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Eastern Front
Lasted 4-5 days
Fought by Germany and Russia
won by Germany
347,000 casualties
The battle of Tannenberg is considered to be the first battle of WWI. -
Western Front
Fought by France and Germany
Lasted 6-7 days
Won by France
519,000 casualties
The first battle of the Marne marked the beginning of trench warfare. -
Eastern Front
Lasted 3 years
Fought by Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Won by Russia
Could not find the exact number of casualties
The Ottoman Empire suffered losses from which it would not recover during the rest of the war. -
Eastern Front
Lasted 6 days
Fought by Russia and Germany
Won by Germany
8,000 casualties
The battle of Stalluponen was the first military action on the Eastern Front during World War One. -
Eastern Front
Lasted 3-4 days
Fought by Germany and Russia
Won by Russia
34,000 casualties
The battle of Gumbinnen began after the battle of Stalluponen. -
Eastern Front
Lasted 8 months
Fought by Great Britain, France, India, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the Ottoman Empire which had allied itself with Germany
Won by the Ottomans
470,000 casualties
The battle of Gallipoli was initially a military campaign. -
Western Front
Lasted about 3 months
Fought by Britain, France, and Germany
There was no decisive winner
1,113,000 casualties
The battle of the Somme was the largest military offense that the British Army had launched during the war. -
Near the Western Front
Fought by Britain and Germany
Draw
Britain- lost 14 ships and 6,000 lives, Germany- 9 ships and 2,500 casualties
The battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of WWI. -
Western Front in France
10 months
Fought by Germany and France
Won by France
980,000 casualties
The battle of Verdun was the longest battle fought in World War I. -
Western Front
Lasted 2 months
Fought by Russia, France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
Won by Russia
1,337,000 casualties
The Brusilov Offensive would be the most successful Russian Offensive.