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German troops on World War 1 MOBILIZATION a pre-war training exercise. They are wearing the spiked helmet replaced during the war by the “coal-scuttle”.

World War 1 MOBILIZATION

World War 1 MOBILIZATION –SAT 25 JUL 1914 –TUE 28 JUL 1914 The outbreak of war General staffs in Europe had been putting out complex mobilization plans for years before to 1914. In the eighteenth century, the majority of governments…
The War At Sea - The battle cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy sinking in the North Sea after being torpedoed.

THE WAR AT SEA

THE WAR AT SEA The North Sea, Adriatic and Mediterranean The Royal Navy (RN) of Britain had ruled the seas for almost a century in 1914. At the beginning of the war, the Navy’s traditional strategy had swung into place.…