Wednesday, August 27, 2008
German officers in Ottoman Navy pushed them in WW1
On October 19, Goeben and Breslau received by Ottoman officials. Along an agreement with the German military mission, CUP did not discharge the crews of these ships. On October 21, Six hundred more German officers reported to arrive along the military mission. On October 29 Allies presented a note to Grand Vizier Said Halim Pasha that they had an agreement with Egypt and any hostility towards Egypt will be treated as declaration of war. On October 29th, after the Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau, Breslau bombarded the Black Sea port of Theodosia. On November 2nd Grand Vizier Said Halim Pasha expresses regret to Allies for war operations of fleet. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kazonof said It Is too late and Russia accepted this raid as an act of war. The Cabinet tried to explain that hostilities were begun without its sanction by German officers serving in the navy. Allies insist on reparation to Russia, dismissal of German officers from the Goeben and Breslau, and internment of vessels until end of the war. But before the response generated; Great Britain and France declared war on Ottoman Empire on November 5th. CUP's official declaration of War came on November 14.[5]
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