HIST 387 Lecture Notes - Killing Machine, Total War, Erich Ludendorff
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Armistice between russia and germany w. the treaty of brest-litovsk = way for germany to be able to fight the extra forces of. America this is why germany invested heavily in lenin and a russian revolution. Had been in new york writing newspaper articles/editing a newspaper for about 2 months = he could not have lived on the proceeds from this so he must have had some money. Trotsky and his companions were imprisoned at halifax for a few weeks = there were protests inc. from russia concerning the detention of russian civilians = they were then released and proceeded to. Trotsky was instrumental in organising the red army and planning an armed uprising. Persuade" the opponent to agree to an armistice or peace talks at least. Chancellor max von baden asked ludendorff on the 19th february 1918 = what if this offensive fails?". Ludendorff replied = germany will have to perish/go down.
