The Great War (2014)

  • Premieret: Jul 2014
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5x1
Machinations In The British High Command
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Jan 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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Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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Jan 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 .. show full overview
5x3
Assassination Attempt on Lenin - Chaos in Romania
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Jan 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 .. show full overview
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Civil War in Finland and the Ukraine
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Jan 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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Strikes and Mutiny
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Feb 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 .. show full overview
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Austro-Hungarian House of Cards
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Feb 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 .. show full overview
5x7
No War, No Peace – Trotsky's Gamble
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Feb 15, 2018
he 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 .. show full overview
5x8
Operation Faustschlag - Germany Advances In The East Again
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Feb 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 .. show full overview
5x9
Ludendorff's Window Of Opportunity
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Mar 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 .. show full overview
5x10
Peace In The East - The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Mar 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 .. show full overview
5x11
Allied Unified Command On The Horizon
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Mar 15, 2018
While Germany is occupying a territory from the Baltics 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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Kaiserschlacht - German Spring Offensive 1918
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Mar 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 .. show full overview
5x13
Backs To The Wall - All Eyes On Amiens
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Mar 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 .. show full overview
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Operation Michael Runs Out Of Breath
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Apr 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 .. show full overview
5x15
The Battle of La Lys - Operation Georgette
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Apr 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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Knocking Out The Hejaz Railway
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Apr 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 .. show full overview
5x17
The First Tank-on-Tank Battle in History - The Zeebrugge Raid
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Apr 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 .. show full overview
5x18
Pershing Under Pressure - The End Of La Lys
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Maj 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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The Ostende Raid - Peace of Bucharest
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Maj 10, 2018
Even though the first raid on Ostende and the Raid on Zeebrugge were not entirely successful, the Royal Navy is still determined to block access to the German submarine ports in Belgium. .. show full overview
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Rebellion
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Maj 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 .. show full overview
5x21
Bombs Away - German Thirst For Caucasian Oil
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Maj 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 .. show full overview
5x22
50 Miles To Paris - Third Battle Of The Aisne
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Maj 31, 2018
The French and British defenses during the German Spring Offensive 1918 were put to a real test when the Germans attacked. The carefully built defenses had to be abandoned and new lessons had to be learned.
5x23
The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins
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Jun 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 French Counter Attack At Matz
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Jun 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 .. show full overview
5x25
Second Battle of the Piave River
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Jun 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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The Run For The Baku Oil Fields
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Jun 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.
5x27
The First Modern Battle - The Battle of Hamel
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Jul 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 Gardeners Of Salonica Prepare A New Offensive
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Jul 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.
5x29
2nd Battle Of The Marne - Turning Point On The Western Front
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Jul 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 .. show full overview
5x30
Ludendorff's Last Swing
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Jul 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 .. show full overview
5x31
Four Years of War
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Aug 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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The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens
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Aug 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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A Resounding Victory - German Morale Plummets
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Aug 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 .. show full overview
5x34
Over By Christmas? - Growing Allied Confidence
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Aug 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 .. show full overview
5x35
The American First Army Gears Up - Germany Retreats
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Aug 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.
5x36
Red Terror in Soviet Russia
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Sep 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 .. show full overview
5x37
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel
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Sep 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 .. show full overview
5x38
Allied Breakthroughs In Palestine And Macedonia
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Sep 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.
5x39
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Bulgarian Collapse
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Sep 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 .. show full overview
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Germany's Reckoning - Bulgarian Armistice
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Okt 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 .. show full overview
5x41
The Hindenburg Line Breaks - The Lost Battalion Returns
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Okt 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. .. show full overview
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The Battle of the Selle - Ludendorff Resigns
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Okt 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 .. show full overview
5x43
Italy Attacks - The Battle of Vittorio Veneto
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Okt 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 .. show full overview
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Austria-Hungary Deisintegrates - The Ottoman Empire Leaves the War I
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Nov 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 .. show full overview
5x45
Revolution in Germany - Armistice in Austria
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Nov 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 .. show full overview
5x46
Armistice - But Peace?
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Nov 11, 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 .. show full overview
5x47 Sæsonafslutning
The Victors & The Vanquished - THE GREAT WAR Epilogue
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Nov 15, 2018
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