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Battle of Verdun
french repulsed a major German offensive. One of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the war. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
German victory against the second army resulting in a great defeat for russia. The Russian commander committed suicide after they lost -
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First battle of the marne
allied forces successfully halted the German advance on paris ending their hopes. Beginning of trench warfare when they made the germans have to dig holes -
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Second battle of Ypres
Where the German army first used chlorine gas on a large scale against allied forces. This marked a significant turning point in the war. The germans still lost despite their advantage -
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Battle of Gallipoli
British and french troops went to the ottoman held peninsula. This went badly for the allies. -
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Battle of jutland
Naval battle between the British royal navy and the German navy. Took place in the southern north sea. The britain yet again proved their dominance -
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brusilov offensive
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Battle of the Somme
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battle of passchendaele
where allied troops battled against the German army. Devastating casualties marked by heavy rain and mud. Considered an allied victory -
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battle of caparetto
military disaster for italy. Austrian and German force routed the italians along the isonzo river in northeastern italy. more than 600,000 dead. -
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battle of cambrai
marked first large scale use of tanks in battle. British forces launched a surprise attack against German lines near the french city of cambrai. British won and surprised the Germans. -
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spring offensive
series of major attacks in world war one. This battle aimed to defeat allies before the deployment of American troops by breaking through allied lines and forcing them to surrender. They ultimately failed and lead to a huge German loss yet again. -
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second battle of the marne
marked the final major german offensive on the western front during world war one. Halted the German advance and effectively turned the side of the war in favor of the allies. This forced germans into defensive until they head to surrender. -
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Battle of Belleau wood
overall, the woods were attacked by the marines a total of six times before they could successfully expel the germans. they fought off parts of five divisions of germans, often resulting to hand to hand combat. The marines won. -
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Hundred days offensive
a series of allied attacks that took place on the western front. the offensive led to the defeat of the German army. major breakthrough for the allies after 4 years of stalemate.