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As early as 1913, revolutionary publications in Germany began referring to the approaching war between Germany and Britain and the possibility of German support for Indian nationalists. [2] During the early months of the war, German newspaper devoted considerable coverage to social problems in India and instances of British economic exploitation.
Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German General, professor and a German spy. Sometimes referred to as the German Lawrence (just like Wilhelm Wassmuss), Niedermayer is remembered for having led the 1915–1916 Persian and Indo-German-Turkish mission to Afghanistan and Persia during World War I in an endeavor to incite the Emir Habibullah Khan to attack ...
The German government regarded the Russian promise of no war with Germany to be nonsense in light of its general mobilization, and Germany, in turn, mobilized for war. On 1 August, Germany sent an ultimatum to Russia stating that since both Germany and Russia were in a state of military mobilization, an effective state of war existed between ...
Afghanistan resisted calls from Moscow and London to expel the Italian and German diplomatic corps at the beginning of the Second World War. During 1940 and 1941, there were plans initiated by Afghan economic minister Abdul Majid Zabuli for Afghanistan to join the Axis bloc in return for Germany providing additional military aid and access to ...
As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? An emboldened Taliban insurgency is making battlefield gains, and prospective peace ...
After Germany declared war on Russia, France, with its alliance with Russia, prepared a general mobilization in expectation of war. On 3 August 1914, Germany responded to this action by declaring war on France. [16] Germany, facing a two-front war, enacted what was known as the Schlieffen Plan, which involved German armed forces moving through ...
Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, has been deployed at least 17 times, including four times to Afghanistan. Nicknamed 'Flatliner,' the last soldier in ...
Pages in category "German Army generals of World War I" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .