MTT - 5 BATTLES of the western front

Question 1

the first battle of ypres

Answer 1

oct - nov 1914
- british kept Ypres so kept control of English channels and ports
- but Germans gained ground

Question 2

battle on the hill 60

Answer 2

April 1915
- british tunnelled into hill
- exploded five mine from tunnels
- took the hill

Question 3

second battle of ypres

Answer 3

April - May 1915
- germans made small gains towards ypres
- battle was first time chorine was used and used by germans

Question 4

the somme

Answer 4

July - November 1916
- very high casualties both sides
- british strategy: tanks, creeping barrage
- but little impact

Question 5

arras

Answer 5

April - May 1917
- british expanded underground tunnels, quarries, caves for shelter for troops
- tunnels used to launch battle
this was initially successful but then not so much because of high casualties

Question 6

cambrai

Answer 6

November - December 1917
- first large scale use of tanks
- british forced back

Question 7

third battle of ypres

Answer 7

• British used creeping barrages making small gains out of ypres salient
• BAD weather very waterlogged ground