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This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.
From the largest naval battle, and the longest battle, to the most painful and infamous battle, and the battle that marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front, discover 10 significant battles of the First World War that took place between 1914-1918.
8 kwi 2021 · First Battle of the Marne: September 6-12, 1914. The First Battle of the Marne marks an Allied victory about 30 miles northeast of Paris, where the French army and British Expeditionary...
World War I [b] or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War I: British army British soldiers of the North Lancashire Regiment passing through liberated Cambrai, France, October 9, 1918. The second Battle of Cambrai was one of the “hundred days” battles and was one of the most impressive performances by Canadian troops during the war.
Third Battle of Arras (also known as First Battle of Arras (1918)), a phase of Operation Michael. March 30 – April 5 Western: First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, a phase of Operation Michael. March 30 Western: Battle of Moreuil Wood. April 1 Air: Royal Air Force founded by combining the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
11 lut 2023 · The first phase of the battle began on February 21, 1916, with German artillery bombardments along the 19-mile French front. Within the first three days, the Germans had captured Fort Douaumont, a key defense that had protected Verdun for centuries.
