Wonder Woman (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

After a long wait the first major female-led superhero movie, Wonder Woman, has hit cinemas – and broken box office records at the same time.

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The film is an origins story that follows our titular hero Diana Prince who is forced to abandon the island of Themyscira when US military pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) washes ashore and swaps her idyllic climes for the hellish landscape of the Western Front.

As the pair battle their way across the trenches in order for Diana to find and defeat the God of War – whom she believes is the reason the world is fighting – the film is jam-packed with DC references and little Easter eggs for comic fans,.



But with a budget of nearly $150 million, you’d think they may be able to spend some more money on a historian or two as sadly there are also a fair few number of historical errors.


From Edith Piaf records playing decades too early to a time-travelling watch, here are some of the major errors that have been picked up in Wonder Woman…

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1. A watch that can time travel and tell the time:

Steve Trevor’s sentimental watch that he gives to Diana at the end of the film has a quartz movement.

The first quartz watches weren’t introduced until 1969 by Seiko.

2. The death of Ludendorf:

Both Erich Ludendorf and Paul von Hindenburg were real life German soldiers – but despite dying in Wonder Woman the pair actually both survived World War I.

Hindenburg died in 1934 and Ludendorf died in 1937 at the age of 72.

General Ludendorf (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

3. Uniform issues:

General Ludendorf is a menacing figure in the film, prowling around in a uniform that includes a long, three-pronged collar tab.

This design however was only introduced after 1941 and was worn in World War II.

4. Hot then cold the hot again:

In the scene outside Cafe Buvette after Diana and team have saved the Belgium village Diana and Steve decide to dance in the snow.

However eagle-eyed fans will notice that the weather doesn’t correspond to their bodily functions, with the pair showing no cold breath then later cold breath to no cold breath again.

Steve and Diana (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

5. Is that Edith Piaf?

French singer Piaf was born in 1915… so we’re not sure how the Belgian townspeople who are celebrating the liberation of their village are playing a scratchy recording of Piaf singing during World War I.

6. Is Diane’s sword like Thor’s Hammer?

In one scene Diana strikes her target with the sword and then walks away. In the next scene, it’s in her hands again.

Diana with her sword and shield (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

7. More time travel:

At the airfield in the final battle there are hardened aircraft hangars.

This type of aircraft hangar was no built until the 1980s, seven decades after World War I.

8. Magical shoes:

After walking through the mud of the trenches, Diana’s boots are next seen spotless.

Ideal for Glastonbury.

Diana Prince (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

9. Disappearing soldiers:

During the trench scene, Diana defies Steve’s orders and goes over the top into No Man’s Land.

In this scene we see a soldier on the ladder behind her but when the shot returns to Diana, the soldier is gone.

Diana goes over the top (Picture: DC/Warner Bros)

10. The railway carriage can be seen to be named Southern Railway:

Unfortunately, the Southern Railway did not exist until 1923 when the London & South Western Railway (LSWR), the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR), and the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway amalgamated.



11. Now you see it…

Diana’s wristbands – also know as The Bracelets of Submission – appear suddenly without any explanation.

Have you noticed any other errors in Wonder Woman? Let us know…

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