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Oct 29, 2009 · On August 4, 1914, German troops crossed the border into Belgium. In the first battle of World War I, the Germans assaulted the heavily fortified city of Liege, using the most powerful weapons...
- Europe before 1914. By 1914, Europe was divided into two rival alliance systems. In 1871, German unification dramatically altered the balance of power in Europe.
- A distant crisis. Photographs. Relations between Austria-Hungary and neighbouring Serbia had been tense in the years before the murder of the Archduke.
- Europe takes sides. Posters. The crisis which developed in the summer of 1914 was one of several that had erupted in Europe in the early twentieth century.
- Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Photographs. With the guarantee of German backing, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum on 23 July, intent on starting a war with Serbia.
Not only did Germany possess a powerful army in 1914, but they also had a capable navy. In fact, in Europe, Germany was only outpaced by Britain, which had the largest navy in the world at the time. The two nation participated in a naval race in the years before World War I, which included a drive to increase naval technology.
Berlin did not go to war in 1914 in a bid for ‘world power’, as historian Fritz Fischer claimed, but rather first to secure and thereafter to enhance the borders of 1871. Secondly, the decision for war was made in July 1914 and not, as some scholars have claimed, at a nebulous ‘war council’ on 8 December 1912.
Jul 17, 2017 · Citation. Hirschfeld, Gerhard: Germany (Version 1.2), in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, ed. by Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer, and Bill Nasson, issued by Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 2021-11-17.
Apr 11, 2019 · Aided by the United States, the Allies finally broke through with the Hundred Days Offensive, leading to the military defeat of Germany. The war officially ended at 11:11 a.m. on November 11, 1918 ...
See a map of Germany in 1914: since its unification, the country has become the most powerful in Europe - but it is about to enter the First World War.
