1914 - Europe Goes To War (2014)

The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
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July 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 ...Read more

Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
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August 7, 2014 • 9m

Austria-Hungary starts the bombardment of Belgrade. What follows is a deployment race of armies between all major powers in Europe...Read more

To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3
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August 14, 2014 • 8m

The first few days of war were a combination of failed organisation and chaos. The Austro-Hungarian supreme command lacks combat e...Read more

A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4
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August 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 ...Read more

The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5
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August 28, 2014 • 9m

During their advance through Belgium, the German Army is committing atrocities against Belgian civilians - justified as response t...Read more

Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6
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September 4, 2014 • 10m

While the Germans on the Western Front are very close to reaching Paris, the Eastern Front proves to become a disastrous failure f...Read more

Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7
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September 11, 2014 • 8m

The German Army is so close to Paris that French soldiers are brought to the front by taxis. Together with the British Expeditiona...Read more

Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8
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September 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 Aisn...Read more

The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9
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September 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 numer...Read more

Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10
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October 2, 2014 • 9m

he autumn rain turns the battlefields into muddy landscapes. Mud in which the soldiers are hardly able to dig trenches and in whic...Read more

Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11
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October 9, 2014 • 9m

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...Read more

Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12
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October 16, 2014 • 9m

After defeating the Russian Army in the early weeks of the war, the German and Austrian generals hope to push the Russians back wi...Read more

A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13
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October 23, 2014 • 9m

The first weeks of war already took hundreds of thousands of lives and the daily struggle to survive in the trenches on the Wester...Read more

Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14
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October 30, 2014 • 9m

After some heavy casualties during the first months of war, the armies had to look for new recruits. While Great Britain undertook...Read more

The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15
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November 6, 2014 • 10m

Three months after the outbreak of the war, another world power enters the conflict: The Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman war minister ...Read more

The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16
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November 13, 2014 • 9m

The German army dug in at the Western Front and waited for the next Russian attack at the Eastern Front. Even though the Germans o...Read more

The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17
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November 20, 2014 • 9m

The commanders of the German army blame each other for the missing victories. Erich von Falkenhayn and Paul von Hindenburg both be...Read more

Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18
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November 27, 2014 • 8m

Four months after the outbreak of the war, a new objective develops: the fight for the most valuable resources. The modern warfare...Read more

Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19
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December 4, 2014 • 9m

During the first week of December, Austria manages to capture Belgrade. Thereby Austria is the first nation to achieve one of its ...Read more

The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20
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December 11, 2014 • 9m

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 en...Read more

The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21
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December 18, 2014 • 9m

German admiral Franz von Hipper reluctantly carries out his orders to bomb British costal towns. And indeed, this attempt to intim...Read more

The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22
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December 25, 2014 • 9m

Right before Christmas the allied powers begin the Champagne offensive, which will last several months. In snow, mud,and under hor...Read more