Belgium army tried to resist the German advance, buying time for the British and French to mobilise their armies.
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23rd August 1914
BEF landed in France to meet the advancing Germans at Mons.
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September 1914
German Commander Moltke had to pull 100,000 troops from the advance on France to send to fight Russia.
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6-10th September 1914
Battle of the Marne fought. By the 8th September, both sides dug trenches to protect themselves. Start of stalemate.
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19th February 1915 - 9th January 1916
Galipoli Champagne - naval attacks with mines, then land attacks. British, French and ANZAC vs the Turks/Germans.
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April 1915
First poison gas attack and airplanes fitted with machine guns.
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1916
Steel helmets - standard equipment. Soldiers given gas masks.
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21st February - 18th December 1916
Battle of Verdun: German Commander Falkenhayn wanted to 'Bleed France white'. Both sides suffered huge losses.
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2nd March 1916
Conscription introduced for men aged 18-41 (May: extended to married men)
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31st May 1916
Battle of Jutland - only major sea battle. British lost more ships (14 to 13) and sailors (6000 to 2500) but German fleet was now trapped in port for rest of war.
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1st July - 18th November 1916
Battle of the Somme: launched to divert Germans from Verdun.
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6th April 1917
USA declared war on Germany.
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31st July 1917 - 10th November 1917
Battle of Passchendaele/Third Battle of Ypres. 'Battle of the mud'
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
BEF landed in France to meet the advancing Germans at Mons.
Back
23rd August 1914
Card 3
Front
German Commander Moltke had to pull 100,000 troops from the advance on France to send to fight Russia.
Back
Card 4
Front
Battle of the Marne fought. By the 8th September, both sides dug trenches to protect themselves. Start of stalemate.
Back
Card 5
Front
Galipoli Champagne - naval attacks with mines, then land attacks. British, French and ANZAC vs the Turks/Germans.
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