The Great War - Season 1 Episode 2 Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
Austria-Hungary starts the bombardment of Belgrade. What follows is a deployment race of armies between all major powers in Europe. Nobody wants to be unprepared in case of an attack. Germany is implementing the Schlieffen-Plan. The idea is to avoid a two front war by conquering Paris via Belgium. After that the full attention would be diverted to Russia. One thing gets clear in the first days at the Western Front: This war is going to be different - this was modern warfare.
Year: 2018
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
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Studio: YouTube
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Cast: Indy Neidell
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First Air Date: Jul 28, 2014
Last Air date: Nov 15, 2018
Season: 5 Season
Episode: 183 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 9.50/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 7.697
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Keyword : world war i
Episode
The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1
Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan - Week 2
To Arms! The Deployment of Troops - Week 3
A New War with Old Generals – Carnage on the Western Front - Week 4
The Rape of Belgium and the Battle of Tannenberg - Week 5
Plans Are Doomed to Fail - The Battle of Galicia - Week 6
Taxi to the Front – The First Battle of the Marne - Week 7
Welcome to the Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare - Week 8
The Russian War Machine and the Race to the Sea - Week 9
Dying in the Mud - Autumn Is Taking Its Toll - Week 10
Back for Christmas? - The Illusion of a Short War - Week 11
Learning From Napoleon – Russia, The Underestimated Enemy - Week 12
A War to End All Wars - Home Front Propaganda - Week 13
Fresh Meat - The Search For New Recruits - Week 14
The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters the Stage - Week 15
The Defensive War on the Western Front - Week 16
The Enemy Within - The German Army's Power Play - Week 17
Iron, Steel and Oil - The Fight for Resources - Week 18
Mission Accomplished? - The Austro-Hungarian Empire Conquers Belgrade - Week 19
The Battle at the Falkland Islands - The Death of Maximilian von Spee - Week 20
The Raid On Scarborough - A Failed Attempt at Intimidation - Week 21
The First Battle of Champagne - Dying in Caucasus Snow - Week 22