2. BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
The Battle of Tannenberg began on the year 1914. The battle was
particularly important success for the Germans in eliminating the
Russians with a absurd kill to death ratio. After the Germans
were pushed back Russia held their ground.
3. BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
Part of the German army was dispatched to counter attack
Russia’s flank. The advantage of railroad fooled the Russian’s and
the troop movement went unnoticed along with the
advancement towards the front to meet the Russian’s head face
where they were annihilated when they their forces were
separated and encircled. Later, it was considered a major defeat in
history.
4. BATTLE OF VERDUN
The Battle between France and Germany that was fought within
less than 10km. It was planned by the Germans to make the fall
of the French then their British Allies. The French stripped Verdun
before the assault her guns, for this they would regret and the
German forces would soon invade Verdun.
5. BATTLE OF VERDUN
On Feb. 21st 1916, Germans artillery and footmen assaulted the
French at Verdun and broke though two of their line of trenches.
There was a pause until Summer until they were forced to
allocate forces to Somme the French pushed forwards
recapturing two forts in November and contained to gain ground.
Soon the Germans were forced to retreat on the French push
with the battle ending with 434,000 German and 550,000 French
casualties.
6. BATTLE OF SOMME
In1916 the Germans were attacked and supposedly severely
weakened by British artillery guns. The British footmen went into
battle as they found themselves in their own massacre with
around 6,000 dead on the first day. Any man who made it to the
German Trenches were shot down and killed.
7. BATTLE OF SOMME
The British who lost so many troops caused an immense
response from the public such as anti war protests and demands
in change of leadership. The battle ended on the 24th of Nov.
with around1.2 million people dead in total.
8. GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN
Feb. 1905 the Allies attacked Turkey in hopes of obtaining break in
the enduring war. To avoid the direct front they planned to invade
Gallipoli. This was the solution to start a change in odds in the
war.
9. GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN
The attack started but it began to fail as soon as the ships
attempted to navigate themselves towards the Ottoman Empire
being thwarted by mines and fire directly from the Turk’s shore.
Many Turks died but still lost less than the British while still holding
their ground.
10. THE STALEMATE
On the Western front there was something known as the
Stalemate. It was a bloody war front where both sides hid down
in their trenches and shot anything that caught their eye.
11. THE STALEMATE
Since they were in the trenches all the time there was no land
gained or lost during the deadlock. The battle between the Allies
and Central Forces fought since the1st of July 1916 until the
middle of November that year.
12. CHRISTMAS TRUCE
During 1914 the Germans began to sing on a Christmas night.
The Ally forces heard them and began to sing with them in their
native language. In response the Germans put Christmas trees
above their trench.
13. CHRISTMAS TRUCE
The Allies and the Germans soon left their trenches to met in no
mans land where the Germans and Allies shared their foods and
rejoiced in peace for one night. When the truce was over several
men were convicted of being traitors and many would not fight.
They were soon replaced with fresh troops.
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