The First World War and the Tallest Man in the World

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  • On 7 November, the 14th Brigade relieved the 8th Brigade near Laventie until 15 November. Winter operations from November 1914 to February 1915 in the II Corps area took place and were called the Defence of Festubert (23–24 November), Defence of Givenchy (20–21 December), the First Action of Givenchy (25 January 1915) and the Affairs of Cuinchy.
  • The First World War began on 28 July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Most of the subsequent Balkan offensives occurred near Belgrade. Austro-Hungarian monitors shelled Belgrade on 29 July 1914, and it was taken by the Austro-Hungarian Army under General Oskar Potiorek on 30 November. On 15 December, it was re-taken by Serbian troops under Marshal Radomir Putnik. After a prolonged battle which destroyed much of the city, starting on 6 October 1915, Belgrade fell to German and Austro-Hungarian troops commanded by Field Marshal August von Mackensen on 9 October of the same year. The city was liberated by Serbian and French troops on 1 November 1918, under the command of Marshal Louis Franchet d'Espèrey of France and Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. Belgrade, decimated as a front-line city, lost the title of largest city in the Kingdom to Subotica for some time.
  • Feodor Machnow (Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Махнов) or Fiodar Machnoŭ (Belarusian: Фёдар Андрэевіч Махноў) was born in 1878. He grew to a stature of 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) and a weight of 166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st). As a young man, he toured Europe to exhibit his great height. In London, he joined the Hippodrome and toured the United States where he met President Roosevelt and actor George Auger. Machnow is usually accredited with a stature of 9 feet 3 inches (282 cm) and billed as 'The Russian Giant.'
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On 7 November, the 14th Brigade relieved the 8th Brigade near Laventie until 15 November. Winter operations from November 1914 to February 1915 in the II Corps area took place and were called the Defence of Festubert (23–24 November), Defence of Givenchy (20–21 December), the First Action of Givenchy (25 January 1915) and the Affairs of Cuinchy. The First World War began on 28 July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Most of the subsequent Balkan offensives occurred near Belgrade. Austro-Hungarian monitors shelled Belgrade on 29 July 1914, and it was taken by the Austro-Hungarian Army under General Oskar Potiorek on 30 November. On 15 December, it was re-taken by Serbian troops under Marshal Radomir Putnik. After a prolonged battle which destroyed much of the city, starting on 6 October 1915, Belgrade fell to German and Austro-Hungarian troops commanded by Field Marshal August von Mackensen on 9 October of the same year. The city was liberated by Serbian and French troops on 1 November 1918, under the command of Marshal Louis Franchet d'Espèrey of France and Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. Belgrade, decimated as a front-line city, lost the title of largest city in the Kingdom to Subotica for some time. Feodor Machnow (Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Махнов) or Fiodar Machnoŭ (Belarusian: Фёдар Андрэевіч Махноў) was born in 1878 at the village of Kasciuki near Viciebsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus). Though exact details concerning his birth and real height are uncertain, Machnow eventually grew to a stature of 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) and a weight of 166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st). As a young man in his twenties he toured Europe to exhibit his great height. After having spent time in Berlin he visited London in 1905 where he joined the Hippodrome accompanied by his wife and young child. He then toured the United States in 1906 where he met President Roosevelt as well as actor and fellow giant George Auger. Throughout his tour his promoters exaggerated his height, and he is usually accredited with a stature of 9 feet 3 inches (282 cm) and billed as "The Russian Giant." On the obelisk it is still possible to read: «Фёдор Андреевич Махнов. Родился 6 июня 1878 года. Умер 28 августа 1912 года. Самый высокий человек в мире. Ростом был 3 аршина 9 вершков» ("Feodor Machnow. Born 6 June 1878. Died 28 August 1912. Tallest man in the world. His height was 3 arshins 9 vershoks [254 centimetres] tall"). This index was taken from a 16-year-old Feodor contract. But after 16 years of age, Feodor Machnow continued to grow, and added 31 cm, reaching 282 cm. Machnow's wife, Efrosinja wanted to correct the incorrect figure on the monument, but was prevented from doing so because of the beginning of the First World War and then the Revolution. Unfortunately Machnow's wife could not verify this version.

