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1909 Part One - When the War was over
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1909 Part One - When the War was over
January: With their defeat all but imminent, the Central Powers attempt to negotiate a peace settlement with the Entente. Sensing victory, the Entente refuse.
January: Angry with the conduct of the war so far, protests begin organising throughout Germany and Austria-Hungary.
February: Battle of the Isonzo: The Italians launch an assault over the Tagliamento. The Austro-Hungarians attempt to hold but a lack of artillery shells force them to retreat. The Italians advance in good shape in the direction of Trieste
March: Battle of Namur: The British and French launch a massive offensive after a short but intense artillery bombardment. The Germans initially hold for three days but break into a shattered retreat. The Germans virtually have no shells left and are unable to respond to the Entente bombardment. The Battle of Namur sees the first use of aircraft in war, with two French built Bleriot XI monoplane aircraft providing limited aerial reconnaissance of the retreating Germans
March: Battle of the Isonzo: The Italians decisively defeat the Austro-Hungarians on the Isonzo River. The Austro-Hungarian army begins to collapse.
April: Battle of Namur: The German lines in Belgium collapse amidst a shortage of shells. The Entente rapidly advances in the direction of Malmedy
April: Seeing the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian army, Romania and Serbia launch an invasion of Transylvania and Vojvodina. They advance with little resistance.
April: Battle of the Isonzo: Trieste falls to the Italians, who now advance on Ljubljana.
April: The Soviets resume their advance against the Finns, who are unable to hold the lines north of Viipuri.
April: The Polish NDP, led by Roman Dmowski stage an uprising and begin fighting Royalist forces for control of Warsaw and the surrounding countryside.
April: Second Battle of Moscow: Central Powers armies begin a withdraw from occupied Russian territory, leaving the Byelorussians to face the Republicans and Soviets alone. While the Republicans are still too shattered to exploit this, the Soviets quickly launch an attack across the river, taking back the south bank of Moscow from the demoralised Byelorussians.
April: With the war effort collapsing, the home situation in Germany steadily worsens. Support for the extreme right and extreme left skyrocket.
May: Battle of Namur: By now, the Germans have been almost completely driven from Belgium and the Netherlands, with only Maastricht and Liege in German hands.
May: Battle of the Isonzo: The Italians take Ljubljana. The Austro-Hungarians sue for peace with the Entente, and while the Entente essentially demands a total surrender, the Austro-Hungarians have no choice but to agree. The Italians, Serbians and Romanians begin occupying the empire.
May: The Dutch, emboldened by their ally's success down south, launch an offensive in the direction of Dortmund and Emden, bringing the war to German soil for the first time. The Germans offer what resistance they can but are unable to stem the Dutch advance.
June: Warsaw, Lodz and Lublin fall to the NDP. King Wladyslaw V flees to Germany.
June: With their army disintegrating and hostile soldiers on its soil, the Germans ask for a conditional surrender to the Entente. The Entente accepts, with the terms of the armistice including the surrender of its fleet to the Entente, the withdraw of its forces from all occupied territory and eastern European states, and the occupation of the Rhineland, Oldenberg and Baden. The Great War is now over.