Battles of the First World War

Tannenberg Mons Marne

Who Russians British France
Samsanov John French Joffre
Rennenkampf
Germans British
Germans Von Kluck John French
Hindenburg
Ludendorff Germans
Hoffmann Moltke
Buelow
Kluck
When Late August 1914 23 August 1914 5-12 September
1914
What Take Germany Moltke’s Schlieffen On 9th September,
Two pronged Plan to advance German army was
attack… On Paris encircled.
… then combine
Rennenkampf BEF, who were very Moltke broke down
rested his Experienced were
Troops Mistaken for Mach Said to have
But Samsanov ine guns. reported to the
marched on Kaiser that he lost
The Germans Germans adopted the war
defeated the Poor defensive posi
Armies on by one tions.

Outco Great victory, British tactical British-French

me attributed to Victory decisive strategic
Ludendorff and victory
Hindenberg
Result After this second
major clash on the
western front
(after Battle of
the frontiers),
the war became a
stalemate
 Verdun Jutland Somme
Who France Britain Britain (and Co)
Philip Pétain Sir John Jellicoe Douglas Haig
Robert Nivelle Sir David Beatty
French
Germany Germany Ferdinand Hoch
Erich von Franz Hipper
Falkenhayn Reihnard Scheer Germans
Crown Prince
Wilhelm
When 21 February 31st of May 1916 July 1st 1916
1915 1st of June 1916 18th November
18 December 1916
1916
What Verdun was a Germans try to lure The British and
French the British out the French fought
National symbol And destroy part of together against
their fleet the Germans
Falkenhayn
used it to lure But the British knew
The French out about the
and sap Plot and sent the
At their army whole Grand fleet
of the royal navy
Over 40 million
shells The German fleet
Were shot was defeated,
although more
Both sides lost British ships were
out sunk
tremendously
Outco French Victory Tactically Indecisive
me Inconclusive German retreat
British remain 40 miles
dominant over seas
A pyrrhic victory
Result Most awful The High seas Was the one of
French battle fleet of the the bloodiest
Of the war. Kaiserliche marine major military
went back to port, operations ever
Both sides lost never to come out recorded. 1,5
out in the again in the war million casualties
End.
British kept
dominance over the
seas.