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982 The War becomes History almost daily, but the deterrent effect was low. Most of those who were then executed for desertion had already fled six or seven times. The Allies promised deserters the best treatment and, above all, enough to eat. All of them were to be given the opportunity to eat properly first of all.2408 However, it was almost inexplicable to the Italians, Brit- ish and French that not even more Imperial and Royal soldiers deserted.2409 However, those who continued to hold out were increasingly filled with a sense of bitterness and hopelessness, and the anger directed at those by whom they felt betrayed and let down became enormous. In light of this melancholy, Emperor Karl finally brought himself to take the step towards peace that had been debated for a long time, and that had also been the subject of discussion in Spa. The Emperor requested that General Cramon send a telegraph to Spa to the effect that Austria-Hungary would take the planned step towards peace alone if the German Empire was unable to decide without delay to take the same ac- tion.2410 Cramon received the reply from the German Supreme Army Command that he should do all he could to prevent Austria-Hungary from taking such a step. Cra- mon explained the reasons for the request to wait to Emperor Karl by reporting that the withdrawal operations among the German troops in France and Belgium had not yet been entirely completed. Karl was therefore to wait for a few days. However, the Germans delayed longer and longer. Finally, on 14 September 1918, Karl ordered the Foreign Minister to send a peace démarche. Kaiser Wilhelm was only informed of this step after it had been taken. The German Kaiser had no choice but to simply express his ‘regret’ and ‘astonishment’ in retrospect.2411 Following the note of 14 September, there could no longer be any doubt that Aus- tria-Hungary was seeking an unconditional peace. However, the Allies showed them- selves to be utterly unimpressed and again only reacted by stating that the German Empire must first surrender before they could turn their attention to Austria-Hungary. The French President gave no direct response at all, but referred to a speech to the Sen- ate published in the Journal Officiel, which at the end contained the words : ‘Onwards to an untainted victory.’2412 Hindenburg in turn could only reply that it was the duty of Austro-Hungarian troops on the western front to continue fighting until a solution had been found.2413 Now, all developments were moving towards making final offers, to final proclamations and, ultimately, to dissolution. However, one thing was evident : Austria-Hungary would shortly be joining the ranks of the failed states.
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Titel
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Untertitel
and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1914 – 1918
Autor
Manfried Rauchensteiner
Verlag
Böhlau Verlag
Ort
Wien
Datum
2014
Sprache
englisch
Lizenz
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
ISBN
978-3-205-79588-9
Abmessungen
17.0 x 24.0 cm
Seiten
1192
Kategorien
Geschichte Vor 1918

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  1. 1 On the Eve 11
  2. 2 Two Million Men for the War 49
  3. 3 Bloody Sundays 81
  4. 4 Unleashing the War 117
  5. 5 ‘Thank God, this is the Great War!’ 157
  6. 6 Adjusting to a Longer War 197
  7. 7 The End of the Euphoria 239
  8. 8 The First Winter of the War 283
  9. 9 Under Surveillance 317
  10. 10 ‘The King of Italy has declared war on Me’ 355
  11. 11 The Third Front 383
  12. 12 Factory War and Domestic Front, 1915 413
  13. 13 Summer Battle and ‘Autumn Swine’ 441
  14. 14 War Aims and Central Europe 469
  15. 15 South Tyrol : The End of an Illusion (I) 497
  16. 16 Lutsk :The End of an Illusion (II) 521
  17. 17 How is a War Financed ? 555
  18. 18 The Nameless 583
  19. 19 The Death of the Old Emperor 607
  20. 20 Emperor Karl 641
  21. 21 The Writing on the Wall 657
  22. 22 The Consequences of the Russian February Revolution 691
  23. 23 Summer 1917 713
  24. 24 Kerensky Offensive and Peace Efforts 743
  25. 25 The Pyrrhic Victory : The Breakthrough Battle of Flitsch-Tolmein 769
  26. 26 Camps 803
  27. 27 Peace Feelers in the Shadow of Brest-Litovsk 845
  28. 28 The Inner Front 869
  29. 29 The June Battle in Veneto 895
  30. 30 An Empire Resigns 927
  31. 31 The Twilight Empire 955
  32. 32 The War becomes History 983
  33. Epilogue 1011
  34. Afterword 1013
  35. Acknowledgements and Dedication 1019
  36. Notes 1023
  37. Selected Printed Sources and Literature 1115
  38. Index of People and Places 1155
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