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First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. The German army invaded France with a plan for winning the war in 40 days by occupying Paris and destroying the French and British armies. The French and British won this war, the consequences of this war were that is ruined Germany's original plan to defeat France, effectively ending the the ¨Schlieffen Plan.¨ -
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Battle of Cambrai
Was a British attack in the First World War, followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force since 1914. The British won this battle and the consequences were that the allies suffered more than 80,000 casualties. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was an early battle in World War I. It was fought between the Germans and the Russians. The Germans won this war. Resulted in a devastating defeat for the Russian army, leading to the near annihilation of half of the Russian Second Army, the capture of around 92,000 Russian soldiers as prisoners. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was an early battle in World War I. It was fought between the Germans and the Russians. The Germans won this war. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. -
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Second Battle of Ypres
During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium. -
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. -
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Battle of Verdun
Was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War. -
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Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during World War I. -
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Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov offensive or Battle of Galicia-Volhynia, of June to September 1916 was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the most lethal offensives in world history. -
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Spring Offensive
The German spring offensive, also known as Kaiserschlacht or the Ludendorff offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War. -
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Battle of Passchendaele
The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. -
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Battle of Caporetto
Took place on the Italian front of World War I. The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers. -
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Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack, led by French forces and supported by several hundreds of Renault FT tanks, overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. -
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Battle of Belleau Wood
Was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. -
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Hundred Days Offensive
Was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War. Beginning with the Battle of Amiens on the Western Front, the Allies pushed the Imperial German Army back.