Baker's Dozen (WWI Edition)

[Sparlingo]

Baker's Dozen of Nations that Stayed Neutral

1. The Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Mexico
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Afghanistan
7. San Marino
8. Sweden
9. Spain

10. Liechtenstein

When World War One broke out the principality declared itself neutral however more than a hundred of its men volunteered for the Austrian Army. Some 27 of these, including Liechtenstein Prince Heinrich who served as a major in the Kuk's Dragoons in Russia in 1915, died under the Austrian flag. Avoiding being ensnarled in World War One, Liechtenstein ended its treaty with Austria and entered its current trade union with Switzerland in 1923. Hitler had designs to merge the Germanic Liechtensteiners on his border into his enlarged Third Reich but no invasion took place

[R. Evans]

Baker's Dozen of Nations that Stayed Neutral

1. The Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Mexico
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Afghanistan
7. San Marino
8. Sweden
9. Spain
10. Liechtenstein

11. Andorra

[broderickwells]

Baker's Dozen of Nations that Stayed Neutral

1. The Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Mexico
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Afghanistan
7. San Marino
8. Sweden
9. Spain
10. Liechtenstein
11. Andorra

12. Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

[Canuckster]

I am getting some conflicting info from Wiki (no surprises there right?).
According to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partici...in_World_War_I San Marino declared war on Austria-Hungary on June 3, 1915. Andorra is listed as a participant on the Entente side (sorry R Evans). Yet from the articles on the countries it certainly sounds like they remained neutral, even if might have favoured one side over the other.

Does anyone know what the real deal would be?

Thanks.

[Canuckster]

Baker's Dozen of Nations that Stayed Neutral

1. The Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Mexico
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Afghanistan
7. San Marino
8. Sweden
9. Spain
10. Liechtenstein
11. Andorra
12. Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

9. Paraguay

Suprisingly (to me anyways) fewer countries in South America remained neutral than I originally suspected. Influenced by Portugal perhaps?

[broderickwells]

Baker's Dozen of Nations that Stayed Neutral

1. The Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Mexico
4. Norway
5. Denmark
6. Afghanistan
7. San Marino
8. Sweden
9. Spain
10. Liechtenstein
11. Andorra
12. Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
9. Paraguay

Suprisingly (to me anyways) fewer countries in South America remained neutral than I originally suspected. Influenced by Portugal perhaps?

Judging by that list in wiki, we may have to do an adjustment, so here's an alternative to either San Marino or Andorra, as I assume Paraguay is for the other.

7a. Albania it declared independence of the Ottoman empire in 1912.

[Colonel Sennef]

Canuckster,
in spite of your confusing numbering I think you have provided the thirteenth item of a baker's dozen,
so it is up to you to come up with the theme for a new dozen

[Canuckster]

Canuckster,
in spite of your confusing numbering I think you have provided the thirteenth item of a baker's dozen,
so it is up to you to come up with the theme for a new dozen

I'm note sure what happened there . Let's blame it on the Canadian educational system.

New topic comin' up.

[Canuckster]

Baker's Dozen of WW1 Warships

1. SMS Goeben

Which became the Ottoman flagship Yavuz Sultan Selim

[150935]

5. Afghanistan? do I remember being told the Germans tried but failed to recruit Afghanistan into the war?

Was Afghanistan a nation back than or am I thinking of Iraq?

[150935]

Baker's Dozen of WW1 Warships

1. SMS Goeben

Which became the Ottoman flagship Yavuz Sultan Selim

Baker's Dozen of WW1 Warships

1. SMS Goeben

2. HMAS Sydney

First Australian Naval ship to make contact and destroy an enamy ship

On 9 November 1914, the cruiser defeated the German cruiser SMS Emden at the Battle of Cocos

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(1912

Might scrap this if you meant battleships like the Dreadnaupht class

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought

[Stryker 19K30]

Was Afghanistan a nation back than or am I thinking of Iraq?

Yes, it was a nation.

[Stryker 19K30]

Baker's Dozen of WW1 Warships

1. SMS Goeben
2. HMAS Sydney

3. HMS Bristol

[Canuckster]

...
Might scrap this if you meant battleships like the Dreadnaupht class
...

The class of ship doesn't matter Aaron. I was just hoping to hear about various ships which would have interesting stories behind them...and the HMAS Sydney definately qualifies in that !

[Canuckster]

Baker's Dozen of WW1 Warships

1. SMS Goeben
2. HMAS Sydney
3. HMS Bristol

4. Mimi & Toutou

This could possibly be the most interesting naval story of WW1 as well as contain the oddest cast of characters. The African Queen may have been loosely based on the Mimi & Toutou. I really need to get one of the books available on the subject.

Images from http://peterbaxterafrica.com/index.p...ke-tanganyika/
(Which contains a very good 4 parter on subject btw)