Battles of WWI

Question 1

Battle of the Mons (Aug 1914)

Answer 1

. Germany Vs Britain
. Britains first war of WW1
(German victory)

Question 2

Battle of Tannenburg (Aug 1914)

Answer 2

. Germany Vs Russia
. Big Russian loss, commander killed himself
. General Ludendorff and Hindenburg

Question 3

First Battle of the Marne (Sep 1914)

Answer 3

. France (winner) Vs Germany
. Beginning of trench warfare
. Marks end of Schlieffen Plan
^ Von Moltne sent less troops than needed and German troops pushed back to Aisne River

Question 4

Battle of Galliopi (Feb 1915)

Answer 4

. Turkey (winner) Vs Britain (Australia)
. Wanted to knock Turkey out of the war to get supplies to Russia
. Churchill

Question 5

Battle of Verdun (Feb 1916)

Answer 5

. France (winner) vs Germany
^ General Joeffre + Petain vs Falkenhayn
. Communication a problem
^ France started bombarding own troops at Simmoneaux
. Longest battle in modern history

Question 6

Battle of Jutland (1916)
(only battle at sea)

Answer 6

. Britain Vs Germany (no winner)
. British blockade

Question 7

Battle of the Somme (1916)

Answer 7

. Britain + France Vs Germany
(Stalemate)
. General Haig bombarded German troops (1 week)
. Only 1/3 exploded
. Within hours almost 20,000 dead and over 35,000 dead - worst lost in British history

Question 8

3rd Battle of the Ypres (Passchendale) (1917)

Answer 8

. Britain (winner) Vs Germany
. Only knew they’d won when mud changed colour
. Wanted to extend line in Belgium - could have used more men and ended sooner

Question 9

June Offensive (1917)

Answer 9

. Germany/Austria (winner) VS Russia
. 400,000 Russian casualties - Kerensky
. Knocked Russia out of the war

Question 10

Battle of Cambrai (1917)

Answer 10

. Britain (winner) Vs Germany
. First time tanks used properly, development of all arms warfare
. 381 tanks used

Question 11

Ludendorff Offensive (1918)

Answer 11

. Britain (winner) Vs Germany
. Took most men from Russia (most men on Western Front) - doesn’t take any significant land
. Take 90,000 prisoners - don’t break line
. 1 million German casualties, including best men (stormtroopers)
. USA sending 50,000 troops each month
. Sent too many troops to France

Question 12

Battle of Amiens (1918)

Answer 12

. Britian/France (winner) VS Germany
. General Foch (supreme) Haig, Currie (Canadian), Monash (Aus)
. Using aeroplanes, sound ranging - all arms warfare
. Kept moving so Germany had to keep moving resources
^ bite and hold

Question 13

Battle of Meuse - Argonne (1918)

Answer 13

. USA (winner) vs Britain/France
. Made some early errors early on (inexperienced)
. Managed to capture forrest