MAJOR BATTLES OF WWI
MAJOR BATTLES OF WWI
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August 1914 |
September 1914 |
Mar 1915/ Jan 1916 |
July/Nov 1916 |
May 1918 |
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August 1914 |
October 1914 |
Feb/Dec 1916 |
August 1916 |
May 1918 |
August 1918 |
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August 1914 |
Oct/Nov 1914 |
June 1916 |
Passchendaele
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Chateau-Thierry
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September 1918 |
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August 1914 |
November 1914 |
May 1916 |
November 1917 |
June 1918 |
Sept/Nov 1918 |
The Western Front — 1914 - 1918 : A WORLD WAR ONE SUMMARY
Soldier - This is the story of a soldier during WWI. You may have to read some to find exact battles. Great descriptions.
World War I : Battles, Campaigns, & Events of World War I
Virtual Tour of the Western Front
World War One - The War To End All Wars
World War I - Decisive Battles
The Long, Long Trail : Has a nice site for battles.
Military.com
-- Benefiting the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard
The Battle of Mons and the Great Retreat
The Battle of Mons : Has a virtual look at the battle.
Battle of Mons Graupius - Wikipedia
The Battle of Tannenberg, 1914
Battle of Tannenberg -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article : and Encyclopedia: Battle of Tannenberg (1914) : Gives stats.
The Battle of Tannenberg by Paul von Hindenburg, August 1914 : Summary of the Battle of Tannenberg by Paul von Hindenburg - PRIMARY SOURCE
BBC - History - Battle of Tannenberg: 26-30 August 1914
The Great War: Interviews - Figes: The Battle of Tannenberg
Battle
of Tannenberg (1914) - Wikipedia
The Battle of the Ardennes, 1914
Battle of the Frontiers - Lorraine and Ardennes
Battle of the Frontiers - Lorraine and Ardennes
Battle of Heligoland Bight - Wikipedia
Encyclopedia4U - Battle of Heligoland Bight
BBC - History - The War at Sea: 1914 - 1918
BBC - History - Battle of the Marne: 6-10 September 1914
The First Battle of the Marne and The First Battle of the Marne
The Battle of Arras and Vimy Ridge
The Arras Offensive and associated actions
Chapter 23- Battle at Vimy Ridge
Phoenix
Press: Arras; Battle of Arras and Vimy Ridge
First Battle of Ypres and First Battle of Ypres
The Battles of Ypres 1914 (First Ypres)
Second Battle of Ypres and The Second Battle of Ypres
The Battles of Ypres 1915 (Second Ypres)
Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of the Falklands : Includes diary excerpt from the captain of HMS Kent plus links to WWI Maritime War page.
Encyclopedia4U - Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of the Falklands - World War 1 Naval Combat
Map of the Battle of the Falklands
Warships Magazine - Falklands Special
The National Archives | The First World War
The Royal Naval Division at Gallipoli and the Somme by Able Seaman Thomas MacMillan Benbow Battalion
BBC: Gallipoli: Heat and thirst
BBC - History - Battle for Gallipoli: February 1915 - January 1916
Gallipoli: The Drama of the Dardanelles
Verdun:
The
Battle of Verdun 1916 - the greatest battle ever
BBC: Verdun: Symbol of suffering
BBC - History - Battle of Verdun: 21 February 1916 - July 1916
In the Trenches southeast of Verdun : Primary source.
British
Submarines in the Dardanelles in 1914
Flash Movie - The Battle of Jutland
Background to the Battle of Jutland - World War 1 Naval Combat
Beatty's Official Report on the Battle of Jutland
Somme:
BBC:
The Somme: Hell on earth
Why the Somme 1916? and The Battles of the Somme 1916
Chapter 28: Dug in by the Somme
BBC - History - Battle of the Somme: 1 July - 13 November 1916
THE 36th (ULSTER) DIVISION, AND THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, 1916
The Second Battles of the Somme 1918
First World War.com - Battles - The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, 1916
The Eleven Battles of the Isonzo
BBC NEWS/ Passchendaele: Drowning in mud
BBC - History - Battle of Passchendaele: 31 July - 6 November 1917
The Battles of Ypres 1917 (Third Ypres, or Passchendaele)
The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
The Cambrai Operations and associated actions
The First Battle of Aisne and the Race to the Sea
Trench Warfare Begins on the Aisne
The Battle of the Aisne 1914, and subsidiary actions
The Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917
Third Battle of the Aisne: 'Blucher'
THE 1st. U.S. DIVISION AT CANTIGNY, 27th. APRIL - 8th. July 1918
Cantigny: The First Battle of the AEF
Cantigny First Division Foundation - 1st Infantry Division History
Frederick A. Pottle. Stretchers. 1929. Chapters 4-5. : Primary source
Chateau-Thierry: Overview and the Defense of the Marne River Line
A Description of the Battle of Chateau-Thierry
THE 3rd.U.S. DIVISION IN THE REGION OF CHATEAU THIERRY
Belleau Wood: (1st US victory)
Teufelhunden 1775- The Battle of Belleau Wood
North East Division - Marine Corps League : Primary source
Belleau Wood : Primary source
Frederick A. Pottle. Stretchers. 1929. Chapters 4-5. : Primary source
Floyd Gibbons at Belleau Wood : On June 6, 1918, Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, and Lieutenant Oscar Hartzel of the Intelligence Division entered Belleau Wood.
9 - 10 June, 1918, The Americans Take Belleau Wood
The Battle that Made the Marine Corps
Chateau-Thierry: The Battle for Belleau Wood
HENRY B. DAVIS DANS LA 2EME BATAILLE DE LA MARNE
The Battle of Amiens and associated actions
The National Archives | The First World War
August - 4th September 1918 - Amiens Offensive
First World War.com - Who's Who - Georg von der Marwitz
BBC - History - Lions Led by Donkeys? The British Army in World ...
Frederick A. Pottle. Stretchers. 1929. Chapters 8-9. : Primary source
Connecticut Yankee at St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne:
Battle
of Meuse-Argonne
Harry L. Smith. Memoirs of an Ambulance Company Officer at Meuse-Argonne : Primary source
War Memoirs of 2dLt W.B. Jackson, USMC, 6th Machine Gun Battalion: IN THE ARGONNE FOREST : Primary Source.
Path of Fire: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918
In the Argonne Forest and Wounded, Argonne Forest, 4 Nov 1918 : Primary source
