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The Great War

 (2014)

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1918 - The Year of Breakthroughs | 1917 - The Year of Revolutions | 1916 - The Year of Battles | 1915 - Stalemate | 1914 - Europe Goes To War
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1918 - The Year of Breakthroughs  
Even after 3 1/2 years of war, the waring nations still gear for bigger and bigger offensives that will finally bring and end to "the war to end all wars".
Armistice - But Peace? - Week 225
Episode 46 - 11-15-2018
On November 11 1918, the German delegation and the Allies reach an agreement for an armistice. At the 11th hour the guns go silent and the First World War is over, well at least the guns go silent but is it a peace already? Germany is struggling with revolution and civil war at home, the break up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire causes a lot of chaos. And in Romania, the men are taking up arms again.
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Armistice  But Peace  Week 225
Revolution in Germany - Armistice in Austria - Week 224
Episode 45 - 11-08-2018
Unrest within the German Empire is spreading, resentment against the war, the hunger and the elites is turning into revolutionary action and with a mutiny in Kiel the wheels begin to turn quickly. Austria signs an armistice, the Macedonian Front collapses, Romania might enter the war again and the new German political leaders send a delegation through the lines in France. Their goal: An Armistice.
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Revolution in Germany  Armistice in Austria  Week 224
Austria-Hungary Disintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the War - Week 223
Episode 44 - 11-01-2018
The Ottoman Empire has been on the retreat in the Middle East since the renewed British offensive in September and now, as the allies are threatening the Turkish heartland and also Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire calls for an armistice. The Armistice of Mudros is signed as the remaining Central Powers also struggle to keep their Empires together.
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AustriaHungary Disintegrates  The Ottoman Empire Leaves the War  Week 223
Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio Veneto - Week 222
Episode 43 - 10-25-2018
After the Battle of the Piave, the Italian front had been relatively quiet and stable. But just as unrest and instablity spread through the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Italian Army and its allies attack along the whole front. From Monte Grappa and across the Piave, the Austro-Hungarians are caught off guard.
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Italy Attacks  The Battle of Vittorio Veneto  Week 222
The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff Resigns - Week 221
Episode 42 - 10-18-2018
As the Germans are retreating further and further during the Battle of the Selle, Erich Ludendorff – the German Quartermaster General, one half of Germany's military dictatorship and mastermind behind the last big German offensive in spring 1918 – resigns under pressure by the Kaiser and the Reichstag. The German upper class realizes that their days might be numbered if the war continues in the current form and Austria-Hungary's Emperor Karl has the same epiphany.
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The Battle of the Selle  Ludendorff Resigns  Week 221
The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion Returns - Week 220
Episode 41 - 10-11-2018
The Hindenburg Line or Siegfriedstellung is the backbone of the German defenses on the Western Front and this week 100 years ago, the Allies break through during the Battle of St. Quentin Canal. At the same time, the political fallout within Germany continues and the Allied Army of the Orient continues its offensive on the Macedonian Front.
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The Hindenburg Line Breaks  The Lost Battalion Returns  Week 220
Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian Armistice - Week 219
Episode 40 - 10-04-2018
While Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonika and effectively exits the war as the first of the Central Powers, the Hindenburg Line is broken on the Western Front. It dawns among the German leadership, that an armistice is necessary and in a desperate attempt to secure a more favourable position at the negotiations table, the Kaiser agrees to a "revolution from the top" that gives more political saying to the Reichstag.
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Germanys Reckoning  Bulgarian Armistice  Week 219
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian Collapse - Week 218
Episode 39 - 9-27-2018
This week, the biggest American military operation in history kicks off with 1.2 million American soldiers trying to take the Krimhilde Stellung. At the same time the Army of the Orient advances into Bulgaria and the Ottoman 7th and 8th armies collapse in Palestine.
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The MeuseArgonne Offensive  Bulgarian Collapse  Week 218
Allied Breakthroughs In Palestine And Macedonia - Week 217
Episode 38 - 9-20-2018
In a turbulent week of the First World War, the Allies break through at the Macedonian Front during the Battle of Vadar and in Palestine during the Battle for Palestine. At the same time, the Ottoman defeats the last defenders of Baku.
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Allied Breakthroughs In Palestine And Macedonia  Week 217
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel - Week 216
Episode 37 - 9-13-2018
The American First Army joins the fray on the Western Front with the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. All along the Western Front, the Allies are attacking or planning new attacks. The situation for the Germans looks dire even as the first war reparations from Russia arrive.
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The Battle of SaintMihiel  Week 216
Red Terror in Soviet Russia - Week 215
Episode 36 - 9-06-2018
After an almost successful attempt on Lenin's live, the Tscheka under Felix Dzerzhinsky responds with a terror campaign to consolidate Soviet power through fear. At the same time, a supposed Allied plot is unveiled that would get Russia back into the war.
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Red Terror in Soviet Russia  Week 215
The American First Army Gears Up - Germany Retreats - Week 214
Episode 35 - 8-30-2018
As the German Army withdraws along the Western Front, the Entente prepares for ever more offensives. This includes the newly founded American First Army which will have the task to attack the Germans in the Meuse-Argonnes area.
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The American First Army Gears Up  Germany Retreats  Week 214
Over By Christmas? - Growing Allied Confidence - Week 213
Episode 34 - 8-23-2018
With the recent "Black Day of the German Army" and the success of the new strategy of Allied attacks along the Western Front and with the renewed offensives in Palestine, British Commander Sir Douglas Haig is confident the war can be won by the end of the year. Entente Generalissimo Ferdinand Foch is a bit more cautious but also thinks the war can be won by 1919.
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Over By Christmas  Growing Allied Confidence  Week 213
A Resounding Victory - German Morale Plummets - Week 212
Episode 33 - 8-16-2018
As the Battle of Amiens is coming to an end, the Germans are desperately trying to stem the Allied advance and fortify new positions. But morale is crumbling and German High Command is running out of time to find a new strategy. Meanwhile in Russia, the struggle between Bolsheviks and Social Revolutionaries reaches a violent climax. The Dunsterforce finally arrives in Baku to help defend the city from the Ottoman advance. But this is not the mighty British force the inhabitants had hoped for. Does Ludendorff choose to abandon all the gains the German army made over the spring? And what about the attack on the Wookies? Find out this and more in the new episode of The Great War.
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A Resounding Victory  German Morale Plummets  Week 212
The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens - Week 211
Episode 32 - 8-09-2018
Ludendorff and his generals didn't think the Allies had it in them, but this week they attack with the might off several hundred tanks near Amiens, the Black Day of the German Army.
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The Black Day Of The German Army  The Battle of Amiens  Week 211
Four Years of War - Week 210
Episode 31 - 8-02-2018
As the war turns 4 years old, there is still no end in sight. From the Western Front to the Caucasus and the Middle East; in every theater the war is still raging on.
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Four Years of War  Week 210
Ludendorff's Last Swing - Week 209
Episode 30 - 7-26-2018
All of Germany's recent offensives have been building up to Operation Hagen: An offensive in Flanders that was to divide the Allies and drive the British off the continent. But this week German High Command realizes that they don't have the manpower left to even start the offensive.
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Ludendorffs Last Swing  Week 209
2nd Battle Of The Marne - Turning Point On The Western Front - Week 208
Episode 29 - 7-19-2018
The German Army launches an diversionary attack from the Rheims-Soisson salient and increases the pressure on Paris. But the Allies knew about the attack and for the first time, they effectively counter the German Stormtrooper tactics and even counter-attack along the line.
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2nd Battle Of The Marne  Turning Point On The Western Front  Week 208
The Gardeners Of Salonica Prepare A New Offensive - Week 207
Episode 28 - 7-12-2018
The Macedonian Front has been quite since the recapture of Monastir except for some minor battles like at Skra. But the five nation Army of the Orient wants to change that and is readying a new offensive.
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The Gardeners Of Salonica Prepare A New Offensive  Week 207
The First Modern Battle - The Battle of Hamel - Week 206
Episode 27 - 7-05-2018
The Battle of Hamel is considered as the first modern battle. Masterminded by Australian general John Monash, it included meticulous planning and integrated tanks, artillery, airplanes and infantry into one cohesive strategy.
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The First Modern Battle  The Battle of Hamel  Week 206
The Run For The Baku Oil Fields - Week 205
Episode 26 - 6-28-2018
While the Ottoman Army of Islam is marching on Baku and the Caspian Sea, multiple other players are trying to stake their claim of the Baku oil fields.
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The Run For The Baku Oil Fields  Week 205
Second Battle of the Piave River - Week 204
Episode 25 - 6-21-2018
Even though Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal Svetozar Boroević von Bojna warns against, the Austro-Hungarian Army goes on the offensive in Italy again. In a two-pronged attack Borojevic and Conrad von Hötzendorf attack the Italian positions.
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Second Battle of the Piave River  Week 204
The French Counter Attack At Matz - Week 203
Episode 24 - 6-14-2018
The French have cracked the German radio code on the Western Front and use their advantage for a counterattack at Matz. The already hastily planed German attack during Operation Gneisenau is called off after just 4 days. Meanwhile Austria-Hungary plans another offensive in Italy and German and Ottoman forces fight each other in Georgia.
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The French Counter Attack At Matz  Week 203
The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins - Week 202
Episode 23 - 6-07-2018
The German Army is still threatening Paris and the situation for the Allies looks dire. Reluctantly, General Pershing agrees to put some of the American troops into action at Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry.
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The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins  Week 202
50 Miles To Paris - Third Battle Of The Aisne - Week 201
Episode 22 - 5-31-2018
The German spring offensive has lost some traction over the past few weeks but the Allies are still under pressure. With Operations Blücher and York, the Germans are getting within 50 miles of Paris again, just as they did in 1914.
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50 Miles To Paris  Third Battle Of The Aisne  Week 201
Bombs Away - German Thirst For Caucasian Oil - Week 200
Episode 21 - 5-24-2018
In the 200th week of the war, the total nature of modern warfare is truly showing its face. The warring nations escalate their bombing campaigns and the German troops in the Caucasus are so thirsty for Caucasian oil, that they are considering to double cross their own allies.
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Bombs Away  German Thirst For Caucasian Oil  Week 200
Rebellion - Week 199
Episode 20 - 5-17-2018
The summer of 1918 saw many ethnic and political groups within the warring empires to openly rebel. The Austro-Hungarian Army saw open mutiny every week, the Irish rebelled against the British, the situation in the newly annexed Eastern European territories that were now part of the German Empire was a powder keg. And in France civilians were sentenced to death for treason.
