The Great War S02E49 · The Serbian Exodus Through Albania - Week 71

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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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1. 1 1. The Ottoman Disaster - The Battle of Sarikamish - Week 232015-01-01 · 9mThe 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 ach
2. 2 2. In Dire Straits - Russia on Austro-Hungary's Doorstep - Week 242015-01-08 · 9mThe 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
3. 3 3. Onwards! - The Western Front Of Early 1915 - Week 252015-01-15 · 10mFrench 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
4. 4 4. Zeppelins Over England - New Inventions For The Modern War - Week 262015-01-22 · 8mFor 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 f
5. 5 5. All Or Nothing - Winter Offensive In The Carpathians - Week 272015-01-29 · 10mKonrad 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 d
6. 6 6. Gas! - A New Horror On The Battlefield - Week 282015-02-05 · 10mAfter 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 fi
7. 7 7. Stopping Russia - Hindenburg's Final Offensive? - Week 292015-02-12 · 8mThis 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-Hung
8. 8 8. Hindenburg's Cunning Plan - A 2nd Tannenberg - Week 302015-02-19 · 9mAfter 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
9. 9 9. Prelude to Gallipoli - Naval Bombardement of the Dardanelles - Week 312015-02-26 · 9mTo 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 eve
10. 10 10. Playing With Fire - The First Flame Thrower - Week 322015-03-05 · 8mModern 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 merc
11. 11 11. The Battle of Neuve-Chapelle - Week 332015-03-12 · 9mThe 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 ho
12. 12 12. A Slice of The Pie - Splitting Up The Middle East - Week 342015-03-19 · 9mEven 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 -
13. 13 13. The Fall of Przemyśl - Changing Strategy On The Western Front - Week 352015-03-26 · 9mThe 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 a
14. 14 14. Showdown In The Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers - Week 362015-04-02 · 9mThe 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 th
15. 15 15. The Armenian Genocide - Week 372015-04-09 · 9mThe 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 d
16. 16 16. Russia Fails In The Mountains - Basra Falls - Week 382015-04-16 · 9mThis 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 mor
17. 17 17. Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada - Week 392015-04-23 · 9mfter 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
18. 18 18. The Sea Turns Red - Landing At Gallipoli - Week 402015-04-30 · 11mCompletely 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 Const
19. 19 19. Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive - Week 412015-05-07 · 10mIgnoring 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 th
20. 20 20. The German Phalanx Chases Russia - Week 422015-05-14 · 9mThe 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 a
21. 21 21. The Battle of San River - Winston Churchill Gets Fired - Week 432015-05-21 · 9mThe 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
22. 22 22. The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1 - Week 442015-05-28 · 9mAfter 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 econo
23. 23 23. Artillery in World War 1 - The Key To Success - Week 452015-06-04When 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 Mac
24. 24 24. Rex Warneford Destroys A Zeppelin - Austria Digs Into the Mountains - Week 462015-06-11 · 9mReginald 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
25. 25 25. Cavalry, Spies and Cossacks - Week 472015-06-18 · 8mThe 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 meant
26. 26 26. The Austro-Hungarian Empire Strikes Back - Week 482015-06-25 · 9mJust 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 Fr
27. 27 27. On the Move but going Nowhere - Optimism is Failing! - Week 492015-07-02 · 9mTwo 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
28. 28 28. Adapt or Die - The Artillery Barrage - Week 502015-07-09 · 9mThe 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
29. 29 29. The Tumbling Giant - Russia's Army On The Verge Of Collapse - Week 512015-07-16 · 9mThe 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 War
30. 30 30. Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames! - Week 522015-07-23 · 10mThis 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
31. 31 31. Russian Roulette - Germany Helps The Bolsheviks - Week 532015-07-30 · 9mAfter 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
32. 32 32. Warsaw Falls - The Fokker Scourge Begins - Week 542015-08-06 · 9mAfter 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 u
33. 33 33. The Ruse at Gallipoli and the Siege of Kovno - Week 552015-08-13 · 9mAnother 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
34. 34 34. Escalation At Sea - Russia Up Against the Wall - Week 562015-08-20 · 9mhe 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
35. 35 35. The Battle of Hill 60 - Lunatic Persistence in Gallipoli - Week 572015-08-27 · 9mPeter 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 wit
36. 36 36. The Western Front Awakens - The Tsar Takes Over - Week 582015-09-03 · 9mThe 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 strat
37. 37 37. The Socialists Call for Peace - But the Plans Do Not - Week 592015-09-10 · 9mWhile 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
38. 38 38. The State Of World War 1 - As Reported by A Newspaper 100 Years Ago - Week 602015-09-17 · 9mThis 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 F
39. 39 39. The German Occupation of Lithuania - Unrest in Russia - Week 612015-09-24 · 9mWhen 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 cultu
40. 40 40. The Battle of Loos - New Offensives On The Western Front - Week 622015-10-01 · 9mAfter 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 Fr
41. 41 41. Serbia Is Invaded Once Again - The Entente Lands in Greece - Week 632015-10-08 · 9mThe 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
42. 42 42. Learning Lessons From Loos - Bulgaria Enters The War - Week 642015-10-15 · 9mBy 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 fo
43. 43 43. "The Crime That Shook the World" - The Execution of Edith Cavell - Week 652015-10-22 · 9mEdith 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 surroundi
44. 44 44. Russia Stems The Tide - Winter Is Coming - Week 662015-10-29 · 10mAfter 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
45. 45 45. The Third Battle of the Isonzo - French Despair On The Western Front - Week 672015-11-05 · 10mFor 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
46. 46 46. Serbia's Last Stand Against The Central Powers - Week 682015-11-12 · 9merbia'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 count
47. 47 47. The Forgotten Front - World War 1 in Libya - Week 692015-11-19 · 9m12 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
48. 48 48. Pride Comes Before The Fall - British Trouble in Mesopotamia - Week 702015-11-26 · 9mFar 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
49. 49 49. The Serbian Exodus Through Albania - Week 712015-12-03 · 9mSerbia'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
50. 50 50. Britain On The Run - The Siege of Kut Al Amara - Week 722015-12-10 · 9mSerbia 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 th
51. 51 51. Despair And Mutiny On The Italian Front - Week 732015-12-17 · 9mThe 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,
52. 52 52. The Beginning Of The End - Evacuation At Gallipoli - Week 742015-12-24 · 9mWhile 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 moti
53. 53 53. Preparing for 1916 - The Year of Battles I THE GREAT WAR - Week 752015-12-31 · 10m1915 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