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EP#4 Oct – Nov 1914

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Some people are reporting problems with the speaker volume on this episode.  I suggest using a computer instead of mobile devices for the interim till I can sort out what is going on.  Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of the trench line at the Belgian coast.

End of the trenches at the Belgian coast.

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The lines just prior to the First battle of Ypres.  Courtesy of Wikimedia.org

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Well can you really blame Rennenkamph’s troops for running? I mean just look at all of them.

Russians soldiers

Russian troops.

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The Borders of the Ottoman Turks. 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia. org

EP#3 Sept – Oct 1914

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Ypres salient in Oct 1914

Ypres salient in Oct 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The Cloth Hall. Ypres, Belgium. 2010

The Cloth Hall. Ypres, Belgium

 GE DIGITAL CAMERARoughly the position of the German front line in 1914.  Notice the Ypres cloth hall in the distance.  This is what is called high ground in the area.  Picture taken in 2010.

 

EP#2 Aug – Sept 1914

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French Cavalry, early war.

French Cavalry, 1914

This photo shows German soldiers advancing. 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia.org

This photo shows German soldiers advancing. 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia.org

French troops take cover behind a ditch. Sept 1st, 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

French troops take cover behind a ditch. Sept 1st, 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

German Taube plane. The same as in the podcast. Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

German Taube plane. The same as in the podcast. Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

Battle of Tannenberg 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Battle of Tannenberg 1914. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Paul Von Hindenburg in East Prussia (1916)

Paul Von Hindenburg in East Prussia (1916)

Episode #2 August – September 1914

EP#1 Jun – Aug 1914

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Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

French Infantry, 1914

French Infantry, 1914.

Europe in 1914 Courtesy of Vox .com

Europe in 1914 Courtesy of Vox .com

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The Schlieffen plan of 1905.

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One of the German big guns.