World War Videos and Documentary

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German Advance through Belgium and Luxemburg , diary of a German soldier, Battle of Marne:



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Civilian Life after German offensive and occupation parts of France, German atrocities :



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Execution of French nationals and concentration Camp in France :



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Germany's downfall in First World War , 1918, her advance and strategies :

Part -I

after Bolshevik revolution in Russia over half a million German soldiers were now free to concentrate on western front to take on allies, and arrival of German Fighter planes spearheaded by 'Red Barron' and German leaders.

German attack commence on March 23, 1918 with shelling on Paris.



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German shelling of Paris with help of long range gun , began on March 23, British defence in France crumbled in face of intense shelling and German became victorious :




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Nice work Pintu excellent finds
Gonna watch these one by one

great man,
continue your contributions

Thanks my friends its my real pleasure ,

Meanwhile , Keiser's popularity dwindling and anti war campaign on rise with Reichstags openly passing resolution for negotiation with Allies and hunger due to shortage of food had risen and day by day German people's anger growing, Keiser refused the resolution and backed by the Military and booming German Industry started propaganda against all Anti War activists, protesters clashed with police ,a policeman were shot, kingdom acted swiftly arresting 100s of protesters and sending them into Front against their will , Keiser himself were becoming a shadow under personalities like Hindenberg while his people were rumoring about his possible abdication , Austro-Hungarian are showing parting away from Germans , with their people starved under Austro-Hungarian rule, their soldiers fighting were all near starvation, even a German food supply through Austria meant for German soldiers were hijacked nearly prompting Germans to declare war on Austria , worst came from Asia , Ottoman empire was heading for a defeat with Capture of Baghdad and Jerusalem by mainly Indian troops fighting under British command:



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Continuance of the prolonged war taking toll on Turkey , even the capacity of Empire to continue war in question and rise of Gen. Mustafa Kemal Pasha , Germans drew up plan to proceed east to strike India but Turkey was adamant to capture oil rich Baku:



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Germans now intend to capture France's railway system, to break Allies connectivity line in France, 2nd Army set out for operation, Red Barron's death came as rude shock for Germany, Germany lost 2,36,000 men in a month :



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Involvement of USA in favour of allies and drainage of resources sounded death knell for Germany's war aspiration:



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Defeat of Central power begins with new offensive from Allies , to oust Germans from France, Bulgaria falls as Serbs joined ally counter attack , Allies breach Hindenburg line in Germany and Austrian Emperor openly asked Keiser for a negotiation with allied forces.



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1st October, 1918, Gen. Ludendorff , proposes a negotiation with allies , Armistice, welcomed by German people, Germany approached US President Windrow Wilson for brokering a Peace deal, President Wilson assured for a just deal for both sides but demanded Germany should admit defeat, trench war now became history , war became more lethal, with German U Boats striking hard on Allies , war casualties on rise for British. France refused British demands for halt and pressed for all out assault on Germany for unconditional surrender by Germany.



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The price to be paid by Germany, to evacuate Belgium, France, surrender herself, allies to strip German soldiers from Arms, Germany have to pay heavily for war, people in anger wanted to oust Keiser, Keiser abdicated for a democratic republic when soldiers refused his order to obey his order crush rebellion of his people but he was alive upto 1940's to hear Germany defeating France again, 11th November, 1918 , Germany signed armistice.



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