History 2179 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Brusilov Offensive, Fritz Von Below, Freaked
22 Jan 2018
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The germans could move forces rapidly between fronts, using rail networks = could concentrate forces for effective offensive operations. Chantilly conference, december 1915: organized by joffre in his chantilly headquarters wanted to coordinate the allied offensives. Attended by senior british, russian, italian & serbian armies / governments. Represent a major step towards the allies ghting as a single unity. However: it failed to create an uni ed command structure or a permanent mechanism for discussing strategy various. Allied countries forced joffre to make compromises, which dampered the effect of the theorized strategy (both russia and. Britain refused to end their gallipoli & salonika campaigns: joffre argued for the allies to conduct simultaneous offensives on multiple fronts against the germans in midsummer 1916. Goal: decrease germany"s ability to transfer troops & place pressure on the rest of the central power countries.
