Austria Strikes Serbia, Its Troops in Belgrade. Bulgaria Joins Attack Against Serbia Special to The Great War Project (6-9 October) The forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany are preparing to invade Serbia, where this whole tragic slaughter began with the assassination in Sarajevo of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Until now, Serbia is…
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THE MURDEROUS BATTLE FOR SERBIA
by Mike Shuster
The Suffering of Victors and Vanquished. Belgrade Now a City of Beggars, Cripples, and Orphans. Special to The Great War Project (6-7 December) Fighting in Serbia on these days a century ago seems first to favor Austria-Hungary. The Serbian government abandons Belgrade, and despite the incompetence and chaos within the Austrian forces, they appear to…
GERMAN GENERAL: “WE CANNOT DEFEAT THEM.”
by Mike Shuster
Failure of German War Plans; Central Powers Face Long War Special to The Great War Project (2-3 December) On this December 3rd a century ago, Belgrade, the Serbian capital, falls for the second time to the troops of Austria-Hungary. “Austrian troops staged a triumphal parade through the city,” reports historian Max Hastings, “and were soon…
NEW FRONTS IN AN EVER-WIDENING WAR
by Mike Shuster
Austria Attacks in Serbia; Russia in the Caucasus Special to The Great War Project (30 November-1 December) Austria takes Belgrade today a century ago. Since the beginning of the war in early August, Austria-Hungary has but one crucial goal – to occupy Serbia and extract revenge for the killing of Austria’s heir-apparent, the Archduke Franz…