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＞On 7 November, ～ the Affairs of Cuinchy. ⇒第14旅団は、11月7日から11月15日までラベンティ近くの第8旅団を救援した。第II軍団では、1914年11月から1915年2月までの冬季作戦が行われたが、それは「フェステュベールト防衛」（11月23日－24日）、「ジバンシー防衛」（12月20日－21日）、「第一ジバンシー行動（合戦）」（1915年1月25日）、および「キュインシー事件」と呼ばれた。 ＞The First World War ～ Subotica for some time. ⇒第一次世界大戦は、オーストリア-ハンガリーが対セルビア戦争を宣言した1914年7月28日に始まった。その後のバルカン攻撃の大部分はベオグラードの近くで起こった。1914年7月29日にオーストリア-ハンガリー軍のモニター装甲艦がベオグラードを砲撃し、11月30日にオスカー・ポチョレク将軍麾下のオーストリア-ハンガリー軍によってそれが占領された。（しかし）それは、12月15日にラドミール・プトニック元帥麾下のセルビア軍によって奪還された。1915年10月6日に始まって都市の大部分を破壊した長い戦いの後、ベオグラードは同年10月9日にアウグスト・フォン・フォンマッケンゼン陸軍元帥指揮下のドイツ軍とオーストリア-ハンガリー軍の手に落ちた。この都市は1918年11月1日、フランスのルイ・フランシェ・デエスペレー元帥とセルビアのアレクサンドル王子の指揮下、セルビア軍とフランス軍によって解放された。最前線の都市として滅ぼされたベオグラードは王国最大の都市としての称号を失って、しばらくの間サボチカに譲った。 ＞Feodor Machnow (Russian: ～ weight of 166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st). ⇒フェオドール・マクノウ（ロシア語：Фёдор Андреевич Махнов）またの名フィオダール・マクノウ（ベラルーシ語：Фёдар Андрэевіч Махноў）は、1878年にヴィシエスク近くのカシウキ村で生まれた。その地は、後にロシア帝国の一部（現ベラルーシ）になった。マクノウの誕生と実際の身長に関する正確な詳細は不明であるが、彼は最終的に285センチ（9フィート4インチ）の身長と166キログラム（366ポンド; 26.1ストーン）の体重に成長した。 ＞As a young man ～ as "The Russian Giant." ⇒20代の若い頃、彼はヨーロッパを旅してその高身長を披露した。一時ベルリンで過ごした後、1905年にロンドンを訪れ、そこで彼は妻と幼い子供を連れて「ヒポドローム」（曲芸座）に加わった。彼はそれから1906年にアメリカを周遊して、そこでルーズベルト大統領と会い、同様に俳優、および仲間の巨人ジョージ・オーガーと会った。そのツアーの間、彼のプロモーターがその身長を誇張し、通常9フィート3インチ（282センチ）の身長と認定され、「ロシアの巨人」として広告された。 ＞On the obelisk ～ not verify this version. ⇒オベリスクでそれ（刻印文）を読むことは今も可能である。すなわち、«ロシア語：Фёдор Андреевич Махнов. Родился 6 июня 1878 года. Умер 28 августа 1912 года. Самый высокий человек в мире. Ростом был 3 аршина 9 вершков»（「フェオドール・マクノウ。1878年6月6日生まれ。1912年8月28日に死亡。世界で最も背の高い男。彼の身長は3アルシン9ベルショク〔254センチ丈〕）というものである。この指数はフェオドール・マクノウ16歳のときの契約書から引用された。しかしフェオドール・マクノウは16歳以降も成長を続け、28センチを加えて282センチに達した。マクノウの妻エフロシーニャは記念碑上の間違った数字の修正を望んだが、第一次世界大戦の開始やその後の革命のためにその実行を妨げられた。残念ながらマクノウの妻はこの刻印文を確認できなかった。

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