Postcard celebrating the fall of Belgrade, Serbia, to German and Austro-Hungarian forces under the command of Generals von Gallwitz & General Kövess v. Kövesshaza on October 9, 1915. Images of the city include the King's Palace, Terazié Square, the University, the National Theater, King Milan Street, and the city from the Save River.
Belgrad erobert von den Verbündeten am 9. Oktober 1915General Kövess v. Kövesshaza, General von GallwitzKönigs-Palast, Terazié, Universität, National Theater, König Milan Strasse, Belgrad von der SaveBelgrade conquered by the allies on 9 October 1915General Kövess v. Kövesshaza, General von GallwitzKing's Palace, Terazié, University, National Theater, King Milan Street, Belgrade from the Save5361Reverse:Card postmarked Belgrade, June 6, 1918
"The German Ambassador to-day informed me of the decision of his Government to mobilize, if Russia did not stop her military preparations. Now, in point of fact, we only began these preparations in consequence of the mobilization already undertaken by Austria, and owing to her evident unwillingness to accept any means of arriving at a peaceful settlement of her dispute with Servia.As we cannot comply with the wishes of Germany, we have no alternative but to hasten on our own military preparations and to assume that war is probably inevitable. Please inform the French Government of this, and add that we are sincerely grateful to them for the declaration which the French Ambassador made to me on their behalf, to the effect that we could count fully upon the assistance of our ally, France. In the existing circumstances, that declaration is especially valuable to us."
Telegram from Sazonov, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed to the Russian Ambassador to France and communicated to those in Great Britain, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany on July 29, 1914. Austria-Hungary had already begun mobilizing against Serbia, and, to minimize the possibility of an international peace conference being convened and imposing a settlement on Austria-Hungary, bombarded Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, on July 29. Russia mobilized in its southern districts, against Austria-Hungary. Germany, whose Foreign Minister Jagow had said on July 27 that it would not mobilize if Russia mobilized against Austria-Hungary only, will now mobilize under precisely that condition.
Collected Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War, page 287, publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, publication date: 1915
Austria-Hungary bombards Belgrade, Capital of Serbia, 1914-07-29, July, 1914, Belgrade, riverboat, Danube
