Primera guerra

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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  • 1914

    1914
    The war began in 1914. This year also began the war of movements, it was marked by the movement of troops on different fronts to obtain a faster victory.

  • the battle of tannenberg

    the battle of tannenberg
    The battle resulted in the almost complete annihilation of the Russian 2nd Army, and a series of immediately following battles destroyed most of the Russian 1st Army as well, leaving Russia in a very bad state of war until the spring of 1915.

  • 1 Battle of Marne

    1 Battle of Marne
    September 3: Prince Vidi I of Albania leaves the country. September 5: The Battle of the Marne begins in which France repels the German offensive and defines the failure of the Schlieffen plan. September 6: in Rome, Cardinal Della Chiesa is elected pope with the name Benedict XV.

  • trench war

    trench war
    After the Battle of the Marne, the fronts stopped and the armies protected themselves in trenches to prevent the enemies from advancing.
  • Period: to

    1915

    The trench war continued and several countries such as Türkiye, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania joined.

  • 1916

    1916
    The Germans launched a new offensive on the Western Front, but in the Battle of Verdun the French held out for months. In July, the British and French attacked the German lines at the Battles of the Somme with little success.

  • 1917

    1917
    The year 1917 was decisive for the war, Russia abandoned the conflict and the United States joined the war. The two million American soldiers and the American industrial power decided the war in favor of the allies.

  • 1918

    1918
    In this year on the Eastern Front the British, French and Italians defeated the Austrians and their allies, several empires requested an armistice and the fighting ceased

  • final stage

    final stage
    On the Western Front the Germans were defeated at the Battle of the Marne as Allied troops attacked the Germans' large Marne salient (i.e. a salient jutting into the Allied lines), taking the Germans by surprise. Three days later, the Allies crossed the Marne and the Germans retreated to their old Aisne-Vesle lines.

  • Armisticio

    Armisticio
    The high command became demoralized and on November 11, 1918, Germany signed the armistice.