![]() ![]() The plan involved a continuous series of limited advances supported by intense artillery bombardment. As noted from German Chief of General Staff Erich von Falkenhayn’s 1915 memo, the objective of the operation was to achieve a kill ratio of 5:2 in favor of the Germans, and cause the French Army to bleed to death defending the fortresses around Verdun. Furthermore, the political, economic and military situation in Russia began its descent, leading ultimately to the Russian Revolution.įought for 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days, the Battle of Verdun was the longest, and one of the most savage battles of the First World War. ![]() The supreme commander of Russian Forces Grand Duke Nicholas was replaced by Tsar Nicholas II himself. Weakening of Russia on the Eastern Front led to the successful invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers in October, 1915. The success in the campaign meant that Austria-Hungary could transfer a considerable number of troops from the Eastern Front to the new Italian front, when Italy declared war in May, 1915. The Central Powers suffered 90,000 casualties. An estimated 100,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded in action, and another 250,000 were captured by the Austro-Hungarian and German forces, along with large amounts of weapons and other war materiel. More importantly, the Russian threat to Austria-Hungary was averted. The Central Powers thus managed to recapture Galicia with the penetration progressing about 160 km at its deepest. Germans and Austro-Hungarian forces on the move during the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive Allied troops were then assembled to eliminate the Ottoman mobile artillery, which was preventing the Allied minesweepers from clearing the way for the larger vessels. The naval offensive began in February 1915 and was a disaster, in part due to the outdated allies’ fleet and the many ships that were sunk by Ottoman cannons and mines. The plan involved sailing a huge fleet at the 65-mile Dardanelles water strait that linked the Mediterranean and Ottoman capital Constantinople (now Istanbul), capturing the city and knocking Ottoman Turkey out of the war. The only major victory of the Ottoman Empire in WW1, the Gallipoli Campaign refers to the Allied advance in the Gallipoli Peninsula with the aim of weakening the Ottoman Empire by taking control of the strategic straights and advancing further. Gallipoli Peninsula, Gelibolu, Dardanelles Strait Here is detailed information about the 10 most important battles of WW1 including their dates, place, front, participating nations and the top leaders involved.įrench forces at the First Battle of the Marne The major battles on the Eastern Front include Battle of Tannenberg, Gorlice Tarnów Offensive and the Brusilov Offensive. The second most important theater of the war was the Eastern Front, which had the Russian Empire and Romania on one side and the Central Powers on the other. It saw most of the major battles fought during WW1 including the First Battle of Marne, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Somme and the German Spring Offensive. The Western Front, a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea, was the main theater of the First World War. Fought between Jand November 11, 1918, World War I was a global conflict between the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria and the Allies which was a coalition of many nations, most prominently the Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan and Italy.
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