, today used as a synonym for Christmas. In Germanic language-speaking areas, numerous elements of modern Christmas folk custom and iconography may have originated from Yule, including the Yule log, Yule boar, and the Yule goat. Often leading a ghostly procession through the sky (the Wild Hunt, reference to the Die Wilde Jagd skin Gewehr 98), the long-bearded god Odin is referred to as "the Yule one" and "Yule father" in Old Norse texts, while other gods are referred to as "Yule beings".

Gott mit uns skin for P08 Pistol

Joyeux Noël (2005)
https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl
Joyeux Noël (French for Merry Christmas) is a 2005 anti-war film directed by Christian Carion. France, December 1914. In a comparatively confined space of just a few hundred square meters, Franco-British and German units lie ready to fight in the freezing cold. They all have only one wish, that finally there should be an end to the killing. On Christmas Eve, however, when music resounds from the other trench, the troops on both sides decide to put aside their weapons for a short period and celebrate together. This fictionalized account is based on the true story of the Christmas truce of 1914.

and the Gott mit uns skin for P08 Pistol?

The following weapons were used in the film Joyeux Noël:
-Luger P08
Two Luger P08s can briefly be seen as Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) Horstmayer (Daniel Brühl) unloads various arms.

Cenotaph skin for M1917 Enfield

I re-watched the movie 28 Days Later yesterday (I watched the movie in the cinema in 2002).
At the beginning of the film, which was shot in London, there is a World War I memorial.
I searched for the filming location and found the ww1 monument, which is a cenotaph.
my screenshot:

Guards Memorial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guards_Memorial
The Guards Memorial, also known as the Guards Division War Memorial is an outdoor war memorial located on the west side of Horse Guards Road, opposite Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom. It commemorates the war dead from the Guards Division and related units during the First World War, and of the Household Division in the Second World War and other conflicts since 1918. The cenotaph memorial was designed by H. Chalton Bradshaw. It includes a broad squat white Portland stone obelisk 38 feet (12 m) high standing on a white stone base with three steps. On a raised platform to the east side of the memorial, facing Horse Guards Parade, are five large bronze sculptures by Gilbert Ledward, one representing each of the Foot Guards Regiments, standing easy with their rifles above stone carvings showing the badge of each regiment, each slightly larger than life size, about 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) in high. The statues and panels were cast by the William Morris Art Bronze Foundry using bronze taken from German guns melted down after the First World War. Above the five statues, the cenotaph also bears an inscription written by Rudyard Kipling, whose only son John was killed in action while serving the Irish Guards at the Battle of Loos in September 1915.

The Fuller skin for SMLE MKIII

British major-general J.F.C Fuller invented the concept of "artificial moonlight" during WW1, using search lights to enhance conditions for night attacks by illuminating the bottom of clouds.

Yellow Circus skin for Fighter plane?

The Red Baron was the leader of "The Flying Circus" - fighter squadrons that painted their planes in bright colors and often set up at makeshift airfields with transportable tents.

The Chancellor skin for Selbstlader M1916?

Konrad Adenauer, who would be German Chancellor after World War Two, invented the soy sausage during World War One as a cheaper alternative to meat during food shortages.

Breakthrough Muller skin for MP18

Germany brought in a special artillery conductor known as 'Breakthrough Muller' to conduct the 10000 artillery guns used at the start of Operation Michael.

Point Blank skin for Bodeo 1889?

Argonne forest map (Official EA website description, 2016)
https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Argonne_Forest

The shadowy depths of the Argonne forest is the scene for some of the most brutal close quarter combat in Battlefield 1. The world inside this forest features devious defensive setups combined with a labyrinth of bunkers and machine gun nests. Camouflaged field guns firing at point blank range, Stormtroopers clearing out bunkers with gas, and the best use of sharpened spades will determine who owns the depths of this forest. Heroes are forged surviving the intensity of this infantry focused map.

Savior skin for Kolibri?

Philippe Pétain was hailed as the heroic defender of Verdun and the savior of France in World War One. In World War Two he was condemned as the traitor who sold France to the *.

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Blutigen April skin (Road to Battlefield V reward) for Selbstlader M1916?

During the "Bloody April" of 1917, the lifetime of British and French pilots could be measured in hours.

The name "Bloody April" refers to a period during 1917 where England lost a third of its fighter force, which was about 3 times that of the German Army Air Service

Deadlock skins for M1907 SL?

Once Italy joined the war, the Italian and Austro-Hungarian navies faced each other across the Adriatic Sea in a deadlock.

Deadlock skin for M1907 Selfloading (AGAIN)?

https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1s-upcoming-expansions-will-take-players-to-belgium-russia-and-hell/

Apocalypse (official description)
Go over the top in the most infamous battles of WW1. Conquer bitterly contested ground with brutal tools and unique weapons born out of desperation and deadlock. Never before have the nightmarish horrors of the Great War been closer as you descend into hell. Prepare to enter the Apocalypse.

Vimy Ridge skin for Huot Automatic Rifle
and
The Pimple skin for Huot Automatic Rifle

why?

