Battle Map Activity

  • The Battle and Siege of Liège

    6,000-20,000 casualties
    August 5 - 16 1914
    countries involved Germany and Belgium
    Germany took the victory
    western front
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    Fun fact

    it was an open engagement of the German invasion of Belgium
  • Battle of Galicia (Lemberg)

    655,000 casualties
    battle between Russia, Austria-Hungary
    Russia took the victory
    eastern front
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    Fun fact

    it was one of the biggest battles of wwl
  • The Battle of Marne

    519,000 casualties
    Sep 6 - 12 1914
    countries involved France, Great Britain, Germany
    France and Great Britain took the victory
    western front
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    Fun fact

    The Battle of the Marne was the end of mobile warfare on the western front
  • The First Battle of Masurian Lake

    165,000 casualties
    sep 9th-14th 1914
    victory for Germany
    eastern front
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    Fun Fact

    At Masurian Lakes the Germans pushed the Russian 1st Army back out of Germany.
  • Gorlice Tarnow Offensive

    1,087,000 casualties
    May 2 - June 22 1915
    Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia
    central powers took the victory
    Eastern front
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    Fun fact

    The Russian Third Army collapsed, In two days no less than six devisions were totally ruined
  • The Battle of Verdun

    300,000 casualties
    Feb 21 - Dec 20 1916
    countries involved Germany and France
    France took the victory
    Western front
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    Fun fact

    The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most dangerous battles of WWI.
  • The Battle of Somme

    420,000 casualties
    Jul 1 - Nov 18 1916
    countries involved France, Great Britain and Germany
    France and Germany took the victory
    western front
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    Fun fact

    it was the bloodiest day in British military history.
  • Brusilov Offensive

    1.5 million casualties
    sep 20 - jul 4 1916
    battle between Great Britain, Germany and Austrian-Hungary
    Germany took the victory
    Eastern front battle
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    Fun Fact

    Named after Russian commander Aleksei Brusilov.
  • Battle of Caporetto

    700,000 - 40,000 casualties
    oct 24.- dec 19 1917
    countries involved Germany Austria-Hungary, Italy
    Austria-Hungary and Germany took the victory
    Eastern Front
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    Fun Fact

    its also known as Battle of Kobarid • Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo • Battle of Karfreit
  • German Spring Offensive

    480,000 casualties
    Mar 21 - Jul 15 1918
    countries involved USA, Great Britain, Germany
    USA and Germany took the victory
    western front
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    Fun fact

    it was Germany's last attempt to defeat the British and French armies on the western Front