The Great War S4E52 — Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179
The Great War•Season 4•Episode 52

Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179

Dec 28, 201710 min
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This week, the peace negotiations are underway at Brest-Litovsk. Meanwhile, the German High Command begins to plan for a game-changing offensive in the spring. There’s action in Italy on the Piave Front, and the Ottomans try to recapture the Holy City.

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The World At War 1917 - Week 128

No Peace For The Wicked - Week 129 stillE2

No Peace For The Wicked - Week 129

Fighting on Alpine Peaks - Call for Self Determination - Week 130 stillE3

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The Russian February Revolution 1917 - Week 137

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The United States Declares War on Germany - Week 141

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The Battle of Doiran - Turmoil In The French Army - Week 144

The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets Fired - Week 145 stillE18

The Battle of Arleux - Robert Nivelle Gets Fired - Week 145

The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled - Week 146 stillE19

The Macedonian Standoff - The Five Nation Army Is Repelled - Week 146

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Tenth Battle of The Isonzo River - Trotsky Arrives in Petrograd - Week 147

German Bombers Over Britain - Arab Revolt On The Advance - Week 148 stillE21

German Bombers Over Britain - Arab Revolt On The Advance - Week 148

French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines Ridge - Week 149 stillE22

French Mutinies - Tunnels Under Messines Ridge - Week 149

The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60 - Week 150 stillE23

The Battle of Messines - Explosion Beneath Hill 60 - Week 150

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Italian Mountain Warfare - The Espionage Act - Week 151

The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia - Week 152 stillE25

The Disillusionment of Lawrence of Arabia - Week 152

Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of Death - Week 153 stillE26

Russia's New Offensive - The Russian Women's Battalion of Death - Week 153

Turmoil In The Reichstag - The Kerensky Offensive - Week 154 stillE27

Turmoil In The Reichstag - The Kerensky Offensive - Week 154

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Operation Beach Party - Mustard Gas Unleashed - Week 155

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Despair Everywhere - Week 159

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The 2nd Battle Of Verdun - Lost Opportunities On The Isonzo River - Week 161 stillE34

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The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea Revolutionaries - Week 162 stillE35

The Moscow State Conference - Black Sea Revolutionaries - Week 162

The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo River - Week 163 stillE36

The Fall of Riga - 11th Battle of the Isonzo River - Week 163

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Attempted Military Coup in Russia - The Kornilov Affair - 164

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British Advance At Passchendaele - Week 165

Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal At The Italian Front - Week 166 stillE39

Battle of Polygon Wood - Betrayal At The Italian Front - Week 166

Sabotage In The Desert - Battle of Broodseinde - Week 167 stillE40

Sabotage In The Desert - Battle of Broodseinde - Week 167

Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns In Mud - Week 168 stillE41

Operation Albion - Passchendaele Drowns In Mud - Week 168

Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures In Belgium - Week 169 stillE42

Operation Albion Concludes - Allied Failures In Belgium - Week 169

The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at Caporetto - Week 170 stillE43

The Battle of La Malmaison - Breakthrough at Caporetto - Week 170

Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour Declaration - Week 171 stillE44

Battle of Beersheba - Canadian Frustration - Balfour Declaration - Week 171

The Russian October Revolution 1917 - Week 172 stillE45

The Russian October Revolution 1917 - Week 172

The End Of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd - Week 173 stillE46

The End Of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd - Week 173

Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of Cambrai - Week 174 stillE47

Tank Corps Unleashed - The Battle of Cambrai - Week 174

All Quiet On The Eastern Front - Action in East Africa - Week 175 stillE48

All Quiet On The Eastern Front - Action in East Africa - Week 175

Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East? - Week 176 stillE49

Halifax Explosion - Peace in the East? - Week 176

Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate Control - Week 177 stillE50

Jerusalem Surrenders - Bolsheviks Consolidate Control - Week 177

The Armistice of Brest-Litovsk - Week 178 stillE51

The Armistice of Brest-Litovsk - Week 178

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Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179

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Indy Neidell

Indy Neidell

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Episode Summary

"Ludendorff Plans for a Spring Offensive - Week 179" is episode 52 of The Great War season 4. It aired on December 28, 2017.