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Sherif Hussein bin Ali starts an Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in June with British support. The Russians successfully push the Ottomans out of the Caucasus and Armenia by the end of the year. On the Middle Eastern Front, the British suffered a heavy blow to their prestige when British forces at Kut were forced to surrender to the Ottomans on April 29. Meanwhile, the Allies take up positions around Salonika. In August, Romania joins the Allies and tries to capitalize on Austria-Hungarian setbacks by invading Transylvania, but Romania quickly collapses after German Field Marshall August von Mackensen captures Bucharest in December. On the Eastern Front, the Russians launched the Brusilov Offensive (June 4-September 20), which succeeded at first, but failed to dislodge the Germans from Russian Poland and knock Austria-Hungary out of the war. A similar attempt by the British at the Battle of the Somme (July 1-November 18) has the same outcome the battle also saw the first use of tanks by the British. The German attempt to bleed the French army dry at the Battle of Verdun (February 2-December 18) degenerates into a bloodbath. Bulgaria's entry into the war in October on the side of the Central Powers resulted in the defeat of Serbia by the end of the year. (This is the Point of Divergence the Germans never resume unrestricted submarine warfare) In May, Italy joined the Allies and declared war on Austria-Hungary in order to gain territory in Illyria, but the campaign soon bogged down into trench warfare. Following a severe backlash from the United States, the Germans end their unrestricted submarine warfare campaign, aimed at starving Britain into submission. On May 7th, a German submarine sinks the RMS Lusitania. The Allies land troops near Gallipolli in April in order to gain control of the Dardanelles and quickly knock the Ottoman Empire out of the war, but the campaign is a disaster and ends with an Allied withdrawal by the end of the year. On the Eastern Front, the Russians manage to hold onto Galicia, despite being pushed back by the Germans elsewhere. The Western Front remains static, although the fighting increase in brutality, particularly with the introduction of chlorine gas in the Second Battle of Ypres (April 22-May 5). Almost all German colonies were occupied before the end of 1914, with the exception of East Africa, where General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck would conduct guerrilla operations until the end of the war. After a naval dispute with Britain, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in October 1914. On the Eastern Front, the Germans successfully repulsed the Russian invasion of East Prussia after defeating the Russians at the battles of Tannenberg (August 26-30) and the Masurian Lakes (September 9-14), thanks to the efforts of Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff.

#Kaiserreich brazil civil war series

On the Serbian Front, Austro-Hungarian troops are denied a swift victory after being held back by the Serbian Army at the Battle of Cer (August 16-19) The Western Front grinds to a halt after the French successfully stop the German advance to Paris at the Battle of the Marne (September 5-12), and the series of flanking movements known as the 'Race to the Sea' culminates in a stalemate. On August 4th, the British Empire declares war on Germany after they invade neutral Belgium in order to execute a flanking movement on France. The Weltkrieg (also known as the Great War in OTL, World War One) officially starts when Germany declares war on Russia and France. On the 28th of July, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and its ally, Russia. In response, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia, which was made deliberately unacceptable to the Serbs. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. I WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOU SHOULD NOTIFY ME) Note: 'Served' is reserved for military or government leadership positions, and will generally cover the most recent or most important position that a person currently holds.ДЇor now, I will try to post all major events, but please tell me if I miss anything. This can also signify a radical change in government, such as OTL Russian Empire and the USSR. Please note that an * next to a nation's name means that this nation no longer exists. The thread shall be split into the following sections: I have created this thread in order for players to familiarize themselves with the Kaiserreich universe, and the events that happened thereof until now.