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German Breakthrough into Afghanistan: An Episode of Military-Diplomatic Confrontation during the First World War

Vostok/Oriens '2014, №4

 
The article discusses a little-known episode in the history of military-political confrontation between the great powers in the Middle East during World War I. A military-diplomatic mission of the Central Powers headed by Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer and Werner Otto von Hentig carried out a breakthrough into Afghan territory. The author shows how German and Turkic agents managed to reach Afghanistan and why the Entente allies failed to prevent them.

Keywords: great powers, World War I, Russian-British relations, German influence, Persia, Afghanistan

Pages: С. 61–69