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Battle of Gumbinnen
Battle of Gumbinnen took place on August 20, 1914. The Germans and Russians were involved. The Russian army won. There were around 14,000 casualties. It was Eastern Front. An interesting fact is that it was the first major German offensive on the Eastern front. -
Battle of Galicia
The Battle of Galicia was from August 23, 1914 to September 11, 1914. This battle was between Russia and Austria-Hungary. There were 655,0000 casualties, 225,000 from the Russians and 324,000 from Austria-Hungary. The Russians won. This battle was Eastern Front. An interesting fact is when Austria-Hungary lost the battle they had to leave Galicia. -
Battles of Tannenberg & Masurian Lakes
The Battles of Tannenberg & Masurian Lakes occurred August 26-30, 1914 and September 7-14, 1914. The Germans and Russians were involved. There were 347,000 casualties and Russians had more. Germany beat the Russians at both battles. It was on the Eastern Front. An interesting fact is this battle was Russia's worst defeat during WW1. -
First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of The Marne took place from September 6, 1914 to September 12, 1914. The French and German were involved. There were 519,000 casualties, and were around 250,000 from the French. The French won. It was Western Front. An interesting fact is that it was the first battle to use radio intercepts. -
Battle of Kolubara
The Battle of Kolubara took place from November 16, 1914 to December 16, 1914. The countries involved were Serbia and Austria-Hungary. There were 405,000 casualties, 273,000 casualties are Austrian casualties and 177,000 Serbian casualties. Serbia won the battle. This battle was Eastern Front. An interesting fact is Serbia's population perished during world war 1 and the Austrian casualties fled the country after getting inflicted. -
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun took place from February 21, 1916 to December 20, 1916. It was between the French and German. There were 698,000 casualties and around 300,000 each. The French won. It was on the Western Front. An interesting fact is that this was one of the longest battles of the war. -
Battle of Lake Naroch
Battle of Lake Naroch took place from March 18, 1916 to March 30, 1916. The Germans and Russians were involved. The Germans won. There were around 120,000 casualties and Russians lost more by 100,000. It was Eastern Front. An interesting fact is the despite Russians called for help from Italy and others they still lost. -
First Battle of Somme
This is the Battle of Somme. It took place from July 1, 1916 to November 18, 1916. It was the French and British against the Germans. There were 1,113,000 casualties, 623,907 from French and Britain and 489,093 from Germans. The French won. It was on the Eastern Front. An interesting fact is there was a horrific bloodshed on the first day. -
Battle of Arras
The Battle of Arras took place from April 9, 1917 to May 16, 1917. The countries involved in this battle were Britain and Germany. There are 278,000 casualties,158,000 from Britain and 120,000 from Germany. The British had won. It was on the Western Front. An interesting fact is this war was also known as the British offensive and was an underground war. -
Second Battle of The Aisne
The Second Battle of The Aisne was from April 16, 1917 to May 9, 1917. This war was between the French and the German. There were 355,000 casualties, 182,000 French and 163,000 German. The French won. It was Western Front. An interesting fact is the goal was to end the battle in 48 hours but failed with plenty of deaths.