WWI Battles Battle of the Frontiers When Aug

WWI Battles

Battle of the Frontiers • When: Aug. 7 – Sept 13, 1914 • Where: France / Western Front • Countries: • France, England • Germany + • Significance: • German invasion of France / Schlieffen Plan

Battle of Tannenberg • When: Aug 26 -30, 1914 • Where: Prussia/Germany • Countries: • Russia • Germany + • Significance: • Russia didn’t gain German territory for remainder of the War

First Battle of the Marne • When: Sept 6 – 12, 1914 • Where: near Paris, France • Countries: • France, England (some historians argue victory for Allied Powers) • Germany • Significance: • Taxi cab reinforcements/soldiers brought in by taxi • Germans dug trenches that lasted several years • Ended German hopes of having a quick war

Battle of Ypres • When: October 19 th – November 22 nd, 1914 • Where: Belgium • Countries: stalemate • France, Britain • Germany • Significance: • British used clerks, cooks, engineers; foreshadowing of fighting on Western Front*

Second Battle of Ypres • When: April 22 – May 25, 1915 • Where: Belgium • Countries: • British (some historians argue the British had a victory) • Germany • Significance: • First use of gas warfare*

Battle of Verdun • When: Feb 21 – Dec 16, 1916 • Where: France • Countries: • France (some historians argue France was victorious) • Germany • Significance: • Longest and one of most costly battles in history • Marked WWI as a war of attrition

Battle of the Somme • When: July 1 st – November 18 th, 1916 • Where: France near Somme River • Countries: stalemate • France • Germany • Significance: • Munitions were duds / ineffective • First use of the tank • Battle ended due to snow

Third Battle of Ypres / Passchendaele • When: July 31 – November 6, 1917 • Where: Flanders / Belgium • Countries: • British + • Germans • Significance: • • Heaviest rain in 30 years altered battle conditions Adolf Hitler temporarily blinded by gas attack Extra German reinforcements after Russian surrender Haig’s assumption that Germans ready to surrender

Battle of Chateau-Thierry • When: June 3 – 4, 1918 / June 6 th – 26 th, 1918 • Where: France • Countries: • United States of America / France + • Germany • Significance: • Re-capture of the woods by Americans six times (renamed to honor marines)

WWI Battles QUIZ Select two battles and compare or contrast the significance of events in the battles. * Use proper paragraph form with a topic sentence and concluding sentence. * Use as many concrete details and as much commentary as necessary to compare or contrast the significance of two battles.