Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between Russia and the Central Powers, by which Russia withdrew from World War I. The treaty, which followed months of ne
The first page of the treaty in (from left to right) German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ottoman Turkish, and Russian
Lev Kamenev arriving at Brest-Litovsk
Signing of the armistice between Russia and Germany on 15 December 1917. Prince Leopold of Bavaria signing the treaty
Special edition of the Lübeckischen Anzeigen, with the headline as: "Peace with Ukraine"
Operation Faustschlag
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The Operation Faustschlag or Unternehmen Faustschlag, also known as the Eleven Days' War, was a Central Powers offensive in World War I. It was the last major offensive on the Eastern Front.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
…Empire. The Soviets sent a new peace delegation led by Leon Trotsky, which aimed to stall the negotiations while awaiting revolutions in Central Europe. A renewed Central Powers offensive launched on February 18 captured large territories in the Baltic region, Belarus, and Ukraine and forced the Soviet side to sue for peace. Under the…
Austro-Hungarian troops enter Kamianets-Podilskyi, Western Ukraine with the city's iconic castle in the background
German troops in Kiev, March 1918.
Diagram of the combat area of the 2nd Red Regiment, 23–24 February 1918; near Narva and Pskov