1. Preston Klinger, Dillon Anderson, Jessica Crawford, and Maddie Garner
Western Front
Preston Klinger, Dillon Anderson, Jessica Crawford, and Maddie Garner

2. Western Front Map

3. Importance of the Western Front
Main theatre during WWI
Germans opened the western front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium.
Trench warfare was extremely important and it was the main fighting strategy on the western front.
Poison Gas was first used
Blimps were used for fighting, so the air traffic control system was created.

4. Important Battles of the Western Front
Battle of Liege (Aug 4-16, 1914)
Battle of Verdun (Feb 21-Dec )
Battle of Mons (Aug 23, 1914)
1st Battle of Ypes (Oct 19-Nov 30, 1914)
2nd Battle of Ypes (Apr 22-May 25, 1915)

5. Life for Soldiers (Germans)
In general, better than the rest of the troops
Concrete in trenches
Subject to attacks from rats and lice

6. Life of Soldiers (Everyone else)
Wood in trenches
Large amounts of mud
Little food
Rats and lice
Trenchfoot

7. Battles in Depth: Battle of Leige
First Battle of the Great War
High ground on the banks of the River Meuse
German Imperial Army vs. Belgian Army
Germans needed this route in order to attack Paris, France
Liege, Belgium
Casualties- Germans: 5,300 Belgians: 20,000
Important route into France

10. Battles in Depth: Battle of Mons
August 23, to early September
At the Mons Canal in Belgium
Between the British Expeditionary Force and the German 1st Army
The British had 70,000 soldiers
The German 1st Army had 160,000 soldiers
The landscape was over the 60 ft canal they also had trenchs on the sides of the canal
British forces retreated
Soldiers lived in the trenches along side all of the heavy fire

11. Battles In Depth: Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I, from february to december of Germany’s plan was to “Bleed France white” by launching an attack on a narrow stretch of land (Verdun). The battle involved Germany’s 140,000 troops VS. France’s 30,000. After 11 months there were about 700,000 casualties. The terrain of this battle was in the forest, because of the large amount of artillery fire, the terrain was very rough and rugged. By december France had won the battle, there was not a great significance of this battle. But it was one of the worst battles of WWI .

12. Map Of Verdun

13. Propaganda Posters

14. Work Cited http://www.greatwar.co.uk/battles/#locations
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wwi/abroad-wwi/life-trenches