Vimy Ridge Day was celebrated in Canada the day before yesterday (on 9 April).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimy_Ridge_Day

Vimy Ridge Day is a day to commemorate the deaths and casualties of members of the Canadian Corps in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place during the First World War. The holiday has been observed annually on 9 April since 2003. In 2003, the Government of Canada declared 9 April to be "Vimy Ridge Day", to honour and remember the Battle of Vimy Ridge which took place during the First World War at Vimy Ridge, France, in 1917.
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By this point only the northern half of Hill 145 and "the Pimple", a fortified highpoint outside of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, remained under German control. Fresh troops finally forced the remaining German troops from the northern half of Hill 145 at around 3:15 p.m and by nightfall of 10 April, the only objective not yet achieved was the capture of "the Pimple". Supported by a significant amount of artillery and the 24th British Division of I Corps to the north, the 10th Canadian Brigade attacked the hastily entrenched German troops and captured "the Pimple" on 12 April, bringing an end to the battle. By nightfall on 12 April 1917 the Canadian Corps was in firm control of the ridge.

At the outbreak of World War One Canada had 8 million people. Some 3600 died of them at Vimy Ridge. At Passchendaele another 4000 would perish in the mud.

Isonzo skin for Automatico M1918

I finally found something that isn't even mentioned on the Battlefield 1 fandom website.
Caporetto
https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Caporetto
Caporetto is a map featured in the Battlefield 1: Apocalypse expansion. The Battle of Caporetto, also known as the Twelfth Battle of Isonzo, was fought between the 24th October and 19th November 1917. Austro-Hungarian and German Empire forces routed the Italian with concentrated gas attacks before successfully breaking through their lines using stormtrooper infiltration tactics.

It is interesting that the C flag's ID of the Caporetto map (Conquest Assault game mode) was originally ISONZO_PASS in the Community Test Environment.

And the B flag's ID of the Caporetto map was originally LIVEK_OUTPOST in the Community Test Environment (CTE).

A flag's CTE ID: id_cap_aurora_lookout (the name of the flag is currently "Aurora Lookout")
B flag's CTE ID: id_cap_livek_outpost (the name of the flag is currently "Castello Di Solkan")
C flag's CTE ID: id_cap_isonzo_pass (the name of the flag is currently "Blood Creek")
D flag's CTE ID: id_cap_trama_redoubt (the name of the flag is currently "Trama Redoubt")
E flag's CTE ID: id_cap_capello_grove (the name of the flag is currently "Capello Grove")

B flag's CTE ID: id_cap_livek_outpost

C flag's CTE ID: id_cap_isonzo_pass

Livek also have a WWI connection (Battle of Caporetto) according to the wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livek
Livek is a village in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. In 1866, when the Veneto and Friuli regions were acquired by Italy, Livek remained in the Austrian Empire, becoming a border village. Livek became known during World War I, when it became an important strategic location during the Battle of Caporetto towards the end of 1917. A unit of the German Army commanded by Erwin Rommel, who later became a German Field Marshal in World War II, seized the village and used it as a base from where they took the strategically crucial Mount Matajur. Rommel's small unit managed to defeat the Italian defense that numbered 150 officers, 9,000 men, and 81 pieces of artillery. He received Prussia's highest medal, the Pour le Mérite, for this act and described it and his route to Matajur via Livek in his 1937 book Infanterie greift an (Infantry Attacks).

I found another interesting thing, a connection
betweeen the House of Valois skins / House of Bourbon skins (the first French DLC "They Shall Not Pass")

and

Fleur-de-lis Dog Tag (Requirements: Awarded for completing Road to Battlefield V Mission Stage 1 Week 3. Other informations: Awarded during the French Stage of the Road to Battlefield V).

Here is the "Fleur-de-lis" Dog Tag:

Flag of France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_France
Before the tricolour was adopted the royal government used many flags, the best known being a blue shield and gold fleurs-de-lis (the Royal Arms of France) on a white background, or state flag. History - Kingdom of France: Later during the Middle Ages, these colours came to be associated with the reigning house of France. In 1328, the coat-of-arms of the House of Valois was blue with gold fleurs-de-lis bordered in red. From this time on, the kings of France were represented in vignettes and manuscripts wearing a red gown under a blue coat decorated with gold fleurs-de-lis.

Arras skin for Lewis Gun

Arras and Cambrai are also marked on the "Kaiserschlacht" Operation map.
Cambrai is referenced in a singleplayer codex entry:
Towards Cambrai is a Codex Entry featured in Battlefield 1. It is unlocked upon completing the singleplayer mission Through Mud and Blood.

Al Faw skin for Revolver Mk VI

Al-Faw Peninsula is also featured on the "Oil of Empires" Operation map.

Fismes skin for Model 1900

Fismes is marked on the "Beyond the Marne" Operation map.

someone searched for "King Nicholas" skin (Gasser M1870) on Twitter:

from Croatian to English with Google Translate:
Here is a gaming interesting thing.
In the game Battlefield 1 (World War I) you can get a Legendary skin called "King Nicholas" for the gun "Gasser M1870".
Here is an explanation on the EA forum

https://x.com/CGDizajn/status/1746527257454076176

Die Kaiserin Elizabeth skin for Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher M1895
Empress Elisabeth of Austria = Erzsébet, Queen of Hungary
yesterday I photographed a Empress Sissi statue (the bike in the foreground is mine):

here is the description of the statue:
Bust of Queen Elizabeth, 1904, Snail Garden, Gyula, Hungary
https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1jl:Bust_of_Queen_Elizabeth,_Gyula_FGy.jpg