Troop positions and movements 1 August 1914 – 28 February 1919, 4 days every second.

Red - Germans & German allies
Blue - French & colonial infantry
Cyan - French cavalry
Orange - British & colonials
Green - Belgians in the north; Russians, Italians, Portuguese elsewhere
Purple - US-Americans

Dark blue - reserve
Light blue - resting & training
Uneven brown - building defense works
Uneven grey - staging
Solid grey - sanitation

Maps source: Cartographie 1914 - 1918, [ Ссылка ].
Tunes source: The Songs of World War I, [ Ссылка ].
Playlist with several views of the same maps: [ Ссылка ]

The video shows the front lines, leaving out the regions further south. About 85% of the overall map area is included, and the source graphics are rendered at a 60% zoom at the highest video resolution. The infobox and the date labels are redrawn in a consistent format across all frames, closely based on the original. The credit for producing the maps goes to Jean Michel Martin, the author of the Cartographie 1914 - 1918 website.

The songs represent the main belligerents on the Western Front, in order: Belgium, Germany, France, UK, US. They've been shortened to fit the time frame of the video.

For excellent coverage of the war and what came after check out the channels below. I am not affiliated with them or with Cartographie 1914 -1918 in any way.

The Great War [ Ссылка ]
TimeGhost History [ Ссылка ]

0:00 1914
0:38 1915
2:09 1916
3:41 1917
5:12 1918
6:31 After the Armistice

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