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

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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.