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MAJOR BATTLES OF WWI. BATTLE OF MARNE 1914; German Army advanced through Belgium and Northern France Caused panic in French Army who rushed from Paris.

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1 MAJOR BATTLES OF WWI

2 BATTLE OF MARNE 1914; German Army advanced through Belgium and Northern France Caused panic in French Army who rushed from Paris to stop attack. German’s stopped 1918; Germans pushing again The four years in between had cost hundreds of thousands of lives and the armies were still exactly where they were when they started http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJXAcl8D51Y

3 BATTLE OF YPRES 1914; attempt by the British to stop the Germans 1915; first use of poison gas 1917; Over-ambitious aims, bad weather, and bad judgments led to horrific losses. Total casualties for this one battle over 250,000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJnpwopZIg

4 BATTLE OF SOMME “Big Push” attack across river Somme by British; huge failure! Soldiers did not follow orders, artillery bombardment did not dislodge German wire or destroy machine-gun posts One of the biggest slaughters in military history http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpCUFw-EnNw

5 BATTLE OF CAMBRAI British launched the first full-scale offensive with the tank 476 tanks charged towards German lines Success surprised both sides and British were not prepared for the victory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODR0huN87Hc


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