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Rebellion  Week 199
The Ostende Raid - Peace of Bucharest - Week 198
Episode 19 - 5-10-2018
Even though the first raid on Ostende and the Raid on Zeebrugge were not entirely succesfull, the Royal Navy is still determined to block access to the German submarine ports in Belgium. And this week they attack Ostende again. Meanwhile, the Germans are planning their next offensives for late May 1918 even though ten percent of the Western Front army has become a casualty in the offensives this year alone.
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The Ostende Raid  Peace of Bucharest  Week 198
Pershing Under Pressure - The End Of La Lys - Week 197
Episode 18 - 5-03-2018
Even though the German spring offensive is not able to gain any ground in Flanders, the allied casualties are mounting. This increases the pressure on John J. Pershing and the American troops in Europe to finally join the battle.
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Pershing Under Pressure  The End Of La Lys  Week 197
The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge Raid - Week 196
Episode 17 - 4-26-2018
At Villers-Bretonneux, German and British tanks clash marking the first tank-on-tank battle in history. In the same week, the most successful flying ace of World War 1 is shot down over France: Manfred von Richthofen dies after scoring 80 victories. Meanwhile, the British Navy attempts to eliminate the German U-Boat threat with a daring raid on Zeebrugge and Ostende.
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The First TankonTank Battle in History  The Zeebrugge Raid  Week 196
Knocking Out The Hejaz Railway - Week 195
Episode 16 - 4-19-2018
While the Germans are still advancing in Flanders (Operation Georgette), the other fronts are not always quiet. In Palestine, the British forces and the Arab Revolt are taking the initiative again. T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and the Arab Revolt are attacking the vital Hejaz Railway, a major transport factor for the Ottoman Empire.
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Knocking Out The Hejaz Railway  Week 195
The Battle of La Lys - Operation Georgette - Week 194
Episode 15 - 4-12-2018
A year after the US entry into the war, the German Spring Offensive 1918 continues with operations Archangel and Georgette. The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps has to pay the price while the British manage to orderly retreat.
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The Battle of La Lys  Operation Georgette  Week 194
Operation Michael Runs Out Of Breath - Week 193
Episode 14 - 4-05-2018
Two weeks after the initial success of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael looses pace and direction. The German supply situation is dire and when the troops find cattle and food behind the British positions, there is no way for them to ignore that. At the same time, orders for a new German offensive in Flanders are given and the Germans land additional troops in Finnland.
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Operation Michael Runs Out Of Breath  Week 193
Backs To The Wall - All Eyes On Amiens - Week 192
Episode 13 - 3-29-2018
The German Operation Michael continues this week and after some uncertainty, the Germans put their eyes on Amiens. The city is a vital communications and transport hub for the Entente and so Ferdinand Foch decides to mount a defence in front of the city.
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Backs To The Wall  All Eyes On Amiens  Week 192
Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918 - Week 191
Episode 12 - 3-22-2018
It was all or nothing for the German Army under General Erich Ludendorff now: They unleashed the biggest offensive of the entire war on the Western Front trying to split the British and French Armies, drive the British off the continent and capture Paris.
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Kaiserschlacht  German Spring Offensive 1918  Week 191
Allied Unified Command On The Horizon - Week 190
Episode 11 - 3-15-2018
While Germany is occupying a territory from the North Sea to the Black Sea and planning it's huge spring offensive, the Allies are still trying to get behind the idea of a unified command.
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Allied Unified Command On The Horizon  Week 190
Peace In The East - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Week 189
Episode 10 - 3-08-2018
Germany and the Russian Bolshevik Government sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending hostilities on the Eastern Front. Previously Germany had resumed the war in the East to put pressure on the Bolsheviks to accept the dictated terms. The Western Front Caucasian theatre were far from peaceful though.
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Peace In The East  The Treaty of BrestLitovsk  Week 189
Ludendorff's Window Of Opportunity - Week 188
Episode 9 - 3-01-2018
German victory in the East, chaos in the British High Command, stable fronts in the Balkans and Italy, the US still not in full strength; German General Erich Ludendorff has a window of opportunity for his spring offensive and he intends to use it. Within the next weeks the German Army will launch their biggest offensive of WW1: Operation Michael.
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Ludendorffs Window Of Opportunity  Week 188
Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances In The East Again - Week 187
Episode 8 - 2-22-2018
Germany has had enough with the stalling tactics by the Bolsheviks and is unleashing its military might on the Eastern Front again to show who is in charge. Within the first days of Operation Faustschlag, the German Army marches on Kiev and the Baltic region. At the same time, the plans for a German spring offensive in the West are getting more pronounced.
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Operation Faustschlag  Germany Advances In The East Again  Week 187
No War, No Peace – Trotsky's Gamble - Week 186
Episode 7 - 2-15-2018
The negotiations between the Bolsheviks, the German High Command and Austria-Hungary reach a new low this week 100 years ago. Leon Trotsky is playing for time since the revolutions in Berlin and Vienna are only a matter of time in his opinion. At the same time, the Ukrainians are try to get German aid against the Bolsheviks against Ukrainian grain for the starving German population.
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No War No Peace  Trotskys Gamble  Week 186
Austro-Hungarian House of Cards - Week 185
Episode 6 - 2-08-2018
The situation for Austria-Hungary is dire, even after the success in Italy and the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk. Strikes and mutinies break out across the Empire and the emerging drive for ethnic self determination by the subjects of the Empire are worrying to the leaders of the Habsburg Empire.
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AustroHungarian House of Cards  Week 185
Strikes and Mutiny - Week 184
Episode 5 - 2-01-2018
Public opinion is turning against the war for the Central Powers but not only that, mutinies are also happening more frequently. Winning the war will be a race against time for Ludendorff and Germany's allies. Within the month, the biggest German offensive of the war is to be unleashed.
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Strikes and Mutiny  Week 184
Civil War in Finland and Ukraine - Week 183
Episode 4 - 1-25-2018
This week in the Great War, two more wars start - the Finnish Civil War and the Ukrainian War of Independence. Meanwhile, David Lloyd George pulls some strings in France, even as Ludendorff settles on a target for Germany’s upcoming Spring Offensive.
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Civil War in Finland and Ukraine  Week 183
Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in Romania - Week 182
Episode 3 - 1-18-2018
This week in Russia, Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin was almost killed by sharpshooters in Petrograd and the Constituent Assembly meets. Tensions rise as Russia issues an ultimatum to Romania, with an order for their King’s arrest. There are also machinations in Finland and some action on the Western Front.
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Assassination Attempt on Lenin  Chaos in Romania  Week 182
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points - Week 181
Episode 2 - 1-11-2018
In the first full week of 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson outlines his points for peace. In the Caucasus, the increasing instability leads to daily skirmishes between the Armenians and Ottomans. Ludendorff continues planning for an upcoming German offensive whilst his countrymen negotiate peace terms with Russia.
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Woodrow Wilsons Fourteen Points  Week 181
Machinations In The British High Command - Week 180
Episode 1 - 1-04-2018
1918 starts with machinations in the British High Command since Prime Minister Lloyd George is holding back troops and generally would like to replace Sir Douglas Haig as commander.
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Machinations In The British High Command  Week 180
1917 - The Year of Revolutions  
The war gets bigger and bigger as the USA and several other countries join the war. At the same time Russia is drowning in revolutions and pulling out of the war.
Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179
Episode 52 - 12-28-2017
This week, the peace negotiations are underway at Brest-Litovsk. Meanwhile, the German High Command begins to plan for a game-changing offensive in the spring. There’s action in Italy on the Piave Front, and the Ottomans try to recapture the Holy City.
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Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive  Week 179
The Armistice of Brest-Litovsk - Week 178
Episode 51 - 12-21-2017
An armistice between Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia is signed this week 100 years ago at Brest-Litovsk. And right away the Germans make their intentions clear that they want to dictate the terms for the following peace negotiations. Even Great Britain is exploring peace options but is there actually peace in Russia? After the Bolshevik Coup a Civil War is looming.
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The Armistice of BrestLitovsk  Week 178
Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate Control - Week 177
Episode 50 - 12-14-2017
This week in the Great War, the British under Allenby capture the Holy City. Meanwhile the British War Cabinet beings to strategise for future offensives. In Russia, though the fighting may be over on the Eastern Front, the fight for control of the country is far from over. Before the Bolsheviks can negotiate peace with Germany, they need to establish peace within Russia’s own borders.
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Jerusalem Surrenders  Bolsheviks Consolidate Control  Week 177
Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East? - Week 176
Episode 49 - 12-07-2017
This week in the Great War, we see some action in Italy and none at all in Russia - the peace negotiations are well underway. The Allied Supreme War Council meets for the first time as the Battle of Cambrai comes to a close. Two ships collide in Nova Scotia resulting in a deadly explosion.
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Halifax Explosion  Peace in the East  Week 176
All Quiet On The Eastern Front - Action in East Africa - Week 175
Episode 48 - 11-30-2017
This week in the Great War, the Battle of the Ngomano was fought in East Africa between the Germans and Portuguese, which was a decisive win for Lettow-Vorbeck’s men. On the Eastern Front, the fighting stops and Trotsky published the secret treaties that Russia and the other Allies had signed. The Battle of Cambrai continued, with attacks and counterattacks from both sides, including the implementation of the new Hutier assault tactics. Armando Diaz was making changes for the better on the Italian Front, with the express aim of improving the morale among his men.
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All Quiet On The Eastern Front  Action in East Africa  Week 175
Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of Cambrai - Week 174
Episode 47 - 11-23-2017
After stopping the offensive at Passchendaele, the British Army launches another, albeit more limited, offensive. Almost 500 tanks are put into place and the initial success is remarkable. But the Germans had been training in anti-tank warfare and are supported by fresh troops from the Eastern Front.
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Tank Corps Unleashed  The Battle of Cambrai  Week 174
The End Of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd - Week 173
Episode 46 - 11-16-2017
The Anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia are trying to fight back last week's revolution. The Battle of Passchendaele ends after 3 months of fighting and at least 500,000 casualties on both sides. The British are still advancing on Jerusalem and the Italians set up defences behind the Piave river.
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The End Of Passchendaele  Fighting in Petrograd  Week 173
The Russian October Revolution 1917 - Week 172
Episode 45 - 11-09-2017
After the turmoil of the past weeks in Petrograd, the Soviets and the Red Guards seize the opportunity and topple the provisional government under Alexander Kerensky. Their first goal is to pull out of the war. The Italians were still in full retreat during the Battle of Caporetto and the British Army was still advancing in Palestine.
