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= Germany and world war 1 =

During world war 1 the german empire that lost the war.It began participation with the conflict after the declaration of war against serbia its ally.Germans forces faught the allies both estern and western fronts although german territory itself remain relatively from widespread invasion for most of the war,except for a brief period in 1914 when east prussia was invaded. A tight blockade imposed by the British Navy caused severe food shortages in the cities, especially in the winter of 1916-1917, known as the turnip winter.The german army opened the war on the western front with a modified version of the schlieffen plan ,designed to quickly attack france through neutral Belgium before turning southwards to encircle the French army on the german border.