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Battle of Tannenberg
Two Russian armies invaded German East Prussia
Germany won
The Russians lost 30,000 killed or wounded,while the Germans sustained a total of only 13,000 casualties. -
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First Battle Of The Marne
A French offensive in Lorraine Prompted German counter -attacks that threw the French back onto a Fortified barrier France and Britain won
it prevented the German capture of Paris, effectively halting the German offensive based on the Schlieffen plan, significantly prolonged the war by forcing both sides into a defensive posture,and led to the widespread development of trench warfare along the western front transforming the nature of the conflict
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Battle of Gallipoli
As part of an allied strategy to knock ottoman turkey out of the war by capturing Constantinople by gaining control of the Dardanelles straight
The ottoman empire won
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Second Battle of Ypres
the German military s decisions to use poison gas for the first time in warfare
The allies won
Significantly impacted world war 1 by marking the first large scale us of poison by ga by the Germans. leading to a widespread adoption of chemical warfare by both sides and resulted in heavy casualties for the allies particularly the british while leaving the ypres salient more vulnerable and constricted. -
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Battle of Verdum
primarily instigated by German general enrich von Falkenhayn who aimed to strategically bleed the French army by forcing them to defend the strategicallly important fortress of verdun
France won
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Battle of Jutland
an encounter off the danish coast between the battle cruiser forces of vice admiral hipper and vice admiral beatty inconclusive with both the british and German sides claiming victory solidified British naval dominance in the North Sea allowing them to maintain the blockade of Germany which signifiicantlly contributed to the allied victory in WW1 -
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Brusilov Offensive
inteses pressure of the french at verdun prompting Russia to mount a major offensive against the Austro Hungarian forces in Galicia to divert German attention away from the western front
Russia won
a devastating blow to the Austro hungarian army forcing Germany to divert troops from the western front to the east contributing to the weakinging of the central powers -
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Battle of Somme
the stalemate on the western front during world war 1 where both sides were locked in trench warfare leading allied commanders to plan a major offensive to break through German lines with the Somme river in France
the allies won
devastating casualties for both sides significantly impacting morale leading to a German retreat to the Hindenberg line in 1917 and exposing the brutality of trench warfare -
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Battle of Passchendaele
The battle took place on the Ypres salient on the Western Front, in Belgium, where German and Allied armies had been deadlocked for three years. On 31 July, the British began a new offensive, attempting to break through German lines by capturing a ridge near the ruined village of Passchendaele. -
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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
The Battle of Cambrai, which took place in November 1917 during World War I, marked the first large-scale use of tanks in warfare, where British forces launched a surprise attack against German lines near Cambrai, -
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Spring offensive
a series of large-scale attacks launched by Germany on the Western Front during World War I in 1918, aiming to decisively defeat the Allies before the full force of the American army arrived; despite initial gains, the offensive ultimately failed, leaving the German army significantly weakened and paving the way for Allied victory. -
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Battle of Belleau Wood
a pivotal World War I engagement where the U.S. Marine Corps, primarily the 4th Marine Brigade, successfully defended against a major German offensive near Château-Thierry, France, halting their advance towards Paris and marking a significant American victory in the war, characterized by intense hand-to-hand combat and heavy casualties for the Marines -
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Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne took place primarily between July 15th and 18th, 1918, with the German offensive beginning on July 15th and the Allied -
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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. By the Summer of 1918, German attacks in the war had halted.