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Mobilization

Germany · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1914–1917Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1914

Wilhelm II30 July 1914

Berlin · Warfare / World War, 1st

Proposes Germany call off her mobilization but is turned down by the General Staff

1915

Holtzendorf1915

Warfare / World War, 1st

Claims submarine warfare can end the war in 6 months, forced to resign in Aug 1918

1917

Bethmann Hollweg von Theobald9 January 1917

Silesia · Warfare / World War, 1st

At a GHQ meeting agrees to unrestricted submarine warfare

Names involved

Bethmann Hollweg von TheobaldHoltzendorfWilhelm II

Provenance

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