Battle Timeline

By Franklin A
  • Battle of Stalluponen

    Battle of Stalluponen

    5,000 casualties
    August 17th 1914
    Russia vs Germany
    The Germans Won
    Fought on the Eastern Front
    This was the first battle on the Eastern Front in WW1
  • The Battle of Gumbinnen

    The Battle of Gumbinnen

    Around 30,000 casualties
    August 20th 1914
    Germans vs Russian
    Russians won
    Eastern Front
    This was the first major offensive on the Eastern Front
  • The Battle of Tannenberg

    The Battle of Tannenberg

    43,000 Casualties
    August 26th-30th 1914
    Russia and Germany
    Germans won
    Eastern Front
    Also known as the second battle of Tannenberg
  • The First Battle of Marne

    The First Battle of Marne

    Roughly 500,000 casualties
    September 6th-12th 1914
    The French and British vs Germany
    Germany Retreated
    Fought on the Western Front
    It was the first major Allied victory in World War I
  • The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    125,000 Casualties
    September 9-14th
    Germans vs Russians
    Germans won
    Eastern Front
    The battle was the second heavy defeat of a Russian army by the Germans
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    Roughly 800,000 casualties
    February 21st - December 18 1916
    The Germans vs French
    The French Won
    Fought on the Western Front
    Was the longest battle of World War 1
  • Brusilov Offense

    Brusilov Offense

    500,000-1,000,000 casualties
    June 4th – September 20th 1916
    Russian armies vs Central powers
    The Russians won
    Western Front
    This was the largest and deadliest Russian assault of WW1!
  • The Battle of Lutsk

    The Battle of Lutsk

    Around 130,000 casualties
    June 4th-6th 1916
    Germany and Russia
    Russia won
    Eastern Front
    The town of Lutsk was victimized by the Austro-Hungarian's so called 'Black-Yellow' Offensive in 1915 where it was heavily fortified and became a position for Austro-Hungarian reserves
  • The Battle of Somme

    The Battle of Somme

    1.1 million casualties
    July 1st - November 18th 1916
    British and French vs German
    No Decisive winner
    Fought on the Western front
    The first day of the Battle of the Somme holds the record for most people killed in one day during war
  • German Spring Offensives

    German Spring Offensives

    200,000 casualties
    March 21st- July 18th 1918
    Germans and the allies
    The allies won
    Western Front
    Was also known as the Ludendorff Offensive