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Important WWI Battles Battle of Tannenberg (1914) Battle of Tannenberg (1914) First Battle of the Marne First Battle of the Marne (1914 & 1918) Gallipoli.

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1 Important WWI Battles Battle of Tannenberg (1914) Battle of Tannenberg (1914) First Battle of the Marne First Battle of the Marne (1914 & 1918) Gallipoli Campaign (1915-16) Gallipoli Campaign (1915-16) Spring & Hundred Days Offensive (1918) Spring & Hundred Days Offensive (1918)

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3 Result: Russian forces were decimated and forced into full retreat The Battle of Tannenberg was the decisive victory of the German Eastern campaign. Battle of Tannenberg (August 1914) Battle of Tannenberg (August 1914)

4 Schlieffen Plan Defeat France before Russia is mobilized Defeat France before Russia is mobilized French will immediately retake Alsace-Lorraine. French will immediately retake Alsace-Lorraine. Plan failed: Plan failed: –Germans held up by Belgians –Stopped by French & British at the Battle of the Marne. –Russians also mobilized more quickly than expected.

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6 First Battle of the Marne (Sept. 1914) 1914- German army advancing through Belgium and northern France Battle that stopped German advance, effectively ruins Germany's “Schlieffen Plan” First major victory for Allied forces – French forces rally to stop Germans within sight of Paris

7 Gallipoli Campaign Feb. 1915-Jan. 1916 Goal: establish supply route to Russia Britain attacked Turkish forts along the Dardanelles Both sides suffer heavy casualties, but the British eventually withdrew all troops.

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9 Spring & Hundred Days Offensive (Nov. 1918) Spring Offensive – March 1918 Spring Offensive – March 1918 Last major German Offensive of WWI Last major German Offensive of WWI German troops freed from Eastern Front following Russian surrender German troops freed from Eastern Front following Russian surrender Hundred Days Offensive – August 1918 Hundred Days Offensive – August 1918 Resulted in German defeat and armistice Resulted in German defeat and armistice Most Casualties: 1,855,369 total casualties Most Casualties: 1,855,369 total casualties

10 Total Casualties Great Britain 1,000,000 France 1,300,000 Russia 1,700,000 Germany and allies 3,500,000 America 50,000 At least 5,500 people died per day during the War

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