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Battle of Tannenberg
The russian invasion of East Prussia is what led to the battle of Tannenberg. The Germans won the battle. Thousands of Russian soldiers were taken prisoner by the German army. -
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First Battle of the Marne
The Germans succeeded in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France, a serious blow. The First Battle of the Marne succeeded in pushing the Germans back for a distance of 40 to 50 miles and thus saved the capital city of Paris from capture. So the Germans won the battle. -
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Second Battle of Ypres
The battle was Canada's first major engagement in World War I.The battle resulted in 60,260 British soldiers being killed, wounded, or missing. The remainder of 1915 and 1916 were marked by trench warfare or local attacks.The Allies won the Second Battle of Ypres, but the Germans gained control of the high ground around Ypres and constricted the salient. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The Ottoman Empire won the battle of Gallipoli.approximately 250,000 casualties for the Ottoman Empire and over 140,000 casualties for the Allied forces, including around 8,700 Australian fatalities alone. The Ottoman Empire lost at least 86,000 dead and 164,000 wounded. The Battle of Gallipoli, also known as the Dardanelles campaign, was a World War I military operation that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in modern-day Turkey -
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Battle of Verdun
The Germans wanted to break through the French lines, march on Paris, and shatter the confidence of the French people.World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Some 300,000 were killed. Franch won the battle of Verdun. -
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Battle of Jutland
Although it failed to achieve the decisive victory each side hoped for, the Battle of Jutland confirmed British naval dominance and secured its control of shipping lanes, allowing Britain to continue effective implementation of the maritime blockade that would contribute to Germany's eventual defeat. -
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Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive was a major World War I victory for the Allies that had many important effects, including.Brusilov's operation achieved its original goal of forcing Germany to halt its attack on Verdun and transfer considerable forces to the East. Afterward, the Austro-Hungarian Army increasingly had to rely on the support of the German Army for its military successes. -
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Battle of the Somme
pyrrhic victory" due to the immense casualties suffered by both sides, with neither side achieving a decisive breakthrough; the Allies did gain some territory but at a horrific cost, making it more of a strategic gain than a clear winner. -
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Battle of Passchendaele
There was no breakthrough, and the German railways remained out of reach. The defenders were pushed back, but the new British positions were precarious and had to be abandoned in spring 1918. The German army had been worn down, but only at a terrible cost in experienced British troops. -
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Battle of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto was a military disaster for Italy during World War I. In late 1917 a combined Austrian and German force routed the Italians along the Isonzo River in northeastern Italy. In the wake of the battle, more than 600,000 war-weary Italian soldiers either deserted or surrendered. -
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Battle of Cambrai
Undoubtedly the initial attack at Cambrai was a success; taking nothing away from the British this was partly due to the Germans being over-confident in their defences. The line at Cambrai was under-manned, and was held by tired or second-rate troops. So the Allies won. -
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Spring Offensive
Despite huge successes since March, by early June the overall German offensive was faltering. The German soldiers were exhausted from successive battles and had out-run their supplies of manpower and food by advancing so far and so fast. British signaller George Banton recalled the end of this phase of the offensive. -
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Second Battle of the Marne
The first battle of the Marne set the stage for 4 years of defensive trench warfare. This forced the Germans to fight a two front war that drained the German resources. The second battle of the Marne was decisive in that it ended the German's hopes for a victory on the Western front. -
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Battle of Belleau Wood
The Allies' victory at the Battle of Belleau Wood, which occurred in France from June 1 to June 26, 1918, greatly boosted morale amid the Germans' Spring Offensive. United States forces suffered 9,777 casualties, included 1,811 killed. Many are buried in the nearby Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. -
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Hundred Days Offensive
The Hundred Days Offensive was a series of attacks by the Allied troops at the end of World War I. Starting on August 8, 1918, and ending with the Armistice on November 11, the Offensive led to the defeat of the German Army.