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Battle of Tannenberg
The Germans won a major victory, capturing 92,000 Russian prisoners and killing or wounding 30,000 more. The Russian Second Army was almost completely destroyed, and its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov, committed suicide -
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First Battle of the Marne
where the Allied French and British forces successfully halted the German advance towards Paris, effectively stopping their plans for a quick victory on the Western Front. there were roughly 250,000 casualties for both the French and German armies, with the British suffering around 12,733 casualties, including both killed and wounded -
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Second Battle of Ypres
most notably known as the first large-scale use of chemical weapons by the German army against Allied forces, primarily impacting French and Canadian troops stationed in the Ypres Salient, a section of the Western Front in Belgium near the town of Ypres. casualties 69,000 Allied troops (59,000 British, 10,000 French), against 35,000 German -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign was part of a larger strategy to defeat the Ottoman Empire and allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles. The Gallipoli Campaign was a military defeat for the Allies, but it established the reputation of the Anzacs. It also led to the emergence of Mustafa Kemal, who later became known as Atatürk, and the foundation of modern Turkey. The campaign resulted in over 250,000 casualties for the Allies