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The Russian October Revolution 1917  Week 172
Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour Declaration - Week 171
Episode 44 - 11-02-2017
On the Western Front this week, the Canadians under Sir Arthur Currie attempt to advance once more, whilst Haig remains optimistic about an imminent breakthrough. Following Caporetto, the Italian retreat continues, whilst the British Army enjoys success on the Palestine Front, with a little help from mounted ANZAC troops. With Lenin’s return, the revolution looms over the Russian capital, whilst the Balfour Declaration is issued in Britain.
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Battle of Beersheba  Canadian Frustration  Balfour Declaration  Week 171
The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at Caporetto - Week 170
Episode 43 - 10-26-2017
The French score a morale boosting victory over the German at La Malmaison, but the Canadians were not so successful elsewhere on the Western Front. Whilst the Germans continue on through the Estonian Archipelago and onto the Russian mainland, the 12th Battle of the Isonzo takes place on the Italian Front. Unlike the 11 battles that came before it, this one was initiated by the Central Powers and was their biggest breakthrough yet on that front.
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The Battle of La Malmaison  Breakthrough at Caporetto  Week 170
Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures In Belgium - Week 169
Episode 42 - 10-19-2017
100 years ago this week, Operation Albion comes to a successful end for the Germans, as revolution is on the horizon in Russia. The Allies aren’t faring quite so well on the Western Front, where the weather continues to worsen and the death toll climbs ever higher. Haig believes a breakthrough is imminent and German morale is tested. The stalemate continues, but sooner or later the Battle of Passchendaele must come to an end.
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Operation Albion Concludes  Allied Failures In Belgium  Week 169
Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns In Mud - Week 168
Episode 41 - 10-12-2017
The situation for the German Army on the Western Front looks grim, but in the East they have the upper hand and this week begin to put pressure on the Russians in Operation Albion - an amphibious landing operation in the Estonian archipelago. At the same time, the Battlefield at Passchendaele is turning into a muddy swamp.
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Operation Albion  Passchendaele Drowns In Mud  Week 168
Sabotage In The Desert - Battle of Broodseinde - Week 167
Episode 40 - 10-05-2017
While the regular British forces were advancing towards Jerusalem and Baghdad, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt were causing havoc behind the lines. This week 100 years ago, they were continuing to attack the important Hejaz railway which was one of the vital supply routes for the Ottoman Army. On October 4, the Battle of Broodseinde was fought near Ypres and the costly British victory there caused real headaches for German general Erich Ludendorff.
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Sabotage In The Desert  Battle of Broodseinde  Week 167
Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal At The Italian Front - Week 166
Episode 39 - 9-28-2017
The British and Australian forces under Sir Herbert Plumer continue to advance at Passchendaele. Plumer's new tactic comes with a high price in men and material but it also gets results. German flying ace Werner Voss fights his last legendary fight and on the Italian Front, some Austro-Hungarian officers want to end the war sooner than later - and not in their countries' favour.
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Battle of Polygon Wood  Betrayal At The Italian Front  Week 166
British Advance At Passchendaele - Week 165
Episode 38 - 9-21-2017
Herbert Plumer had a cunning plan to crack the German defences at Passchendaele, he would "bite and hold" only small pieces of the German Hindenburg Line instead of aiming for the big breakthrough. It was still a costly tactic but it achieved results and the Germans under Ruprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, were worried.
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British Advance At Passchendaele  Week 165
Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov Affair - 164
Episode 37 - 9-14-2017
The situation in Russia further escalates as Lavr Kornilov attempts to gain complete power with a military coup. The result is a disaster for him and thousands of armed Bolsheviks in the streets of Petrograd.
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Attempted Military Coup in Russia  The Kornilov Affair  164
The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo River - Week 163
Episode 36 - 9-07-2017
The German Army under Oskar von Hutier and his artillery officer Georg "Durchbruchmüller" Bruchmüller takes Riga from the Russians, the French government is reshuffled and the 11th Battle of the Isonzo River continues.
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The Fall of Riga  11th Battle of the Isonzo River  Week 163
The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea Revolutionaries - Week 162
Episode 35 - 8-31-2017
The political factions that oppose the rise of Bolshevism in post-revolutionary Russia come together for a conference this week 100 years ago. But apart from the Moscow State Conference, some people in the military actually aim for a military dictatorship to restore order in Russia and continue the war. At the same time the 2nd Battle of Verdun comes to an end with a French victory and revolutionary fever also spreads across the Black Sea Fleet.
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The Moscow State Conference  Black Sea Revolutionaries  Week 162
The 2nd Battle Of Verdun - Lost Opportunities On The Isonzo River - Week 161
Episode 34 - 8-24-2017
The 11th Battle of the Isonzo river continued this week and the Italians manage to break through parts of the Austro-Hungarian lines, they hesitate to exploit the breakthrough though and the opportunity is lost. Meanwhile the French break through the German lines at Verdun and Herbert Plumer comes up with a plan to defeat the German Hindenburg Line.
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The 2nd Battle Of Verdun  Lost Opportunities On The Isonzo River  Week 161
The Battle of Hill 70 - Mackensen Advances in Romania - Week 160
Episode 33 - 8-17-2017
The Battle of Passchendaele has turned into a muddy mess, the weather conditions take a toll on both the defenders and the attackers alike. The Canadians relieve some pressure on the British Army in the Battle of Hill 70 south of Ypres. Meanwhile, August von Mackensen is fighting back the Romanian offensive that was unleashed last week.
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The Battle of Hill 70  Mackensen Advances in Romania  Week 160
Despair Everywhere - Week 159
Episode 32 - 8-10-2017
This week Russo-Romanian forces clash with the Central Power´s counteroffensive in the Second Battle of Oltuz. The failure of the Kerensky Offensive disheartens the Russian army and radicalizes the homefront. While the Bolsheviks were calling for "Peace, Bread and Land", the new commander of the Russian army Lavr Kornilov strives to become a strong authoritarian figure for the political right. And the Battle of Passchendaele reveals a scarred, broken battlefield of mud and destroyed equipment. Despair is everywhere.
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Despair Everywhere  Week 159
The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German Navy - Week 158
Episode 31 - 8-03-2017
Douglas Haig had been busy since the Battle of Arras came to an end. He amassed huge artillery concentration, got his hands on the new British Mark IV tanks and had a cunning plan that even involved a naval landing along the Belgian coast. And the opening of the battle was definitely more promising than the Battle of the Somme one year earlier. In Germany, a small naval mutiny is put down at the same time.
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The Battle of Passchendaele  Mutiny in the German Navy   Week 158
Three Years of World War 1 - Week 157
Episode 30 - 7-27-2017
Christmas 1914 - that's when the war was supposed to be over. And now, in the summer of 1917, it entered its fourth year and there was no end in sight. The British Army was about to launch a new offensive near Ypres, Russia drowned in chaos and the central powers' defences were still holding. Though in Romania, the combined Russian and Romanian attack put a few cracks into the German self esteem.
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July Days In Petrograd - Blood On The Nevsky Prospect - Week 156
Episode 29 - 7-20-2017
The tensions between the Russian Provisional Government, between the civilians and the Bolsheviks turn violent this week 100 years ago. Machine Guns fire into the demonstrations on the Nevsky Prospect and arrest warrants are issued for Lenin and Trosky. At the same time the preliminary bombardment for the Battle of Passchendaele begins on the Western Front.
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July Days In Petrograd  Blood On The Nevsky Prospect  Week 156
Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas Unleashed - Week 155
Episode 28 - 7-13-2017
British Commander Sir Douglas Haig is still convinced of his coming offensive in Flanders. But the Germans know that something is afoot and launch a spoiling attack at the Yser River - the name of the operation is Strandfest or Beach Party. They use blue cross gas for the first time there and two days later also use another new chemical agent which will be known as mustard gas.
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Operation Beach Party  Mustard Gas Unleashed  Week 155
Turmoil In The Reichstag - The Kerensky Offensive - Week 154
Episode 27 - 7-06-2017
The German home front is shaken by a political scandal this week 100 years ago. A member of the Center party reveals that the German unrestricted submarine warfare is not achieving what the German high command had hoped for. Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, who pretty much run Germany as a military dictatorship by now, also dispose of chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg. Hollweg was actually secretly involved in peace negotiations but that chance is gone with him too. Russia unleashes their Kerensky Offensive on the Eastern Front and puts further pressure on the Central Powers.
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Turmoil In The Reichstag  The Kerensky Offensive  Week 154
Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of Death - Week 153
Episode 26 - 6-29-2017
After the Russian Revolution, fresh optimism is gripping the troops at the front line and another offensive is planned. The first American troops arrive in France and Greece officially joins the Entente.
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Russias New Offensive  The Russian Womens Battalion of Death  Week 153
The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia - Week 152
Episode 25 - 6-22-2017
Almost a year after the secret signing of the Sykes-Picot-Agreement, British intelligence officer and guerrilla fighter T.E. Lawrence learns about the deal. He learns how the French, British and Russians are carving up the Middle East while officially supporting the Arab Revolt. Lawrence is increasingly frustrated with this double crossing behaviour and warns his superiors about the consequences.
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The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia  Week 152
Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage Act - Week 151
Episode 24 - 6-15-2017
The US entry into the war had raised some pretty unrealistic expectations among the Allies. When General Pershing arrived in Britain, King George personally told him how he looked forward to the 50,000 US airplanes soon in the air. At the same time the Italians start an offensive in the Trentino and attack Mount Ortigara.
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Italian Mountain Warfare  The Espionage Act  Week 151
The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60 - Week 150
Episode 23 - 6-08-2017
In the early morning of June 7 the area around Messines Ridge is shattered by huge explosions beneath the German positions. Miners and sappers had dug tunnels and filled them up with tons of explosives. Up to 10,000 German soldiers are killed in this inferno. At the same time, the Romanian Army seems to be in shape for an attack against the Germans again and the 10th Battle of the Isonzo continues.
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French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines Ridge - Week 149
Episode 22 - 6-01-2017
The casualties and lack of success during the Nivelle Offensive were too much for the French Army and now the breaking point was reached. While parts of the French Army are in open mutiny, British Commander Douglas Haig is already planning the next offensive at Ypres. This time he wants to combine it with an amphibious landing along the Belgian coast.
