World War 1 - key wars Flashcards
(19 cards)
What date was the Battle of the Marne?
-September 6-12 1914
What are the key events of the Marne?
- Britain sent BEF - 150,000 men
- Germany followed Schifflen plan, however Russia mobalised quicker than expected
- Had to split there troups, therefore they were pushed back from the position of 20 miles from Paris (Boming Distance)
- pushed them back at the River Ains due to French resistance and spliting army
- Lead to trench Warfare
What was the date of Gallipoli?
-Feburay 17 1915 - January 9 1916
What was the aim of Gallipoli?
- Control of the Dardinales straight
- Easy trade with Russia
- Ottamen Empire was stopping this`
What was the first attack?
- Down the straight, the battleships went down.
- They were getting shot at and hit sea mines
- Turned around, and landed at anzac cove
What was the seccond attack?
- Landed at Anzac Cove
- Landed in water - forced to swim to land
- They were surrounded by hills with turks
- They therefore got shot down.
- Once made it up the hill, stalemate
- Dug down
- Hot days and cool nights, meant lots of disease
- Retreated - considered a failure for the British
Why was the Gallipoli a faliure?
- 73000 men died
- didn’t win war
What dates was the Battle of Verdun?
- Germany tried to break through enemy line
- Germany used attrition warfare to break down resistance
- German planned to launch attack on French Forts
- By 1916, over 700,000 men had been killed and the French were about to collapse
What was the date of Verdun?
21 Feb - 18 Dec 1916
What did Verdun lead to
-Battle of the Somme
Explain the battle of the somme
- 10 day bombardment before hand
- knew the attack was coming
- This therefore lead to the germans ready with machine guns
- This then meant that they got mowed down - 57,000 deaths in first day
Success or failure?
- partial success - drew attention away from Verdun - kept Frech morle high
- With numbers, they should have won the battle - partial faliure
Date of the somme
1 July - 18 December
What was the battle of Paschendale
- Muddy battle on Western Front
- there was intense rain - lead to burst of sewage pipes
- Soilders drowned in mud
- 275000 deaths - British
- British Victory
Date of Paschendale
-31 July - 10 Nov 1917
Explain Battle of Jutland
- Battle between british and german in sea
- British blockade was working
- German ships came to stop
- Admiral Jellicoe made decision to fight
Success or Failure
-Success as they did not challenge blockade again
How many ships lost for each side
GER - 13
BRIT - 14
What was the date
-31st May 1916
