Re: Interesting History Behind BF1 Weapon Skin Names?

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

Die Kaiserin Elizabeth skin for Austro-Hungarian Mannlicher M1895
Empress Elizabeth is very popular in both Austria and Hungary.
today I photographed another statue of Empress Sissi (in the background is the bridge over the river Tisza):

here is the description of the statue:
Monument of Elisabeth of Bavaria in Szeged, Hungary (1907)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hungary_szeged_elisabeth_1.jpg

Rostov skin for Howell Automatic
here is a reference to "Rostov" in the Lupkow Pass maps description:

Lupkow Pass: All You Need to Know
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/news/lupkow-pass-all-you-need-to-know

What are the most important locations on the map?
You’ll want to explore every inch of Lupkow Pass, from the footbridge that crosses the creek to the hidden lookout post of Pawel’s Watch. Storm the fortified ruins of Rostov’s Hold, battle among the sleepy homes of Narev village, or fight to control the elevated train bridge that spans the pass.

Messines skin for Lewis Gun
Before Dawn (2024)
after Gallipoli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ibQNR11tE

Heligoland Bight is a map featured in the Battlefield 1: Turning Tides North Sea expansion.

Düne Island
A small sandy beach leading up to a pillbox and trench system is located on the east side of Düne.

U-118
Found on the northwest side of Heligoland is a German U-Boat which has run aground upon a small island, located within a cove.

HELGOLAND 513 (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sCyrVwN1_E