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The Kingdom of Siam, now known as Thailand, is one of the lesser known participants in World War I. Siam contributed to the fight against the Central Powers in one of the critical campaigns of the war. It sent an Expeditionary Force to France to serve on the Western Front . At the start of the war in 1914, Siam declared their neutrality.
From a purely military perspective, the importance of Denmark in a European total war hinged on the fact that Denmark could control access to the Baltic Sea. Danish diplomats worked to assure the Germans of Denmark’s ability to remain neutral but verbal assurances did not suffice.
May 10, 2021 · Both in 1801 and 1807, Copenhagen was attacked by the British fleet, which started the Gunboat War and forced Denmark-Norway to side with Napoleonic France. After Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden and Helgoland, a small island in the North Sea, to the United Kingdom.
Kaiser Wilhelm II: The last German Emperor and King of Prussia. The third major royal player in World War One, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, also had a very personal stake in things. He was another first cousin of George V, whose mother, Alexandra of Denmark, was the sister of the Tsar’s mother, Dagmar of Denmark.
Mar 5, 2019 · The war quickly involved countries not part of the Triple Entente, so the opposing side was known as the Allies: Serbia, Russia, France and its Empire, Belgium, Montenegro and Britain and its Empire, including self-governing colonies like Canada and Australia. Italy changed sides and joined the Allies in 1915.
Sep 13, 2017 · Denmark was declared neutral at the outbreak of the war in 1914, and in a message issued in the name of the Danish king on 1 August, the Danes were urged to refrain from commenting on or demonstrating for or against any of the warring nations.
Jul 25, 2014 · WW1 Machine guns. Most machine guns of World War 1 were based on Hiram Maxim’s 1884 design. They had a sustained fire of 450–600 rounds per minute, allowing defenders to cut down attacking waves of enemy troops like a scythe cutting wheat. There was some speculation that the machine gun would completely replace the rifle.
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