trench warfare. i. guns of august 1914 central powers: germany, austria- hungary, ottoman empire...
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I. Guns of August 1914
• Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria,
• Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, others, and the US
II. War at SeaII. War at Sea• Blockade• U-Boats- Wolf Packs• Convoys- strength in
numbers– Depth charges
Schlieffen Plan• As soon as Russia mobilized• Attack France via Belgium
(neutral country)• Set up defense on
Russian/German border• Germany had modernized rail
system to move troops back and forth to both fronts
• Defeat France in 6 weeks• Then move troops to Eastern
Front (assuming it would take Russia six weeks to moblize)
• “Paris for lunch, dinner at St. Petersburg
General Count
Alfred von Schlieffen
THE TRENCH SYSTEM
• Front line
• Communication trench
• Support trenches
• No Mans Land
• Barbed wire
Tanks