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battle of the Tannenberg
The Russian invasion of East Prussia during the early stages of World War I, the germansa devastating defeat for the Russian army, with the near annihilation of half of the Russian Second Army, causing huge losses in manpower (around 92,000 prisoners taken) and severely damaging Russia's morale, while also boosting German confidence on the Eastern Front; the battle's commander, General Alexander Samsonov, committed suicide following the defeat. -
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first battle of marne
As the Germans approached Paris, the Allies of Britain and France decided to give an all out effort to stop the advance of the Germany army,The Allies, primarily the French and British forces won,effectively stopped the German advance on Paris, thwarting the Schlieffen Plan and forcing Germany into a defensive posture, leading to a prolonged war of attrition characterized by trench warfare across the Western Front, rather than a quick knockout of France. -
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the second battle of ypres
the German army wanted to test and utilize their new chemical weapon, chlorine gas, on a large scale against the Allied forces, while also attempting to cover their movement of troops to the Eastern Front by creating a diversionary attack on the Western Fro,the allies wonthe establishment of a highly vulnerable "Ypres salient" where the Allies were constantly under pressure, the introduction of poison gas as a weapon of war, heavy casualties on both sides, and the development of trench warfare. -
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battle of gallipoli
The Battle of Gallipoli occurred during World War I as part of an Allied strategy to knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war by capturing Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) by gaining control of the Dardanelles Strait, the ottoman empire won,a significant Allied defeat, causing a large number of casualties, a major setback for the British war effort, the rise of the "Anzac legend" for Australia and New Zealand, and the resignation of Winston Churchill from his position in the British government -
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battle of verdun
German General Erich von Falkenhayn strategically chose the heavily fortified French city of Verdun as a target to attempt to "bleed the French white" by forcing them to defend it at all costs, hoping to drain their army of resources and manpower through a prolonged and bloody battle, due to its symbolic importance, France wondevastating casualties for both French and German forces, leaving the landscape around the city in ruins, with numerous villages completely destroyed. -
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battle of jutland
The German High Seas Fleet hoped to weaken the Royal Navy by launching an ambush on the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea,Britain, a strategic victory for the British Royal Navy, despite losing more ships than the Germans. -
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Brusilov offensive
to relieve pressure on the French at Verdun by forcing Germany to divert troops to the Eastern Front, the Russians won,the Russians suffered at least 500,000 killed, wounded, or captured. -
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battle of somme
To take pressure off the French, but also to start wearing down the German army as part of grand allied strategy,the allies,A more professional and effective army emerged from the battle. -
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battle of passchendaele
to gain control of the Belgian coast and disrupt German submarine operations operating from those ports, while also aiming to wear down the German army by forcing them to fight on difficult terrain in Flanders, Belgium, British and Canadian troops wonAfter 100 days there was a movement of the frontline of merely eight kilometres. -
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battle of caporetto
it happened because of the weakness of the Italian defense there, the Austro germans won. -
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the battle of cambrai
An idea initially put forward by Lt-Col JFC Fuller, GSO1 of the Tank Corps, the allies won, little strategic impact on the fighting on the Western Front. -
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spring offensive
Germany saw it as their last chance to win the war before the full force of the United States military could be deployed on the Western Front, the allies won,The Allies lost nearly 255,000 men (British, British Empire and French). They also lost 1,300 artillery pieces and 200 tanks. -
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second battle of marne
The Germans reached the Marne River near Paris, prompting them to attempt a final push towards the French capital, The allies including France, and the US,decisive Allied victory, with heavy German casualties and a significant boost to Allied morale. -
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battle of belluau
the German army was attempting to push towards Paris, France, and the American Marines, newly arrived on the Western Front, were tasked with halting their advance at the strategic location of Belleau Wood, major hudges,greatly boosted morale -
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hundred days offensive
In response to the German Spring Offensive of 1918,the allies one.