WWI Battles

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    Battle of Tannenberg

    the cause was the Russian invasion of East Prussia during World War I. The Germans won, and the consequences were the near annihilation of half of the Russian Second Army, the capture of around 92,000 Russian soldiers, and the suicide of the Russian commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.
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    Battle of Tannenberg

    the Russian invasion of East Prussia. The Germans who won it. the consequences was the near annihilation of half of the Russian Second Army, causing huge casualties, the capture of around 92,000 Russian soldiers, and the suicide of the Russian commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.
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    First battle of the Marne

    it was caused by the German advance into France following the Schlieffen Plan. The Allied forces, primarily consisting of the French and British armies, won the First Battle of the Marne. Consequence of halting the German advance on Paris, effectively stopping the German Schlieffen Plan and forcing the war into a prolonged stalemate of trench warfare across the Western Front.
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    Second Battle of Ypres

    triggered by the German military's decision to use chlorine gas as a weapon against Allied forces. The Allies won, the consequences were significant Allied casualties, a compressed Ypres salient, and the widespread adoption of chemical warfare by both sides throughout the rest of World War I.
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    Battle of Gallipoli

    what led to it was The Gallipoli campaign was intended to force Germany's ally, Turkey, out of the war. It began as a naval campaign, with British battleships sent to attack Constantinople (now Istanbul). This failed when the warships were unable to force a way through the straits known as the Dardanelles. who won it was the Turks, resulted in a significant Allied defeat, with heavy casualties on both sides, solidifying the Ottoman Empire's hold on the Dardanelles Strait.
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    Battle of Verdun

    stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn's edict to elicit major bloodshed from the French defense of the fortress complex around Verdun. The French won, a major consequence was over 10 months in 1916, the two armies at Verdun suffered over 700,000 casualties, including some 300,000 killed.
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    Battle of Jutland

    primarily caused by the German High Seas Fleet's desire to challenge the British Royal Navy's dominance by attempting to lure out and destroy a portion of the British Grand Fleet, hoping to break the British blockade of Germany and gain access to the Atlantic, while the British aimed to engage and destroy the German fleet to maintain control of the sea lanes. neither side achieved a decisive victory, British naval superiority,German strategic retreat, Increased submarine warfare.
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    Battle of the Somme

    primarily triggered by the stalemate on the Western Front during World War I but what put it into action was the intense German offensive at Verdun. The Allies won the Battle of the Somme, consequences were devastating casualties for both sides, significantly impacting public morale, leading to a German strategic retreat to the Hindenburg Line, and providing valuable combat experience for the Allies that would contribute to their eventual victory on the Western Front.