Battles - Introduction
This section contains details of significant battles
and action fought during the First
World War.
Given the number of actions involved, each has been categorised by its theatre of operation: thus the Somme offensive is listed within the 'Western Front', whereas Tannenberg can be found within 'Eastern Front'.
Battles are listed within one or more of the following categories:
Category | Description |
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Includes struggles at Verdun, Ypres and the Somme |
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Includes the Russian calamity at Tannenberg |
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Failed Allied campaign for the peninsular |
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Continuous series of battles of the Isonzo |
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The Suez and the Allied march on Jerusalem |
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Includes the innumerable struggles around Kut |
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How Lettow-Vorbeck evaded the Allies for four years |
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Including the biggest naval battle of all, Jutland |
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Includes the Battle of Tsingtao |
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Complete listing of all battles and actions |
Within each category the battles are listed in date order, and include some of the landmark offensives of the war, such as the disastrous British attack at the Somme, and the monumental French defence at Verdun.
Over time additional battle entries will be added, and will include details of all of the signature offensives; however many lesser known actions will similarly be documented.
Feature Articles | Description |
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List of primary events, actions and offensives |
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Rundown of war declarations by nation |
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Numbers of dead, wounded and missing by country |
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Overview of U.S. involvement at Meuse-Argonne |
Russia mobilised 12 million men during the war; France 8.4 million; Britain 8.9 million; Germany 11 million; Austria-Hungary 7.8 million; Italy 5.6 million; and the USA 4.3 million.
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