Battles of WW1

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    Battle of Gallipoli

    British and french troops went to the ottoman held peninsula. This went badly for the allies.
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    Battle of the Somme

    It was a joint effort between British and french to have a decisive victory over the german in the western front.
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    Battle of Tannenberg

    German victory against the second army resulting in a great defeat for russia. The Russian commander committed suicide after they lost
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    First battle of the marne

    allied forces successfully halted the German advance on paris ending their hopes. Beginning of trench warfare when they made the germans have to dig holes
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    Second battle of Ypres

    Where the German army first used chlorine gas on a large scale against allied forces. This marked a significant turning point in the war. The germans still lost despite their advantage
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    Battle of Verdun

    french repulsed a major German offensive. One of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the war.
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    Battle of jutland

    Naval battle between the British royal navy and the German navy. Took place in the southern north sea. The britain yet again proved their dominance
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    brusilov offensive

    a major Russian attack during world war one against the armies of the central powers on the eastern front.
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    battle of passchendaele

    where allied troops battled against the German army. Devastating casualties marked by heavy rain and mud. Considered an allied victory
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    battle of caparetto

    military disaster for italy. Austrian and German force routed the italians along the isonzo river in northeastern italy. more than 600,000 dead.
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    battle of cambrai

    marked first large scale use of tanks in battle. British forces launched a surprise attack against German lines near the french city of cambrai. British won and surprised the Germans.
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    spring offensive

    series of major attacks in world war one. This battle aimed to defeat allies before the deployment of American troops by breaking through allied lines and forcing them to surrender. They ultimately failed and lead to a huge German loss yet again.
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    second battle of the marne

    marked the final major german offensive on the western front during world war one. Halted the German advance and effectively turned the side of the war in favor of the allies. This forced germans into defensive until they head to surrender.
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    Battle of Belleau wood

    overall, the woods were attacked by the marines a total of six times before they could successfully expel the germans. they fought off parts of five divisions of germans, often resulting to hand to hand combat. The marines won.
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    Hundred days offensive

    a series of allied attacks that took place on the western front. the offensive led to the defeat of the German army. major breakthrough for the allies after 4 years of stalemate.