Sinking of the Lusitania - The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive - Week 41
Show: The Great War --> Season: 2 - 1915 - Stalemate
AirDate: 5/7/2015
Runtime: 10
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Overview: Ignoring the warnings and cruising carelessly slow the RMS Lusitania is hit by a torpedo of the German U-Boat U20. Almost 2000 people die during the sinking of the Lusitania. At the same time the German and Austro-Hungarian army start a combined surprise offensive in the Carpathians. The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive is a huge success for German commander August von Mackensen.