battle timeline

  • The Battle of Tannenberg

    The Battle of Tannenberg

    Casualties: The Russians suffered about 30,000 casualties and the Germans suffered about 20,000.
    Length of Battle: August 26–30, 1914
    Countries involved: Russians vs the Germans
    Who won: Germany won
    Which front was the battle fought on: The battle was fought on the Eastern front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: It was Russia's worst defeat of WWI.
  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    Casualties: 263,000 soldiers wounded including 81,000 that died.
    Length of battle: it lasted from September 6 to September 12.
    Who won: The First Battle of the Marne in September 12 1914 ended in German victory.
    Which front was the battle fought on: the battle was fought on the Western front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: The German forces were exhausted by the time they reached Paris. Some of the soldiers had marched over 150 miles.
  • The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    Casualties: Russia had 125,000 casualties and Germany had 40,000 casualties during the battle.
    Length of Battle: 9-14 September 1914
    Countries involved: Germans vs Russians
    Who won: Germany won the battle.
    Which front was the battle fought on: Eastern front
    Any interesting facts about the battle: the battle was the one of two wins for the Germans over Russians.
  • The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes

    Casualties: The Russians had suffered 56,000 casualties, but once again German losses were relatively small.
    Length of battle: 7–22 February 1915
    Countries involved: Russians vs Germanies
    Who won: The Germanies
    Which front was the battle fought on: The Eastern front
    Any interesting facts about the battle: If was the second win over the Russians for the Germanies.
  • The Battle of Lake Naroch

    The Battle of Lake Naroch

    Casualties: The Germans lost 20,000 men in casualties during the battle; however Russian losses were significantly higher, at 100,000.
    Length of battle: March - April 1916
    Countries involved: Russians vs Germanies
    Who won: The Germanies won
    Which front was the battle fought on: The battle was fought on the Eastern front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: The Russian response on this occasion however was markedly more effective: the Brusilov Offensive.
  • The Battle of Lutsk

    The Battle of Lutsk

    Casualties: The Austro-Hungarians lost a staggering 1.5 million men.
    Length of battle: 4-6 June, 1916
    Countries involved: Germany, Austro-Hungary, and Russia.
    Who won: The Allies won the battle.
    Which front was the battle fought on: The battle was fought on the Eastern front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: On June 4, 1916, the Battle of Lutsk marks the beginning of the Brusilov Offensive, the largest and most successful Allied offensive of World War I .
  • BRUSILOV OFFENSIVE

    BRUSILOV OFFENSIVE

    Casualties: A total of 764,000 to 1,337,000 casualties.
    Length of battle: The battle lasted from 4 June - 20 September 1916.
    Countries involved: It was Russia vs the central powers.
    Who won: The Russians won
    Which front was the battle fought on: the battle was fought on the Western front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: Russia had lost a great deal of territory to Germany and Austria in 1915, and they wanted to gain it back.
  • BATTLE OF THE SOMME

    BATTLE OF THE SOMME

    Casualties: 1,000,000 casualties
    Length of Battle: From 1 July - 18 November 1916
    Countries Involved: The British, the French, and the Germanies
    Who won: There was no winner
    Which front was the battle fought on: The battle was fought on the Western front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest and most well-known battles of World War I.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    Casualties: French had about 550,000 casualties, the German's had about 430,000 casualties.
    length of battle: The Battle of Verdun lasted for 303 days (Feb 21, 1916 to Dec 18, 1916).
    Countries involved: France vs Germany
    Who won: The French won the Battle of Verdun
    Which front was the battle fought on: The Battle of Verdun was fought on the Western front.
    Any interesting facts: France's Battle of Verdun was not only the longest battle of World War I.
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Second Battle of the Marne

    Casualties: The Allies had taken over 29,000 prisoners and had caused about 168,000 casualties against the enemy.
    Length of Battle: The battle lasted from 15 July – 6 August 1918
    Countries involved: Germany, France, Britain, and America
    Who won: The allies won the battle.
    Which front was the battle fought on: The battle was fought on the Western front.
    Any interesting facts about the battle: This battle was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.