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Podcast: World War 1 Stories & Real Battles
Episode: Germany Declares War on Russia - August 1, 1914 (WW1 Stories & Real War Stories)
Description: The dawn of August 1, 1914, was not an ordinary one. It was a day when the world stood still, caught in the throes of a decision that would change the course of history. A day that marked the unraveling of Europe’s delicate balance of power, and the plunge into the abyss of the Great War, later known as World War I. The delicate tensions that had been brewing across the continent, in the bustling streets of Berlin, the vast expanses of Moscow, and the grandeur of Vienna, finally culminated in a momentous announcement - the German Reich declared war on...