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French Mutinies  Tunnels Under Messines Ridge  Week 149
German Bombers Over Britain - Arab Revolt On The Advance - Week 148
Episode 21 - 5-25-2017
This week 100 years ago, Germany is flying concentrated bomber attacks with multiple Gotha bombers on British cities - causing more damage than any Zeppelin raid before. In the Middle East, T.E. Lawrence and his allies from the Arab Revolt are on the march while on the Western Front, the last battles of the Nivelle Offensive come to an end.
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German Bombers Over Britain  Arab Revolt On The Advance  Week 148
Tenth Battle of The Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in Petrograd - Week 147
Episode 20 - 5-18-2017
The Italian Front has been quiet over the winter and while the Austrians used the time to improve their defences, the Italian Army prepared another offensive near the Isonzo River. At the same time, Leon Trotsky arrives in Petrograd which will ensure the further complication of the situation in Russia after the Revolution.
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Tenth Battle of The Isonzo River  Trotsky Arrives in Petrograd  Week 147
The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled - Week 146
Episode 19 - 5-11-2017
Italy, France, Serbia, Britain and Russia joined forces at the Macedonian Front and the "five nation army" wants to break through the lines held by Bulgaria with some German support. But the Bulgarian defences can withstand the attack and so Maurice Sarrail is forced to abandon all hopes for a breakthrough. Meanwhile another offensive is about to proceed at the Italian front which had been quiet all winter.
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The Macedonian Standoff  The Five Nation Army Is Repelled  Week 146
The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets Fired - Week 145
Episode 18 - 5-04-2017
The Battle of Arras continued in smaller scale attacks this week 100 years ago. Fighting focused on Arleux and the Scarpe river. Neither of these battles was able to repeat the success of the early Arras offensive. The casualties of the Nivelle Offensive were now costing Robert Nivelle his job as he was still blaming everyone but himself.
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The Battle of Arleux  Robert Nivelle Gets Fired  Week 145
The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil In The French Army - Week 144
Episode 17 - 4-27-2017
The Salonica Front had been quiet over the winter, but much like the recent battles on the Western Front, it erupted this week. The British Army tried to take the Bulgarian positions at Doiran - these positions might have been some of the best defences of the entire war. After the failed Nivelle Offensive, some French soldiers start to question the whole war.
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The Battle of Doiran  Turmoil In The French Army  Week 144
The Nivelle Offensive - Carnage At The Chemin Des Dames - Week 143
Episode 16 - 4-20-2017
French Commander Robert Nivelle was sure that his offensive would bring the final victory against Germany. He scaled up his successful plan from Verdun which had worked so well and even when other generals questioned the very idea of the offensive, he would refuse to alter it or call it off. The Germans knew that the French were coming and were well prepared. And so the disaster at the Chemin Des Dames unfolded.
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The Nivelle Offensive  Carnage At The Chemin Des Dames  Week 143
The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge - The Battle of Arras - Week 142
Episode 15 - 4-13-2017
This week 100 years ago, the Western Front comes to live with a big British offensive at Arras. The Canadian Corps and the British 51st Infantry Division take Vimy Ridge which had been contested for 3 years by now. The rest of the battles goes well in the beginning too but due to a snowstorm and the German defences it soon slows down.
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The Canadian Corps Takes Vimy Ridge  The Battle of Arras  Week 142
The United States Declares War on Germany - Week 141
Episode 14 - 4-06-2017
Diplomatic tensions after the return of German unrestricted submarine warfare and the aftermath of the Zimmermann telegram lead to the United States declaration of war on Germany this week 100 years ago. Meanwhile the British and French high command are still debating the upcoming offensive, namely the Battle of Arras which includes taking the contested Vimy Ridge and the Nivelle Offensive at the Chemin Des Dames.
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Lenin Wants To Take The Train - First Battle of Gaza I THE GREAT WAR Week 140
Episode 13 - 3-30-2017
When the Russian government promises to continue the war and support the Entente with another offensive, the Germans are allowing Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka Lenin to us a train from his exile in Switzerland to Russia in the upcoming weeks. The British Army once again underestimates the Ottoman Empire at the 1st Battle of Gaza and the Toplica Uprising ends.
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Lenin Wants To Take The Train  First Battle of Gaza I THE GREAT WAR Week 140
Kaiser Karl Wants Peace - The Sixtus Affair - Week 139
Episode 12 - 3-23-2017
Since Kaiser Karl I ascended the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire he was not happy with the progression of the war. He felt that his empire was tied to their German ally more than necessary and this week 100 years ago he was starting a process of secret negotiations for a separate peace with the Entente. At the same time the British had increasing problems at the home front and the chaos in Russia continued.
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Kaiser Karl Wants Peace  The Sixtus Affair  Week 139
The Tsar Abdicates - Baghdad Falls - Week 138
Episode 11 - 3-16-2017
The protests that emerged in Russia this week are growing stronger and the Tsar is increasingly isolated until even his generals are pushing for his abdication. And after 300 years of Romanov rule, Tsar Nicholai II abdicates and when his brother refuses to take up the throne, the dynasty is no more. Meanwhile in the Middle East, the British are taking Baghdad effectively seizing control over a large area.
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The Tsar Abdicates  Baghdad Falls  Week 138
The Russian February Revolution 1917 - Week 137
Episode 10 - 3-09-2017
Food shortages, an overall desolate supply situation and great political turmoil make Russia ripe for revolution and this week 100 years ago, the people take to the streets. The US adopts a policy of armed neutrality.
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The Russian February Revolution 1917  Week 137
Conrad Loses His Job - Nivelle's Coup - Week 136
Episode 9 - 3-02-2017
The new Austro-Hungarian Kaiser is not happy about his Empire's dependence on the German ally. And he is also not happy about their own military decisions and over the winter has worked to replace key positions with his own men. The last step in that process is convincing Conrad von Hötzendorf to take a position on the Italian Front. At the same time, French Commander Robert Nivelle is trying to get control over the British Armies on the Western Front and the Zimmermann Telegram is released to the press.
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Conrad Loses His Job  Nivelles Coup  Week 136
Mechanised War In Mesopotamia - Toplica Uprising - Week 135
Episode 8 - 2-23-2017
After the humiliating defeat at Kut last year, the British upped their game in Mesopotamia and this week 100 years ago the British Indian Army starts making gains towards Baghdad. In the occupied territories of Serbia the local population is rising up against the Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian occupants and on the Western Front, the British make surprisingly easy progress against the German Army.
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Mechanised War In Mesopotamia  Toplica Uprising  Week 135
Russian Bombing On The Eastern Front - US Prisoners of War - Week 134
Episode 7 - 2-16-2017
After breaking of diplomatic relations, the tensions between the US and Germany are still strong. This week the so called Yarrowdale prisoners become pawns in the power play between the great powers. At the same time, the Russian air force is bombing targets all over the north Eastern Front and little skirmishes happen on the overall quiet Western Front.
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Russian Bombing On The Eastern Front  US Prisoners of War  Week 134
Bulgaria Digs In At Doiran - The Final Blow Against The Senussi - Week 133
Episode 6 - 2-09-2017
While the US breaks of diplomatic relations with Germany in response to unrestricted submarine warfare, the Western Front is rather quiet. On the Macedonian Front, the Bulgarian Army is digging in at Doiran. They built a formidable defence network without the Entente realising it and this week 100 years ago the British get a first taste of that. The British also deal the final blow against the Senussi tribesmen on the Libyan Front.
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Bulgaria Digs In At Doiran  The Final Blow Against The Senussi  Week 133
Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - Week 132
Episode 5 - 2-02-2017
This week 100 years ago, Germany goes all in and resumes unrestricted submarine warfare, their goal is to starve Britain out of the war before Germany cannot continue the war. All doubts are brushed aside and all shipping around the British Isles will be sunk without warning. At the same time, the economic situation in Russia gets worse and worse and winter prevents any major action.
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Nivelle's Spring Offensive - Royal Conspiracy In Greece - Week 131
Episode 4 - 1-26-2017
Germany is about to unleash unrestricted submarine warfare again which might draw the United States into the conflict - but the Germans are not worried. The German Kaiser is instigating with his sister in Greece and Nivelle has big plans for a decisive battle in spring.
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Nivelles Spring Offensive  Royal Conspiracy In Greece  Week 131
Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self Determination - Week 130
Episode 3 - 1-19-2017
The winter of 1916/1917 is the harshest one so far in the war. Nowhere do the soldiers suffer from these extreme conditions than on the Italian Front in the Dolomites. The fighting there is fierce already but the cold, avalanches and height make it even more brutal. After the failed peace negotiations, the cry for ethnic self determination can still be heard all around the world. And German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends a fateful telegram to Mexico that is today remembered as the Zimmermann-Telegram.
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Fighting on Alpine Peaks  Call for Self Determination  Week 130
No Peace For The Wicked - Week 129
Episode 2 - 1-12-2017
This week 100 years ago there was talk about peace between the great waring nations. But even after millions of casualties, starving people at home and more escalation on the horizon, the situation didn't seem bad enough for one of them to give in on their demands. At the same time, the fighting in Romania continues and the political situation in Russia becomes evermore dire.
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No Peace For The Wicked  Week 129
The World At War 1917 - Week 128
Episode 1 - 1-05-2017
This war was supposed to be over by Christmas 1914. Now, as 1917 dawned, the world still knew 10 active theatres of war around the globe: Western Front, Italian Front, Eastern Front, Macedonian Front, Caucasus Front, Persian Front, Libyan Front, Palestine, Mesopotamia and German East Africa - and still there was no end in sight, no quick victory to be had for any side.
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1916 - The Year of Battles  
2 years after the start of the war, three of the biggest battles of human history are fought simultaneously: The Russian Brusilov Offensive, the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun cause over 4,000,000 casualties. And still there is no end in sight.
Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun - Portugal Joins The War - Week 85
Episode 10 - 3-10-2016
The fierce battle of Verdun is still going on and the initial surprise momentum of the German Army under Erich von Falkenhayn is lost. Battles for hill tops and forts turn into carnage where even the winning side is loosing too much men to go on. The Siege of Kut is growing ever more desperate as the there is virtually no food left for the British Army. And in all that Portugal is joining the war.
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Equilibrium of Carnage at Verdun  Portugal Joins The War  Week 85
The US Arms Industry - The Fight for Douaumont - Week 84
Episode 9 - 3-03-2016
The fierce Battle of Verdun continues but as the Germans under Crown prince Wilhelm push harder and harder, the German casualties begin to rise to the same levels as the French. The French Army is only kept alive through the sacred road which brings men to the front without a pause. One French soldier that gets captured around Verdun, is Charles De Gaulle. At the same time, on the almost forgotten Libyan Front South African cavalry saves the day like in the glorious past of the British Army.
