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battle of tanberg
the Russian invasion of East Prussia during the early stages of World War I -
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the first battle of marne
the German invasion of France during World War I -
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the battle of Gallipoli
an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers mainly Britain and France to force their way through the Dardanelles Strait, a narrow waterway leading to Constantinople (now Istanbul), with their navy -
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second battle of Ypres
the German military's desire to test a new weapon, chlorine gas, on the Western Front, while simultaneously attempting to distract the Allies from troop movements to the Eastern Front -
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the battle of Verdun
primarily instigated by German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn -
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Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was primarily caused by the escalating naval arms race between Britain and Germany leading up to World War I, where the German High Seas Fleet -
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Brusilov Offensive
Brusilov's plan aimed to take some of the pressure off French and British armies in France and the Royal Italian Army along the Isonzo Front and, if possible, to knock Austria-Hungary out of the war -
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Battle of the Somme
he Battle of the Somme was preceded by a stalemate in trench warfare on the Western Front, where the Allies decided to launch a major offensive against the Germans along the Somme River in Northern France, with the key factor being a prolonged artillery bombardment intended to destroy German defenses -
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Battle of Passchendaele
But in 1917, after the Arras offensive which had brought such early success for the British, General Sir Douglas Haig planned to launch a major attack in the Ypres Salient -
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Battle of Caporetto
Caporetto had been selected by the Central Powers as the target for a major offensive because of the weakness of the Italian defence there -
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Battle of Cambrai
The plan for the battle came about as a result of an idea initially put forward by Lt-Col JFC Fuller, GSO1 of the Tank Corps -
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Spring Offensive
The main reason for the choice was tactical expediency. The ground on this sector of the front would dry out much sooner -
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Second Battle of the Marne
a series of major German offensives known as the "Spring Offensives" -
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Battle of Belleau Wood
Germany launched a large attack on the Western Front, pushing close to Paris and reaching the Marne River, ultimately leading to German occupation of Belleau Wood -
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Hundred Days Offensive
a major German spring offensive on the Western Front in 1918