#History of Germany in World War II #【Collection of History - German History World War I, No. 31】
How many of the first British Expeditionary Forces assisted France during World War I? To tell the truth, there are many people, but the times have changed, when the wheel of history began to enter the 20th century, heavy howitzers, heavy machine guns, aircraft, submarines, poison gas, tanks have been put into the war, the number of people is no longer the most critical factor on the battlefield.
Of course, the number of people is also very important, after all, the war still depends on human resources, but in the face of absolute firepower, the number of the first British expeditionary force to aid France is really not enough to see! What is that exact number?
The answer is – 80,000 people.
This number is more than a lot, a lot less, but it is really not enough to plug the teeth in the face of the millions of people on the right wing of the German attack on France.
As we all know, before the First World War, Britain, France and Russia established a military alliance against Germany and Austria-Hungary, and as long as Germany and Austria-Hungary dared to act against either side, the remaining two sides would unceremoniously declare war on them.
In the face of the strong enemies Britain, France, and Russia, they also pulled many small brothers from around them into the Entente Group, and made a guarantee that "one side has difficulties and the eight parties support." So when the Germans began to swing their swords at Belgium on August 2, the British knew the time was up and began to mobilize for war.
So when did the British Expeditionary Force land in France?
The period was August 6-10, 1914.
At this time, the Germans were still bombarding the Sun Fortress in Belgium, and the French were just beginning to mobilize.
The British Expeditionary Force, with 80,000 officers and men, 30,000 horses, 315 field guns, and 125 machine guns of various types, assembled across the strait in Southampton and Plymouth Harbor in the United Kingdom to fight with the French army, and their pace was relatively fast, which was a bit unexpected for the Germans, and it was also a bad news that the Germans did not want to hear.
When this force embarked on its journey, many called it the best-trained, most organized, and best-equipped expeditionary force it had ever embarked on.
The commander-in-chief of the ranks was Sir French, Field Marshal of the British Army, a short, grumpy, ruddy-faced man, and the two corps commanders were Sir Grison and Sir Hague, the Chief of Staff was Sir Murray, and the Deputy Chief of Staff was Wilson.
After stepping onto French soil, the British army marched neatly and morale, and even the officers' sabers were sent to the repair center for polishing 3 days before they were ordered to mobilize, shining.
Many people are ready to fight a big war, but no one thinks it will be a war that lasts for four years, and for most people they believe that the war will end in a few months and will not last long. Even the monarchs of Germany and Russia believe that when the leaves fall in autumn, everything will settle down, but they do not know that this is the first great brawl in human history, and four years has turned many people into scorched earth.
80,000 horses were not enough to see in front of Germany, and after this, Britain had to send a series of expeditionary officers to help France turn the tide and withstand the German attack.
To know that in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the German army with The Maxim machine gun in hand had caused the British army to lose 60,000 soldiers in one day, which was an unbearable pain, and the 80,000 people at this time were really not enough for Germany to plug the teeth, but this was only the first batch, after which a batch of British troops set foot on French soil to carry out a war that did not know when it would end.
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