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The US Arms Industry  The Fight for Douaumont  Week 84
The Battle of Verdun - They Shall Not Pass - Week 83
Episode 8 - 2-25-2016
The Germans start the biggest battle in history with an artillery barrage of over 1000 guns on a 20 km front. The Battle of Verdun is the first major German offensive since the Race to the Sea and Erich von Falkenhayn has high hopes to break through the French lines. Right before the offensive starts, the French are able to reinforce their defences, so they are barely able to hold the line. The French credo is: "lls ne passeront pas!" – they shall not pass!
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The Battle of Verdun  They Shall Not Pass  Week 83
The Ghost Of The Lusitania - Russia Takes Erzurum - Week 82
Episode 7 - 2-18-2016
The sinking of the Lusitania is still causing diplomatic tensions between Germany and the USA. While the Germans insist they were forced by the British blockade to adopt unrestricted submarine warfare, the Americans think otherwise. In the meantime the Russian Army is taking Erzurum in the Caucasus and the big offensive at Verdun is delayed for a week.
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The Ghost Of The Lusitania  Russia Takes Erzurum  Week 82
The Generalissimo Goes Forth - Week 81
Episode 6 - 2-11-2016
The situation for the Italian soldiers was dire during the winter battles, but even though Luigi "The Generalissimo" Cadorna maintained a tight grip on the strategy used, the equipment of the Italian soldiers was greatly improved. At the same time, the Russians were advancing on Erzurum in the Turkish Caucasus and war at sea counted a few more casualties on all sides.
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The Generalissimo Goes Forth  Week 81
Germany Aims For Verdun - Russia Goes South - Week 80
Episode 5 - 2-04-2016
The preparations for the huge German offensive at Verdun are almost complete. Thousands of artillery pieces are moved, millions shells brought to the front. Erich von Falkenhayn would soon unleash is offensive on the Western Front. At the same time, Russia headed south to the Caucasus once more in search for a desperately needed victory against the Ottomans.
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Germany Aims For Verdun  Russia Goes South  Week 80
The Kaiser's Birthday - Hypocrisy in Greece - Week 79
Episode 4 - 1-28-2016
Even though Britain went to war over the violation of the Belgian neutrality by the Germans, the neutrality of Greece seems to be of no concern to the Entente. The military presence on Corfu and Salonika is growing and growing. And even though there is no fighting there, the soldiers have to suffer since general Malaria is taking his toll. In the week of the Kaiser's birthday, the diplomatic tensions between the USA and Germany are increasing and on the Western Front Trench Foot is becoming a real problem.
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The Kaisers Birthday  Hypocrisy in Greece  Week 79
The Fight for Montenegro & The Disaster Of Kut - Week 78
Episode 3 - 1-21-2016
The Russians try to take Czernowitz, the Capital of Austrian Bukovina but thousands upon thousands of Russians were killed in action. While in Montenegro, Austro-Hungarian troops under commander in chief Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf take control of the Balkan state of Montenegro. A relief force led by Lieutenant-General Fenton Aylmer had to return to base after a big loss against the Turks, while in South Cameroon, so the Germans retire into Spanish territory.
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The Fight for Montenegro  The Disaster Of Kut  Week 78
The Invasion Of Montenegro - The End of Gallipoli - Week 77
Episode 2 - 1-14-2016
It already started around Christmas but this week the evacuation of Gallipoli is complete. While the evacuation was a success, the overall defeat is inarguable for the British. On top of that the Ottomans can now send 40.000 soldiers to the siege of Kut in Mesopotamia where the British are still awaiting relieve. At the same time the Austro-Hungarian Army starts its invasion of Montenegro and the Western Front is still quietly awaiting the offensive at Verdun.
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The Invasion Of Montenegro  The End of Gallipoli  Week 77
Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme - Week 76
Episode 1 - 1-07-2016
1915 was a year in favour of the Central Powers. But in early 1916, the Russians, British and French were sending more fresh troops into battle than ever before – and better equipped too. French General Joseph Joffre was confident that a huge combined offensive at the Somme in summer would turn the tide. But German Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn had his own plans to bleed the French dry at Verdun.
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Prelude to Verdun And The Road To the Somme  Week 76
1915 - Stalemate  
The war was supposed to be over by Christmas 1915 but instead of peace, 1915 brings ever more escalation. The Ottoman Empire and Italy join the war, gas warfare is introduced and the Eastern Front sees huge battles between Russia, German and Austria-Hungary.
Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles I THE GREAT WAR - Week 75
Episode 53 - 12-31-2015
1915 was a year for the Central Powers except on the Western Front where the stalemate continues. But plans are being made on both sides to gain an advantage. Preparations for huge offensives are on the way and one French fortress is the focus of the German Army: Verdun.
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The Beginning Of The End - Evacuation At Gallipoli - Week 74
Episode 52 - 12-24-2015
While the Western and Eastern Front freeze over and the armies there have to fight the harsh conditions as much as the fight the enemy, the evacuation of Gallipoli is set into motion. After months of stalemate, the disease ridden offensive is finally called off. Unlike the rest of the operations there, the evacuation is actually following a thorough plan.
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The Beginning Of The End  Evacuation At Gallipoli  Week 74
Despair And Mutiny On The Italian Front - Week 73
Episode 51 - 12-17-2015
The morale of the Italian Army at the Isonzo Front is on an all time low. Catastrophic defeats against the Austrians, bad and broken equipment, unsanitary conditions, no supplies, no front leave and recreation for the soldiers. This week the first troops under Luigi Cardona are mutinying. At the same time the Entente is in real trouble against Bulgaria on the Macedonian Front and the evacuation of Gallipoli is still in the planning phase.
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Britain On The Run - The Siege of Kut Al Amara - Week 72
Episode 50 - 12-10-2015
Serbia is breaking under the pressure of the Central Power invasion and the last troops and civilians flee through the Alps. The final decision to evacuate Gallipoli is made and the British Indian Army gets under siege in the town of Kut Al Amara in Mesopotamia. The end of 1915 certainly looked grim for the Entente. The morale in Italy was also at a low point after the Fourth Battle of the Isonzo river ended like the three before.
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Britain On The Run  The Siege of Kut Al Amara  Week 72
The Serbian Exodus Through Albania - Week 71
Episode 49 - 12-03-2015
Serbia's last stand is over and the remaining forces and civilians have to leave their home country across the inhabitable trails of the Albanian Alps. So, a whole nation is on the run while their enemies celebrate their successful military operation. The German Army is gladly relocating the much needed troops to other fronts while they leave the Austrians and Bulgarians to deal with the new situation on the Balkans.
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The Serbian Exodus Through Albania  Week 71
Pride Comes Before The Fall - British Trouble in Mesopotamia - Week 70
Episode 48 - 11-26-2015
Far away from the Western Front, the British Indian Army gets intro trouble in Mesopotamia against the Ottoman Empire. In the Alps, the Fourth Battle of the Isonzo is proving just as disastrous to the Italians the other three before. And in Serbia the situation is getting darker and darker as Nis is falling to the Central Powers. All while the flying aces of World War 1 are fighting it out in the skies over the Western Front.
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Pride Comes Before The Fall  British Trouble in Mesopotamia  Week 70
The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya - Week 69
Episode 47 - 11-19-2015
12 war zones were not enough for this global war and this week an often forgotten theatre of war opens in Libya. Local Arab tribesmen fight against the British in guerrilla war. As if the Italians did not have enough problems at the Isonzo Front where Luigi Cardona is still sending his men into certain death against the Austrian defences. The situation for the Serbs is grim too and on the Western Front the carnage continues unchanged.
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The Forgotten Front  World War 1 in Libya  Week 69
Serbia's Last Stand Against The Central Powers - Week 68
Episode 46 - 11-12-2015
erbia's Army cannot hold out much longer against the invasion of the Central Powers. Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria are relentlessly pushing forward through the Balkan country. The French are trying to help from the south but a river proves to be an obstacle they cannot overcome. In the Alps, the 4th Battle of the Isonzo starts one week after the 3rd had failed and in West Africa, the Battle of Banjo takes place as one of the last battles of the German colony Kamerun (Cameroon).
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Serbias Last Stand Against The Central Powers  Week 68
The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair On The Western Front - Week 67
Episode 45 - 11-05-2015
For the third time the Italians had tried to conquer the Austrian positions at the Isonzo front and for the third time they had failed. And like the other defeats before, the Third Battle of the Isonzo came with an extreme amount of casualties due to the difficult terrain in the Alps. At the same time, Lord Kitchener visits the front in Gallipoli and realises that evacuation is the only logical decision to make. On the Western Front, the French had suffered well over 200.000 casualties during the autumn offensives at Artois and in the Champagne.
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The Third Battle of the Isonzo  French Despair On The Western Front  Week 67
Russia Stems The Tide - Winter Is Coming - Week 66
Episode 44 - 10-29-2015
After the Great Retreat during the summer, the Russians are finally able to fight back the Germans at Dvinsk. With a new type of trench warfare, they are able to render August von Mackensen's artillery useless and only take on small numbers of Germans at the same time. The German army is successful in Serbia though and so the situation for the Serbs looks grim. Meanwhile Benito Mussolini writes in his diary that the worst enemy is not Austria-Hungary, but lice. All of the soldiers and generals know one thing: Winter is coming.
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Russia Stems The Tide  Winter Is Coming  Week 66
"The Crime That Shook the World" - The Execution of Edith Cavell - Week 65
Episode 43 - 10-22-2015
Edith Cavell was a British nurse serving in a nursing school in occupied Belgium. She was executed by the Germans for treason and espionage in Brussels. Her death and the surrounding atrocity propaganda caused a public outcry all over the world. At the same time the First World War continued like never before. The Third Battle of the Isonzo didn't bring a decision between Austria-Hungary and Italy, in Gallipoli the troops were slowly withdrawn and the the Champagne offensive of the French army was still in full swing.
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Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters The War - Week 64
Episode 42 - 10-15-2015
By the numbers the Battle of Loos was a defeat for the British Army but they learned valuable lessons for the future on the Western Front. The creeping artillery barrage is used for the first time successfully and it is apparent that assault tactics have to be rethought completely. On the Balkans, Bulgaria officially declares war on Serbia and joins the Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. On the same day they invade Serbia which is now in real trouble.
