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Published on 26 Feb 2018The Czechoslovak Legion wanted to return home or continue the fight for independence even when peace on the Eastern Front was declared. But they needed to cross the whole of Civil War torn Russia for this.
February 27, 2018
The Czechoslovak Legion’s Odyssey Through Russia I THE GREAT WAR Special
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February 25, 2018
Amphibious Landing Craft – Widow Compensation – Repatriation I OUT OF THE TRENCHES
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Published on 24 Feb 2018Ask your questions here: http://outofthetrenches.thegreatwar.tv
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February 23, 2018
Operation Faustschlag – Germany Advances In The East Again I THE GREAT WAR Week 187
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Published on 22 Feb 2018Germany 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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February 20, 2018
Russian Rifles of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special feat. C&Rsenal
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Published on 19 Feb 2018Othais’ video about the Winchester Contract Rifle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4grSRn5wnHI
Indy and Othais from C&Rsenal talk about Russian Rifles during World War 1.
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February 18, 2018
Live And Let Live – France’s War Aims – Refugees I OUT OF THE TRENCHES
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Published on 17 Feb 2018
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February 16, 2018
No War, No Peace – Trotsky’s Gamble I THE GREAT WAR Week 186
The Great War
Published on 15 Feb 2018The 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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February 14, 2018
Russian Pistols of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special feat. C&Rsenal
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Published on 13 Feb 2018Watch C&Rsenal: http://youtube.com/candrsenal
Indy talks to our weapons expert Othais about the Russian Pistols of World War 1.
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February 11, 2018
The Austro-Hungarian Serial Killer Vampire I OUT OF THE TRENCHES
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Published on 10 Feb 2018Chair of Wisdom Time! This week including the story of the notorious Bela Kiss.
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February 9, 2018
Austro-Hungarian House of Cards I THE GREAT WAR Week 185
The Great War
Published on 8 Feb 2018The 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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February 6, 2018
Hit and Run – Motor Torpedo Boats in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
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Published on 5 Feb 2018The Naval arms race of the early 20th century certainly meant that battleships got ever bigger and more powerful. But there is a David to every Goliath and so Motor Torpedo Boats were developed and used for “hit and run” style operations by both the British and the Italian Navy. Especially, the Italians used their Motoscafo armato silurante (MAS) with great success against the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
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February 4, 2018
Sword Bayonets – German Casualties – Jerusalem Occupation I OUT OF THE TRENCHES
The Great War
Published on 3 Feb 2018Check our Podcast: http://bit.ly/MedievalismWW1Podcast
Chair of Wisdom Time! This week we talk about possibly fabricated German casualty numbers, the unwieldy WW1 bayonets and the reaction to the occupation of Jerusalem.
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February 2, 2018
Strikes and Mutiny I THE GREAT WAR Week 184
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Published on 1 Feb 2018Public 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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January 30, 2018
British Special Forces – Bulgarian-Ottoman Relations – Caporetto I OUT OF THE TRENCHES
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Published on 29 Jan 2018Ask your questions here: http://outofthetrenches.thegreatwar.tv
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January 28, 2018
Trenches At 10,000 Feet – Fighting On Mt. Lagazuoi I THE GREAT WAR On The Road [4K]
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Published on 27 Jan 2018Check out the Open Air Museum: http://bit.ly/LagazuoiMuseum
Join a very cold Indy as he explores the Italian and Austro-Hungarian positions on Mount Lagazuoi and finds out how they were built and operated during the Great War. A special thanks to Stefano Illing for guiding us through this incredible place.
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January 26, 2018
Civil War in Finland and the Ukraine I THE GREAT WAR Week 183
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Published on 25 Jan 2018This 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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