Battles of World War I

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Battles of World War I

• 1914-1917

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Battle of Tannenburg

• August 1914
• The Belgian resistance gave the Russians time to
  mobilize.
• The Russian army moved to Austria-Hungary and
  Germany from the east.
• The German stopped and drove back the Russians in
  Tannenburg.
• The Russian army was defeated.

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Battle of Marne

• September 1914
• After putting down the Belgian army, the German
  army moved to France.
• The Germans moved 30 miles from Paris
• 6,000 French troops attacked the Germans.
• The German were stopped by Marne River.
• This battle ended German hopes of a quick victory.

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Battle of Ypres

• October 1914
• After the German advance was stopped by the Marne
  River, the Race to the Sea began.
• The German and the French armies tried to
  outflanked by moving north and east.
• They ended up at the coast of Belgium (the city
  of Ypres).
• A high number of casualties was the result of
  this battle.

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Dardanelles Campaign

• February 1915
• After the Ottoman Empire joined the war on the
  side of the a Central Powers. Great Britain sent
  ships to the Dardanelles Straits to gain a way to
  get supplies to Russia.
• After the British landed in Gallipoli, the
  Ottoman Turks fought much harder than expected.
• Casualties forced the British to leave the
  region.

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Battle of Verdun

• February 1916
• The Germans planned a siege of Verdun.
• The French launched a counteroffensive to drive
  the German army back.
• Verdun became a symbol of French resistance
• Verdun was a fort taken by the German during the
  Franco-Prussian War

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Battle of Lake Naroch

• March 1916
• The Russians answered the French call for help by
  launching an offensive in the east to lure German
  troops away from Verdun.
• The Russians were not prepared and the Spring
  (muddy) conditions did not help.
• Russians were defeated by the Germans (easy
  target).

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Battle of Somme

• July 1916
• In hopes of helping the French, the British
  launched an offensive against the German line
  near Somme.
• The British ended up with more casualties and
  gained no land.
• The tactics of war were useless (New tactics and
  weapons had to be developed).

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Battle of Caporetto

• October 1917
• When Italy joined the Allies in 1915, another
  front opened up at the Italian border (Italian v.
  Austria-Hungary forces).
• The Germans helped Austria-Hungary to push the
  Italian forces to Venice.
• The Central Powers were stopped when the British
  and French troops arrived to help.

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