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Battle of verdun
German General Erich von Falkenhayn planned to crush the French army before the Allies became stronger and to target a part of the French front that combined strategic necessity and national pride.The battle was one of the bloodiest and longest of World War I, with an estimated 800,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing. French casualties were about 400,000, and Germa18n casualties were about 350,000.France emerged victorious, but neither side gained much military ground. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Tannenberg, (August 26–30, 1914), World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia (now Stębark, Poland), that ended in a German victory over the Russians. The crushing defeat occurred barely a month into the conflict, but it became emblematic of the Russian Empire's experience in World War I. -
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First Battle of the Marne
First Battle of the Marne, (September 6–12, 1914), an offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles (48 km) of Paris. -
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Second battle of ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres, fought from April 22 to May 25, 1915, during World War I, marked the first large-scale use of poison gas by the German army against Allied forces, specifically chlorine gas, which was released against French and Algerian troops, causing widespread panic and retreat, leaving a gap in the line that Canadian troops were forced to defend against overwhelming German attacks; -
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Battle of Gallipolli
On April 25, 1915, Allied forces landed on the peninsula, including troops from Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and Ireland, France, and India. The Allies made little progress and were soon in a stalemate. The campaign was marked by harsh conditions, including swarms of flies that bred in dead bodies.The British government ordered an evacuation of the remaining troops in December 1915. The last British troops left on January 9, 1916. -
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Battle of jutland
he Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War I, fought between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet from May 31st to June 1st, 1916, off the coast of Jutland, Denmark -
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Battle of Somme
considered one of the bloodiest battles in history, it saw immense casualties on both sides, with the first day alone resulting in over 57,000 British casualties, making it the bloodiest day in British military history; the battle was characterized by a prolonged artillery bombardment followed by infantry attacks, but ultimately resulted in only a small Allied advance due to strong German defenses and heavy machine gun fire.