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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare the Great War and the Ottoman history during the World War I. Previously we covered the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from the humble beginnings as a small Turkic Beylik to the Fall of Constantinople 1453 covering all the major battles including (youtu.be/TDLmsiqhgns) and the reign of Mehmet II (youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI). After the Ottoman victory at Gallipoli and Bulgaria’s entry into the First World War, Istanbul shifted troops across a vast empire to meet the challenges of 1916. In the frozen Caucasus, General Nikolai Yudenich launches a meticulously prepared Russian offensive against the supposedly impregnable fortress of Erzurum. Winter marches, surprise attacks, and brutal fighting for mountain forts shatter the Ottoman Third Army and send it reeling westward. But while the Ottomans lose Erzurum, they strike back elsewhere. In the Sinai desert, Kress von Kressenstein’s forces raid British outposts near Katia, exposing the vulnerability of the Suez Canal. Farther east, the siege of Kut becomes a catastrophe for the British Empire. Relief columns repeatedly smash against Ottoman trenches at Sheikh Sa’ad, the Wadi, Hanna, Dujaila, and Sannaiyat—suffering appalling losses as General Charles Townshend’s starving garrison waits in vain. This episode follows the Russian advance through Persia, the fall of Kut after 147 days, and the strategic consequences of Britain’s twin failures at Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. It is a story of snowbound assaults, desert raids, and one of the most devastating surrenders of the Great War. Across three fronts, commanders gamble men, artillery, supply lines, and imperial prestige at terrible human cost.
Ottoman WW1 #1 - Sarikamish: youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI
Ottoman WW1 #2 - Siege of Van: youtu.be/vc1r0swrBKw
Ottoman WW1 #3 - Gallipoli Naval Campaign: youtu.be/eIi5QznRpw8
Ottoman WW1 #4 - Gallipoli Land Campaign Begins: youtu.be/MfJxl9kAEHg
Ottoman WW1 #5 - End of Gallipoli: youtu.be/xfQxNhtGJIs
Battle of Jutland youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8
Battle of Tsingtao youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0
Battle of Coronel youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk
Battle of Falklands youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs
Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT
Eastern Front Podcast: theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war
Pacific War: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Modern Warfare: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Leif Sick
Script: Craig Watson
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
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00:00:00 - The Ottoman Empire Regroups for 1916
00:01:33 - Russia’s Winter Offensive at Erzurum
00:03:03 - The Breakthrough at Köprüköy
00:05:15 - Storming the “Impregnable” Fortress
00:07:46 - Ottoman Raids Threaten the Suez Canal
00:11:33 - The Siege of Kut and Britain’s Failed Relief
00:16:52 - Kut Falls: Britain’s Worst WWI Defeat
00:17:38 - Russia Advances Through Persia
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1i1RP2lh8P9HE8RJgKQJYpiLV318YpWi2JqSNCzejTKI/edit?usp=sharing
#Documentary #Ottoman #GreatWar
🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on ✔ youtube ► youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► patreon.com/kingsandgenerals
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare the Great War and the Ottoman history during the World War I. Previously we covered the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from the humble beginnings as a small Turkic Beylik to the Fall of Constantinople 1453 covering all the major battles including (youtu.be/TDLmsiqhgns) and the reign of Mehmet II (youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI). After the Ottoman victory at Gallipoli and Bulgaria’s entry into the First World War, Istanbul shifted troops across a vast empire to meet the challenges of 1916. In the frozen Caucasus, General Nikolai Yudenich launches a meticulously prepared Russian offensive against the supposedly impregnable fortress of Erzurum. Winter marches, surprise attacks, and brutal fighting for mountain forts shatter the Ottoman Third Army and send it reeling westward. But while the Ottomans lose Erzurum, they strike back elsewhere. In the Sinai desert, Kress von Kressenstein’s forces raid British outposts near Katia, exposing the vulnerability of the Suez Canal. Farther east, the siege of Kut becomes a catastrophe for the British Empire. Relief columns repeatedly smash against Ottoman trenches at Sheikh Sa’ad, the Wadi, Hanna, Dujaila, and Sannaiyat—suffering appalling losses as General Charles Townshend’s starving garrison waits in vain. This episode follows the Russian advance through Persia, the fall of Kut after 147 days, and the strategic consequences of Britain’s twin failures at Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. It is a story of snowbound assaults, desert raids, and one of the most devastating surrenders of the Great War. Across three fronts, commanders gamble men, artillery, supply lines, and imperial prestige at terrible human cost.
Ottoman WW1 #1 - Sarikamish: youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI
Ottoman WW1 #2 - Siege of Van: youtu.be/vc1r0swrBKw
Ottoman WW1 #3 - Gallipoli Naval Campaign: youtu.be/eIi5QznRpw8
Ottoman WW1 #4 - Gallipoli Land Campaign Begins: youtu.be/MfJxl9kAEHg
Ottoman WW1 #5 - End of Gallipoli: youtu.be/xfQxNhtGJIs
Battle of Jutland youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8
Battle of Tsingtao youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0
Battle of Coronel youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk
Battle of Falklands youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs
Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT
Eastern Front Podcast: theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war
Pacific War: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Modern Warfare: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Leif Sick
Script: Craig Watson
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
✔ Merch store ► teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals
✔ Podcast ► kingsandgenerals.net/podcast
✔ Twitter ► twitter.com/KingsGenerals
✔ Instagram ►instagram.com/Kings_Generals
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - The Ottoman Empire Regroups for 1916
00:01:33 - Russia’s Winter Offensive at Erzurum
00:03:03 - The Breakthrough at Köprüköy
00:05:15 - Storming the “Impregnable” Fortress
00:07:46 - Ottoman Raids Threaten the Suez Canal
00:11:33 - The Siege of Kut and Britain’s Failed Relief
00:16:52 - Kut Falls: Britain’s Worst WWI Defeat
00:17:38 - Russia Advances Through Persia
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1i1RP2lh8P9HE8RJgKQJYpiLV318YpWi2JqSNCzejTKI/edit?usp=sharing
#Documentary #Ottoman #GreatWar
