THE BATTLE OF DELVILLE WOOD July 1916

Autor: Editorial Team Militaria
Jazyk: Afrikaans<br />English
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Scientia Militaria, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2224-0020
DOI: 10.5787/17-1-439
Popis: The Genesis of the Western Front On 28 June 1914Bosnian nationalists had assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne and caused military preparations which propelled Europe to war. In the first few weeks of war the invading German armies scored a series of rapid and inspiring successes, but by the beginning of September the French, aided by a small British Expeditionary Force, halted the enemy advance and compelled a tactical withdrawal. The front-line troops of both sides now dug themselves crude entrenchments and awaited reinforcements and fresh supplies.
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