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Wireless War on the Eastern Front

Radio and the deadlock of 1914

Jan 03, 2022
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When the Imperial Russian Army set out to invade East Prussia in 1914, there were few communication options for the force attacking out of Poland. Roads were a mess in good weather and impossible in bad weather. Telephone and telegraph lines were deemed too vulnerable. Gen. Alexander Samsonov, commander of the 2nd Army, decided to rely on his headquarte…

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