world war one

Battle of Tannenburg

Aug 21, 1914

The germans destroyed Russias second army that was trying to invade east prussia

Battle of Verdun

Feb 8, 1916

German seige of Verdun that lasted 10 months (from Fed of 1916 to Dec 1916) it was the longest battle of world war 1

Battle of Somme

Jul 8, 1916

Main allied attack on the western front. lasted From July to Navember 1916 58,000 british killed on first day.

Battle of Capporetta

Oct 8, 1917

German forces break throught italian line by surprise. named on of the most spectacular sucesses in the war. Battle lasted October to november 1917

Lee -Enfield Rifle

Dec 8, 1920

The .303 caliber lee-Enfiled Rifle was the most comon rifle in ww1 and was made by the british.

Barbed wire

Dec 8, 1920

Barbed wire was used to repel the enimie in ww1 and also to slow them down so our forces could get a more accurate shot at them.

Machine Guns

Dec 8, 1920

American: Hiram Maxim was used by americans in ww1
British : Vickers machine gun, which could spit between 450-500 bullets a minute.
German: Maschinengewehr 08, was derived from the Maxim gun and could fire 400 rounds a minute.

Toxic Gas

Dec 9, 1920

Tear gas and Mustard gas was used by all sided in order to stun or kill the enimy

Tanks

Dec 9, 1920

Thanks to the british the creation of the tank was born. they were commonly called landships and were virtually unstoppable.

Gernades

Dec 9, 1920

The Germans had a gernade that the british called the potato masher it was used to take out groups in trenches but was not a very reliable method.

Airplanes

Dec 9, 1920

Dogfights played an important role in ww1. Planes fought high above trenches. The most lethal piolet was the Red Baron who fought for germany.