Battle of the Marne (1914) Begins the Stalemate (early trenches develop) French race to the Marne River to stop the advancing Germans- Many in taxis. This establishes the Western Front
Ypres 1 and 2 Ypres 1 pushes Germans back out of France Ypres 2 introduces gas
The Somme
Verdun - Symbol of ‘Attrition’- “They shall not pass”……… dead Started Feb 1916….ended Dec 1916…at the same spot. French victory? Look at the Fort before o Look at the Fort after
Vimy Ridge…Canada’s Identity
Passchendaele (Ypres 3) Breaking the stalemateConditions to ‘end all wars’
End of the War (Ainse-Marne)