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Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in Greece - Week 63
Episode 41 - 10-08-2015
The Central Powers want to open a direct supply connection between Berlin and Constantinople. So, they start a new offensive on Serbia to defeat them once and for all. It's an open secret that Serbias neighbour Bulgaria will soon join the war so the Serbians are in dire need of help. With no other option, the Entente lands troops in Salonika, Greece. The whole situation on the Balkans is sprialing out of controle once more. Meanwhile the new offensives on the Western Front continue while the Eastern Front cools down.
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Serbia Is Invaded Once Again  The Entente Lands in Greece  Week 63
The Battle of Loos - New Offensives On The Western Front - Week 62
Episode 40 - 10-01-2015
After weeks of preparation the French and British Armies unleash a new offensive on the Western Front. Not only is it supposed to relieve pressure on the Russians on the Eastern Front but the Entente wants to achieve the decisive breakthrough. The French actually break through German trenches only to realise that they have a second line of trenches completely in tact right behind the first line. The British attack at Loos also turns into carnage even though the British use gas for the first time.
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The Battle of Loos  New Offensives On The Western Front  Week 62
The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in Russia - Week 61
Episode 39 - 9-24-2015
When the Germans take Vilnius, they set their plans of "germanizing" the whole area into motion. Erich Ludendorff believes that Courland and other areas near East Prussia are culturally German and that he's returning them to the Fatherland. While the Russian Army is now in a much better defensive position after their Great Retreat, civil unrest across the country is becoming a problem. Huge losses and the difficult supply situation are making it difficult to maintain order. At the same time, Bulgaria is mobilizing her troops, foreshadowing yet another front in this World War.
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The German Occupation of Lithuania  Unrest in Russia  Week 61
The State Of World War 1 - As Reported by A Newspaper 100 Years Ago - Week 60
Episode 38 - 9-17-2015
This week Indy dissects a contemporary source from autumn 1915 - the Hobart Mercury Newspaper from Australia. While the French and British prepare a new offensive on the Western Front, their Entente ally Russia is still suffering in the East when Germany is moving on the last big Russian city of Vilnius. Even though the propaganda says otherwise, the situation for the ANZACs in Gallipoli still looks grim.
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The State Of World War 1  As Reported by A Newspaper 100 Years Ago  Week 60
The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do Not - Week 59
Episode 37 - 9-10-2015
While the Socialist movement gathers in Switzerland and calls for peace on the Western Front, on the Eastern Front and the Balkans the signs are set for the opposite: An escalation with new offensives. The French and British want to attack near Artois and in the Champagne, Germany wants to finish the war weary Russian Army. At the same time Bulgaria agrees to attack Serbia within the next 30 days. Even in London the war can still be felt when German Zeppelins continue to drop bombs on the British capital.
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The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes Over - Week 58
Episode 36 - 9-03-2015
The Western Front has been relatively quiet the whole summer while the Russians were on their Big Retreat. The French and British generals have been busy trying to find a new strategy to overcome the stalemate. The Germans weren't sitting idle while awaiting the next big French offensive, they fortified their positions even using concrete. At the same time in the East, Tsar Nicholas II personally takes over military command and fires Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich for the catastrophic casualties the Russian Army faced this summer. But his timing could not be worse.
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The Western Front Awakens  The Tsar Takes Over  Week 58
The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli - Week 57
Episode 35 - 8-27-2015
Peter Hart described the state of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 as "lunatic persistence in the face of the obvious" - and the Battle of Hill 60 proved just that. Outgunned and with a lack of artillery support, the battle was one of the bloodiest days on the peninsular near Constantinople. The Ottoman capital was still out of reach for the Entente to capture. Meanwhile, the war spread to the Indian border region and on the Western and Eastern Front the carnage continued in the air and on ground.
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The Battle of Hill 60  Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli  Week 57
Escalation At Sea - Russia Up Against the Wall - Week 56
Episode 34 - 8-20-2015
he Entente was in desperate need of American supplies and so the German submarine campaign in the Atlantic was a real problem. The British started to run false flag operations with so called Q-Ships to hunt down U-Boats which lead to the so called Baralong Incident this week. In the meantime, Russia was standing up against the wall as the fortresses of Kovno and Novogeorgievsk were falling to the Germans leading to a catastrophic loss in men, equipment and supplies.
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Escalation At Sea  Russia Up Against the Wall  Week 56
The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of Kovno - Week 55
Episode 33 - 8-13-2015
Another 20.000 soldiers fresh from the barracks are supposed to turn the tide at Gallipoli. But Mustafa Kemal is an Ottoman commander to be reckoned with. With a tactical ruse and the right timing, he surprises the inexperienced ANZAC recruits with a bayonet charge. As the sand of Chunuk Bair turns red, one thing is clear, Gallipoli is still not taken. On the Eastern Front the Germans lay siege on Kovno and are about to encircle the Russian troops near Brest-Litovsk. The German offensive on the Western Front is not nearly as successful though.
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Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge Begins - Week 54
Episode 32 - 8-06-2015
After the Russian defeats on the Eastern Front, Warsaw falls. The first time in over 100 years a new foreign power occupies the city. The German onslaught in the East seems to be unstoppable. Also on the Western Front the Germans are causing havoc with the new Fokker-Eindecker planes which start the so called Fokker Scourge. The British pilots even start to call their airplanes Fokker-Fodder. At the same time, the battle in Gallipoli continues with ever more troops landing while neither the Ottomans nor the ANZAC troops can gain any advantage.
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Warsaw Falls  The Fokker Scourge Begins  Week 54
Russian Roulette - Germany Helps The Bolsheviks - Week 53
Episode 31 - 7-30-2015
After Russia's Great Retreat and the defeat on the Eastern Front, the Russian Army is demoralized and even revolution is in the air. Germany is fanning the revolutionary flames by sending Bolshevik prisoners of war back to Russia - equipped with money to support the Bolshevik cause. Meanwhile, the the war is continuing on the Western Front. Even small skirmishes are turning into atrocious battles with little gain for either side. A great offensive is not in sight.
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Russian Roulette  Germany Helps The Bolsheviks  Week 53
Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames! - Week 52
Episode 30 - 7-23-2015
This week Russia premieres her tactics of „Scorched Earth“. A new strategy of burning their own land is to avoid enemies profiting from their conquests. Russia had been retreating from the German and Austro-Hungarian armies for nearly three months now. Continuously losing huge areas of land and hundreds of thousands of men on the Eastern Front. As a consequence, millions of civilians had to flee their homes. At the same time allied troops at Gallipoli are weakened by infections and disease due to lack of hygiene and heat while Italy repeatedly failed to take out Austrian strongpoints.
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Scorched Earth  Russias retreat goes up in flames  Week 52
The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army On The Verge Of Collapse - Week 51
Episode 29 - 7-16-2015
The German-Austrian offensive on the Eastern Front had undone all of Russia's territorial gains in the last weeks. Lemberg had fallen and the German troops were at the gates of Warsaw. The Russian casualties were in the millions, especially equipment and officers were becoming scarce. And exactly now, the German high command (OHL) prepared an all-out offensive along the entire frontline. At the same time in Gallipoli, one failure followed the other. How long would the Entente be able to continue this exercise in butchery?
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The Tumbling Giant  Russias Army On The Verge Of Collapse  Week 51
Adapt or Die - The Artillery Barrage - Week 50
Episode 28 - 7-09-2015
The Great Retreat of the Russians during the last weeks has shown one thing: Artillery is the key to success. More specifically, a new kind of artillery tactic called the artillery barrage which focuses shelling on one part of the front. August von Mackensen had actually stolen this approach from John French. The Entente tried to use it on the Western Front a few months earlier without the expected breakthrough.
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On the Move but going Nowhere - Optimism is Failing! - Week 49
Episode 27 - 7-02-2015
Two months after landing in Gallipoli the fight has become a trench warfare. In Mesopotamia British troops were losing the optimism, they had felt just a few weeks ago. The change of seasons brought more heat, turning the weather from bearable to excruciating. Heat became a deadly foe. While the German crown prince Wilhelm unsuccessfully tried to break through the Western front in the Ardennes, the Austro-German force managed to drive back the Russians in the East.
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On the Move but going Nowhere  Optimism is Failing  Week 49
The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes Back - Week 48
Episode 26 - 6-25-2015
Just a few weeks ago Austria-Hungary's military laid in shambles. But with German support from August von Mackensen and other German generals, the tide is turning on the Eastern Front. Even Lemberg can be conquered again and the Russians are still on their Big Retreat.
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Cavalry, Spies and Cossacks - Week 47
Episode 25 - 6-18-2015
The war seems like a romantic novel this week: In the East the Russians are saved by Cossack Cavalry while August von Mackensen's artillery is plowing through Galicia. In the meantime, the British discover a German spy ring in London and the French gain a few miles in the west.
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Cavalry Spies and Cossacks  Week 47
Rex Warneford Destroys A Zeppelin - Austria Digs Into the Mountains - Week 46
Episode 24 - 6-11-2015
Reginald Warneford is important to Britain's war effort. Not just because he shot down a German zeppelin, but because he is made a hero in times when heroes are needed. He receives a Victoria Cross soon after his victory because the commanders know about the average life span of pilots in World War 1. Meanwhile, the Austro-Hungarian army digs into the alpine rocks to fend of the Italian Attackers and Gallipoli continues to be a butchery without any progress.
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Rex Warneford Destroys A Zeppelin  Austria Digs Into the Mountains  Week 46
Artillery in World War 1 - The Key To Success - Week 45
Episode 23 - 6-04-2015
When Przemysl falls for the 2nd time and when the British and ANZAC troops fail at Gallipoli again, one thing becomes clear: Artillery is the key for future battles. August von Mackensen had used it with great success at the Gorlice-Tarnow-Offensive and the French even diverted one million men to shell factories. Meanwhile German Zeppelins bombed London and the US sent submarines for aid.
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Artillery in World War 1  The Key To Success  Week 45
The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1 - Week 44
Episode 22 - 5-28-2015
After the defeats of Austria-Hungary against Russia, Italy is seeing her chance to grab disputed territories from them. Even though they are not prepared for a full scale war economically or militarily, the declare war against the Central Powers. So, just one month after the landing at Gallipoli, yet another front is opened in Europe. Meanwhile the Russians are still on the run from August von Mackensen and in Gallipoli the fighting stops to collect the dead.
