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23. Juli 2024 · Russian Empire - Tsar, Revolution, WWI: From December 31, 1893, Russia had a defensive alliance with France. In 1904 France and Great Britain put an end to their overseas rivalries. This Entente Cordiale was followed on September 13, 1907, by an agreement between Great Britain and Russia delimiting their mutual spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. Thus the Triple Entente was ...
Vor 5 Tagen · 1.4.1917, Sonntag. Im Deutschen Reich werden die Brotrationen auf 170 g pro Tag und die Kartoffelrationen auf 2500 g pro Woche gekürzt. Erwachsene erhalten zusätzlich pro Woche 80 g Butter, 250 g Fleisch, 180 g Zucker und ein halbes Ei.
Vor 2 Tagen · A Flanders campaign was postponed because of the Battle of Verdun in 1916 and the demands of the Battle of the Somme.When it became apparent that the Second Battle of the Aisne (the main part of the Nivelle Offensive, 16 April to 9 May 1917) had failed to achieve its most ambitious objectives, Haig instructed the Second Army to capture the Messines–Wytschaete Ridge as soon as possible. [6]
Vor 2 Tagen · In 1917, during the First World War, the armies on the Western Front continued to change their fighting methods, due to the consequences of increased firepower, more automatic weapons, decentralisation of authority and the integration of specialised branches, equipment and techniques into the traditional structures of infantry, artillery and cavalry.
Vor 4 Tagen · Germany - WWI, Treaty, Versailles: During the first days of World War I, many Germans experienced a sense of bonding that had eluded them since the founding of the empire. Differences of class, religion, and politics seemed to disappear as Germans flocked to their city centres to show their enthusiastic support for the impending conflict. Overwhelmingly, the parties, including the Social ...
5. Aug. 2024 · World War I - Western Front, June-Dec 1917: The Third Battle of Ypres considered a partial victory for the Allies despite the heavy casualities suffered. At the Battle of Cambrai tanks were used to breach trench barriers. China entered the war on the side of the Allies. The Allies began to use the convoy system with naval escorts for merchant ships, and also improved their antisubmarine ...
Vor 2 Tagen · In the spring of 1917 an exchange of peace feelers took place through the mediation of his brother-in-law, Sixtus, Fürst (prince) von Bourbon-Parma, but Italy’s unwillingness to abandon some of the concessions granted to it in the 1915 Treaty of London (by which Italy joined the Allies) made these talks abortive.
