World War I - Western Front: Every Day

Troop positions and movements 1 August 1914 – 28 February 1919, 4 days every second. Red - Germans & German allies Blue - French & colonial infantry Cyan - French cavalry Orange - British & colonials Green - Belgians in the north; Russians, Italians, Portuguese elsewhere Purple - US-Americans Dark blue - reserve Light blue - resting & training Uneven brown - building defense works Uneven grey - staging Solid grey - sanitation Maps source: Cartographie 1914 - 1918, Tunes source: The Songs of World War I, Playlist with several views of the same maps: The video shows the front lines, leaving out the regions further south. About 85% of the overall map area is included, and the source graphics are rendered at a 60% zoom at the highest video resolution. The infobox and the date labels are redrawn in a consistent format across all frames, closely based on the original. The credit for producing the maps goes to Jean Michel Martin, the author of the Cartographie 1914 - 1918 website. The songs represent the main belligerents on the Western Front, in order: Belgium, Germany, France, UK, US. They've been shortened to fit the time frame of the video. For excellent coverage of the war and what came after check out the channels below. I am not affiliated with them or with Cartographie 1914 -1918 in any way. The Great War TimeGhost History 0:00 1914 0:38 1915 2:09 1916 3:41 1917 5:12 1918 6:31 After the Armistice