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The New Alpine Front  Italy Joins World War 1  Week 44
The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets Fired - Week 43
Episode 21 - 5-21-2015
The big success of the Gallipoli Campaign never came, thousands of soldiers died and so Winston Churchill is forced to resign. At the same time August von Mackensen is pushing back the Russians and forcing them to hide in Przemyśl fortress - the same fortress they just conquered from the Austro-Hungarians a few weeks earlier.
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The Battle of San River  Winston Churchill Gets Fired  Week 43
The German Phalanx Chases Russia - Week 42
Episode 20 - 5-14-2015
The 2nd Battle of Ypres is still going but no side can gain a decisive advantage. The main reason on the British side is a lack of artillery ammunition. Even the delivered shells are not working correctly. But even the German supply lines are stretched thin. At the same time German South-West Africa falls to South African troops under Louis Botha.
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Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive - Week 41
Episode 19 - 5-07-2015
Ignoring the warnings and cruising carelessly slow the RMS Lusitania is hit by a torpedo of the German U-Boat U20. Almost 2000 people die during the sinking of the Lusitania. At the same time the German and Austro-Hungarian army start a combined surprise offensive in the Carpathians. The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive is a huge success for German commander August von Mackensen.
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Sinking of the Lusitania  The GorliceTarnw Offensive  Week 41
The Sea Turns Red - Landing At Gallipoli - Week 40
Episode 18 - 4-30-2015
Completely underestimating the Ottoman army at the Dardanelles, the British commanders decide to let the ANZACs take the Gallipoli peninsular as a gateway to the Bosporus and Constantinople. After the landing in ANZAC Cove and on Z Beach one thing comes clear though: Mustafa Kemal and his troops will fight for every inch of this piece of rock.
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The Sea Turns Red  Landing At Gallipoli  Week 40
Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada - Week 39
Episode 17 - 4-23-2015
fter experiments on the Eastern Front, the German Army is using poison gas for the first time on the Western Front. At the beginning of the 2nd Battle of Ypres, the wind blows in a favourable direction; the wide spread use of chlorine gas has a devastating effect on the French troops. Even the Germans are surprised by it. The incredible sacrifice of the Canadian troops make it possible to defend Hill 60 in the end.
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Gas On The Western Front  Baptism of Fire for Canada  Week 39
Russia Fails In The Mountains - Basra Falls - Week 38
Episode 16 - 4-16-2015
This week, generals on three different fronts show that they are not able to realise their mistakes. Basra falls to the British, the quick victory at the Dardanelles is getting more and more unlikely and the Russians are loosing their advantage in the Carpathians. But not the commanders have to pay the price for their mistakes, the soldiers have to.
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Russia Fails In The Mountains  Basra Falls  Week 38
The Armenian Genocide - Week 37
Episode 15 - 4-09-2015
The leaders of the Ottoman Empire are looking for a scapegoat after their collosal defeat in the Caucasian Mountains a few month earlier. They start the systematic relocation and disarm Armenian troops among their ranks to end all calls for Armenian independence. Today's estimates place the death toll of the genocide up till 1.5 million men, women and children.
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Showdown In The Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers - Week 36
Episode 14 - 4-02-2015
The Ottoman Navy is finally able to fend off the Russian and Royal Navies in the Dardanelles, Bulgaria is considering joining the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary is fighting off the Russians in Galicia and the German start a new offensive in the Baltics. All in one busy week of spring 1915.
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Showdown In The Dardanelles  Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers  Week 36
The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy On The Western Front - Week 35
Episode 13 - 3-26-2015
The generals at the Western Front are slowly starting to adapt to the modern war. The battle of Neuve-Chappelle will be a blueprint for future operations and further improvements are supposed to finally bring the decisive advantage. In the meantime, after 133 days, the fortress of Przemyśl capitulates - the longest siege of World War 1.
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The Fall of Przemyl  Changing Strategy On The Western Front  Week 35
A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle East - Week 34
Episode 12 - 3-19-2015
Even though the Entente offensive near Constantinople didn't really take off yet, the allied powers were already dreaming about splitting up the Ottoman Empire between themselves - and even promised territory to other nations. In the meantime, Austria-Hungary started its third offensive in the Carpathians to free the besieged army in Galicia.
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A Slice of The Pie  Splitting Up The Middle East  Week 34
The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle - Week 33
Episode 11 - 3-12-2015
The British Expeditionary Forces are starting their first major offensive since the beginning of trench warfare. Near Neuve-Chapelle they attack the Germans and try to "bite and hold" their position. This battle will be the blueprint for future British offensives. On the Balkan, Serbia is facing a different enemy: Typhus. The catastrophic sanitary conditions enable the disease to spread across the whole country.
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Playing With Fire - The First Flame Thrower - Week 32
Episode 10 - 3-05-2015
Modern war already took place in the sky and under water but the waring nations also wanted to gain an advantage in the trenches. So this week, we see the first use of another merciless invention on the battlefield: the flame thrower. The battles on the Western Front, in the Carpathian's and near the Dardanelles continued nonetheless.
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Playing With Fire  The First Flame Thrower  Week 32
Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the Dardanelles - Week 31
Episode 9 - 2-26-2015
To break up the stalemate and get a decisive advantage, France and Great Britain open up yet another theatre of war in the Dardanelles. The plan is to seize the strait and open eventually open up the Bosporus in order to ship supplies to the Eastern and Balkan front. And so begins the naval bombardment of ottoman forts as prelude to a big offensive which will we know to today as Gallipoli.
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Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd Tannenberg - Week 30
Episode 8 - 2-19-2015
After more than six months of war, the first big mutiny breaks out in Singapore. The endless battles in which big powers sacrifice thousands of soldiers are leading to an organised resistance for the first time. Indian troops refuse to board a ship because they don't want to fight other muslims in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Paul von Hindenburg encircles the Russians on the Eastern Front and they almost suffer a defeat as they did in Tannenberg 1914.
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Hindenburgs Cunning Plan  A 2nd Tannenberg  Week 30
Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive? - Week 29
Episode 7 - 2-12-2015
This week, well over 1 million soldiers are on the advance everywhere in Europe. General Hindenburgs tries to beat the Russians once and for all at the Masurian Lakes. Austria-Hungary is fighting the Russians with German support in the Carpathian mountains and on the Western Front the Champagne offensive is still going.
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Stopping Russia  Hindenburgs Final Offensive  Week 29
Gas! - A New Horror On The Battlefield - Week 28
Episode 6 - 2-05-2015
After more than 6 months of stalemate, the German Empire is playing two new cards to gain a decisive advantage. On the Eastern Front, the Germans use gas on a huge scale for the first time. While the attack fails, the foundation for gas warfare is laid. At the same time Kaiser Wilhelm II agrees to unrestricted submarine warfare – any ship can be sank at any time.
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Gas  A New Horror On The Battlefield  Week 28
All Or Nothing - Winter Offensive In The Carpathians - Week 27
Episode 5 - 1-29-2015
Konrad von Hötzendorf has to prevent the Russian army from entering the Hungarian plains. He starts a huge offensive in the Carpathian Mountains - in mid winter. He also wants to demonstrate his power to Italy and Romania who are considering entering the war for the Entente. Meanwhile, in the North Sea the first Battle of Dogger Bank takes place which leads to the sinking of the German ship SMS Blücher.
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All Or Nothing  Winter Offensive In The Carpathians  Week 27
Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions For The Modern War - Week 26
Episode 4 - 1-22-2015
For a decisive advantage on the Western Front, the military commanders of both sides are trying to use technological advances. And so this week, German Zeppelins are flying their first air raids on English towns. Winston Churchill is outlining his ideas for what would later become the tank. Meanwhile at the Western Front, the soldier Adolf Hitler is thinking about how this war is going to continue.
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Onwards! - The Western Front Of Early 1915 - Week 25
Episode 3 - 1-15-2015
French general Joseph Joffre is stuck in a dilemma: the Champagne offensive has been going on for weeks now - without any of the expected results. Should he dig in and tolerate the enemy on French soil? Or should his soldiers continue to run up against the impenetrable German defences? Meanwhile, South African troops attack German South West Africa and in London, Winston Churchill's plan for an invasion of the Dardanelles has been approved.
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Onwards  The Western Front Of Early 1915  Week 25
In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's Doorstep - Week 24
Episode 2 - 1-08-2015
The Austro-Hungarian army resembles a better militia after six months into the war. The defeats against Serbia and Russia and still under siege in Galicia - the forces are in dire straits. Many casualties, especially among the officers, mean that an effective warfare is impossible. And all this while the Russians are close to entering the Hungarian plains. On another front, the Rtussians are winning the battle of Sarikamish which ends in a disaster for the Ottoman Empire. On the Western Front, each side still tries to gain a decisive advantage.
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The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of Sarikamish - Week 23
Episode 1 - 1-01-2015
The Champagne offensive is still going on the Western Front without any side gaining a decisive advantage. In the Caucasus, Enver Pasha is showing how far he's willing to go to achieve his goals. Against his military advisors’ recommendations, he decides to send more and more troops to Sarikamish. Without supplies and with temperatures constantly below -20 degrees, thousands of Ottoman soldiers freeze to death before even reaching the frontline. When the Russians finally encircle the Ottoman troops, defeat is inevitable.
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1914 - Europe Goes To War  
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After the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the following events today known as the July Crisis, the European powers go to war. The Entente and the Central Powers mobilise their armies for a war that is supposed to be over by Christmas.
The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22
Episode 22 - 12-25-2014
Right before Christmas the allied powers begin the Champagne offensive, which will last several months. In snow, mud,and under horrible living conditions not only the soldiers suffer. The images of a war fought with honour and glory are finally over as even the white flag is used for ambushes now. Far away in the mountains of the Caucasus, Russia and the Ottoman Empire are fighting a grim battle, too, in which many soldiers die during interminable marches in the snow wearing summer uniforms.
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The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21
Episode 21 - 12-18-2014
German admiral Franz von Hipper reluctantly carries out his orders to bomb British costal towns. And indeed, this attempt to intimidate British civilians only unites them. British propaganda gets another opportunity to portray Germans as bloodthirsty and brutal. Meanwhile, the French start a new offensive near Vimy on the Western Front.
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The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20
Episode 20 - 12-11-2014
Near the far away Falkland Islands the story of the German East Asia Squadron is coming to an end: in a naval battle nearly the entire squadron is sunk and Maximilian von Spee dies together with over 2000 German seamen. Meanwhile, the war of attrition is still going on in Europe and Austria-Hungary has to learn that their conquest of Belgrade is not putting a lid on the Serbian resistance.
