The World War I affected the life of thousands of men from the region of Kysuce (north-western Slovakia) whowere fighting and dying at the Russian, Serbian and Italian fronts. However, the war marked also the life in the hinterland areas. It influenced the life of individual families and their social situation, it influenced the formation of new cultural tradition to a certain extent too. The aim of the text is to point out the influence of the World War I on the inhabitants of Kysuce. It explains some selected aspects of the life of the 71st infantry members at the front; it focuses on military diet and food supply, speaks about their hygienic conditions and accommodation as well as about the life background in the hinterland areas. It briefly mentions the rebellion in Kragujevac, which ended in the execution of 44 participants, including 8 people from the region of Kysuce.