The Great War: Staffel 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Great War Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 1915
Jan 16, 2026 · 23 min
The first four months of 1915 witnessed a titanic struggle on the Eastern Front, in East Prussia, the Carpathians, Bukovina, and at Przemysl. Both sides suffered staggering casualt
US Empire: American Expansionism In the WW1 Era
Feb 13, 2026 · 92 min
By the late 19th century the US stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic. From the 1890s though, a new wave of American expansion began that resulted in a vast over
The Massive Forgotten Offensives of 1915
Mar 13, 2026 · 24 min
By the spring of 1915, the Western Front had bogged down into trench warfare. Allied offensives tried to break the deadlock in spring and fall 1915. The fall offensives were among
Harsher Than Versailles: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918
Apr 24, 2026 · 17 min
On March 3, 1918 the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) and Bolshevik Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, ending the First World War
Why the Allies Lost the Battle of Gallipoli 1915
May 8, 2026 · 26 min
On April 25, 1915 Australian, British, New Zealand and French forces landed at the mouth of the Dardanelles to capture the Gallipoli peninsular and march on Constantinople. But the
Outbreak of the Russian Civil War 1917-18
Jun 12, 2026 · 21 min
Following the Bolshevik takeover, the communist government under Vladimir Lenin wanted to end Russia's participation in the First World War, transform the country and carry the rev
Why Italy Joined WW1 in 1915
Jul 10, 2026 · 22 min
When war broke out in 1914, Italy decided to remain neutral, even though it was part of the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. In Spring 1915 Italy joined the Allied
Fall of Serbia: Balkan Campaign 1915
Aug 14, 2026 · 22 min
Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the First World War. But by Fall 1915 the Habsburg Empire had still not defeated thei
The End of WW1 and the Russian Civil War
Sep 11, 2026 · 22 min
The Russian Civil War saw dramatic escalation as the other fronts of the First World War saw and end in the fighting. New countries across Eastern Europe tried to defend their inde
1915 - The Deadliest Year of WW1?
Oct 9, 2026 · 176 min
1915 was the first full year of the First World War and it expanded the carnage to new fronts and saw massive battles along the ones from 1914. The Western Front turned into an ent