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Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19
Episode 19 - 12-04-2014
During the first week of December, Austria manages to capture Belgrade. Thereby Austria is the first nation to achieve one of its war aims. The victorious Austrians are joyful, but the Serbs strike back and the Austrian euphoria takes a sudden end. Meanwhile, the Russians fight against the German and Austrian troops in front of Cracow. But the Austrians are able to stop the Russian offensive and achieve yet another victory.
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Mission Accomplished  The AustroHungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade  Week 19
Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18
Episode 18 - 11-27-2014
Four months after the outbreak of the war, a new objective develops: the fight for the most valuable resources. The modern warfare and its war machines need one thing more than anything: Oil, iron, steel or cole can be a matter of life and death. The British advance into the Ottoman Empire and conquer the city Basra. Their goal is to secure their drilling facilities at the Arab Gulf. Meanwhile, the situation at the front is gridlocked, especially in the trenches on the Western Front.
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The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17
Episode 17 - 11-20-2014
The commanders of the German army blame each other for the missing victories. Erich von Falkenhayn and Paul von Hindenburg both believe that they have the only solution to the problem. The German emperor Wilhelm II feels more and more excluded when it comes to military decisions. His soldiers become pieces on a chessboard and the war of the 20th century also takes its toll on some of the best commanders of World War 1. The situation at the Western Front stays unaltered: the French and Germans fight each other between the trenches. On the contrary, at the Eastern Front the Russians and the Germans are battling in a heavy fight.
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The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16
Episode 16 - 11-13-2014
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The German army dug in at the Western Front and waited for the next Russian attack at the Eastern Front. Even though the Germans outnumbered their opponents, they barely stood a chance against machine guns in No Man's Land. They realize: to defend a position is a lot easier than to attack and conquer. Especially while fighting near Ypres. At the Eastern Front, things are going better for Chief of Staff Ludendorff: he breaks through outstretched Siberian lines. At the same time, Russian soldiers are faced with a new enemy and start the Bergmann Offensive in today's East-Turkey.
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The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15
Episode 15 - 11-06-2014
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Three months after the outbreak of the war, another world power enters the conflict: The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman war minister Enver Pascha, a supporter of a new Turkish self confidence, wants to gain advantages for a future Turkey by declaring war. Meanwhile, another ship of the German East Asian Squadron is surprising the Royal Navy by sinking two of their ships near Coronel, Chile. Regardless, the battles on the Eastern Front, Western Front and in Serbia are continuing.
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Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14
Episode 14 - 10-30-2014
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After some heavy casualties during the first months of war, the armies had to look for new recruits. While Great Britain undertook soldiers in military service to fill up their ranks, Germany was relying on reservists and inexperienced recruits. This fatal German mix was sent against smaller, but much more experienced British and French troops. The resulting carnage had no military effect, but was later on idolized by the German propaganda and is today known as the "Kindermord" (child murder) or Massacre of the Innocent.
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A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13
Episode 13 - 10-23-2014
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The first weeks of war already took hundreds of thousands of lives and the daily struggle to survive in the trenches on the Western Front has nothing to do with the promised glory. Back home, propaganda is already working and grotesquely distorting the public's opinion about the war. While the British civilians feared a German invasion, some of the leading German scientists and intellectuals published the "Manifesto Of The 93" in which they rallied for solidarity with the Germans
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Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12
Episode 12 - 10-16-2014
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After defeating the Russian Army in the early weeks of the war, the German and Austrian generals hope to push the Russians back with combined forces. But, like Napoleon 100 years earlier, they underestimate their enemy and his tactics and so the tides are turning on the Eastern Front. On the Western Front, the last frontline gaps are closed and the British army is entering a small town called Ypres, which will eventually be the symbol for the carnage in Flanders for the next four years.
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Learning From Napoleon  Russia The Underestimated Enemy  Week 12
Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11
Episode 11 - 10-09-2014
10m
In the trenches on the Western Front and in the mud on the Eastern Front, hundreds of thousands of soldiers die and with them dies the illusion of a short war. After heavy casualties, the armies are adapting to a longer conflict and are looking for new recruits. To convince them to fight they are taking advantage of national minorities and their hope of equal rights and self-determination.
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Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10
Episode 10 - 10-02-2014
10m
he autumn rain turns the battlefields into muddy landscapes. Mud in which the soldiers are hardly able to dig trenches and in which no artillery gun will stand. The first change of seasons is proving to be a big new challenge for the armies in Europe. While at the time, the longest siege of the war is starting, we can also see the first major African battles of World War 1.
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The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9
Episode 9 - 9-25-2014
9m
parked by the desperate state of the Austrians, the Russian army goes on the offensive. General Ivanov even tries to use his numerical superiority to make up for the German victories a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, the armies of the Western Front try to outflank each other as they race north to the sea. And in the North Sea itself, submarine warfare really gets going while in the air, we see airplanes used in large military operations for the first time in history.
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Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8
Episode 8 - 9-18-2014
8m
After the advances and retreats during the early weeks of war, the front is coming to a grinding hold after the Battle of the Aisne. The German Army is digging itself in on one side of the river and a new, horrible chapter of World War One begins: trench warfare. To be prepared for this new kind of war, the British Army is recruiting over 400.000 soldiers still believing that the war will be over by Christmas.
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Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7
Episode 7 - 9-11-2014
10m
The German Army is so close to Paris that French soldiers are brought to the front by taxis. Together with the British Expeditionary Forces, the French are fighting the German advance near the Marne river. Meanwhile, the Austro-Hungarian army is retreating to the Carpathian Mountains after a catastrophic defeat against Russia with hundreds of thousands of casualties.
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Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6
Episode 6 - 9-04-2014
9m
While the Germans on the Western Front are very close to reaching Paris, the Eastern Front proves to become a disastrous failure for the Austro-Hungarian forces. Conrad von Hötzendorf overestimated his skills and the strength of his troops. And after his too complicated plan in Galicia failed, the town of Lemberg falls into the hands of the Russians. Meanwhile, the war starts spreading into Asia, as Japan is besieging Tsingtao and New Zealand conquers German Samoa.
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Plans Are Doomed to Fail  The Battle of Galicia  Week 6
The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5
Episode 5 - 8-28-2014
10m
During their advance through Belgium, the German Army is committing atrocities against Belgian civilians - justified as response to resistance and sabotage against their advancement. The Austro-Hungarian Army is perpetrating massacres against the Serbian civilian population to retaliate against Serbian guerrilla warfare. At the Eastern Front, German generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff succeed in one of the most important battles of World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg.
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A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4
Episode 4 - 8-21-2014
10m
In the early days of World War 1, warfare is still based on ideas and ideals of 19th century generals. The technological progress during industrialisation clashes with obsolete war tactics (Plan XVII). Tens of thousands of soldiers lose their lives in carnage at the Western Front. The French Army marches into battle in bright uniforms, where the German Army awaits them with machine guns. Artillery already shows how brutal and effective it's going to be during the rest of World War 1.
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A New War with Old Generals  Carnage on the Western Front  Week 4
To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3
Episode 3 - 8-14-2014
8m
The first few days of war were a combination of failed organisation and chaos. The Austro-Hungarian supreme command lacks combat experience, and their irrational actions in Serbia are causing turmoil among the Germans. At the Eastern and Western Front, early signs of problems can be seen, too, which the armies will pay a terrible price for, in the upcoming weeks.
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To Arms The Deployment of Troops  Week 3
Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
Episode 2 - 8-07-2014
9m
Austria-Hungary starts the bombardment of Belgrade. What follows is a deployment race of armies between all major powers in Europe. Nobody wants to be unprepared in case of an attack. Germany is implementing the Schlieffen-Plan. The idea is to avoid a two front war by conquering Paris via Belgium. After that the full attention would be diverted to Russia. One thing gets clear in the first days at the Western Front: This war is going to be different - this was modern warfare.
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Germany in TwoFront War and the SchlieffenPlan  Week 2
The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
Episode 1 - 7-28-2014
7m
After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary is determined to put a lid on Serbia once and for all. Germany wanted to go to war with Russia sooner than later, because it was a afraid of a strong Tsar Nicholas II. In the first episode, Indy explains how the various European conflicts spiralled into a world war.
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A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4
Episode 4 - 8-21-2014
10m
In the early days of World War 1, warfare is still based on ideas and ideals of 19th century generals. The technological progress during industrialisation clashes with obsolete war tactics (Plan XVII). Tens of thousands of soldiers lose their lives in carnage at the Western Front. The French Army marches into battle in bright uniforms, where the German Army awaits them with machine guns. Artillery already shows how brutal and effective it's going to be during the rest of World War 1.
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A New War with Old Generals  Carnage on the Western Front  Week 4
Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11
Episode 11 - 10-09-2014
10m
In the trenches on the Western Front and in the mud on the Eastern Front, hundreds of thousands of soldiers die and with them dies the illusion of a short war. After heavy casualties, the armies are adapting to a longer conflict and are looking for new recruits. To convince them to fight they are taking advantage of national minorities and their hope of equal rights and self-determination.
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Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
Episode 2 - 8-07-2014
9m
Austria-Hungary starts the bombardment of Belgrade. What follows is a deployment race of armies between all major powers in Europe. Nobody wants to be unprepared in case of an attack. Germany is implementing the Schlieffen-Plan. The idea is to avoid a two front war by conquering Paris via Belgium. After that the full attention would be diverted to Russia. One thing gets clear in the first days at the Western Front: This war is going to be different - this was modern warfare.
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Germany in TwoFront War and the SchlieffenPlan  Week 2
The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5
Episode 5 - 8-28-2014
10m
During their advance through Belgium, the German Army is committing atrocities against Belgian civilians - justified as response to resistance and sabotage against their advancement. The Austro-Hungarian Army is perpetrating massacres against the Serbian civilian population to retaliate against Serbian guerrilla warfare. At the Eastern Front, German generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff succeed in one of the most important battles of World War I: The Battle of Tannenberg.
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The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg  Week 5
To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3
Episode 3 - 8-14-2014
8m
The first few days of war were a combination of failed organisation and chaos. The Austro-Hungarian supreme command lacks combat experience, and their irrational actions in Serbia are causing turmoil among the Germans. At the Eastern and Western Front, early signs of problems can be seen, too, which the armies will pay a terrible price for, in the upcoming weeks.
 8.8/10
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To Arms The Deployment of Troops  Week 3
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