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Western Front WW1
1914-1918 (4 years) -
The Eastern Front WW1
1914-1918 (4 years) -
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FUN FACT!
By 1915 the Eastern front ran 1,000 miles, from the Baltic coast to the Black Sea, much longer than the Western Front. -
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SAD FACT!
Casualties on the eastern front were every bit as heavy as on the western front -
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SAD FACT!
Unlike the western front, the war in the eastern front was one of great movements. (Who ever went to the western front must have suffered a lot) :( -
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FUN FACT!
Eastern front was initiated early in the war when Russian forces attacked the German state of East Prussia. -
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The Battle of the Frontiers (Western Front)
Started in the 7th of August and ended the 6th of September 1914. The Battle of the Frontiers is made up of five offensives launched under French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre and German Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke's initiative during the first month of the war. The battles at Mulhouse, Lorraine, Ardennes, Charleroi and Mons were launched more or less together, and marked the collision of both French and German invasion plans, each battle impacting the course of others. -
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The Battle of Healen (Western Front)
The Battle of Haelen is known as 'The Battle of the Silver Helmets' in Belgian folklore and fought on the 12th August 1914, comprised the first cavalry action of the war. It was fought at a river crossing at Haelen in Belgium. The significance of the engagement lay chiefly in its being the first cavalry attack of the war, although the Belgian army's success in driving back repeated German cavalry charges all day on the 12th was also worthy of note. -
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Battle of Stalluponen (Eastern Front)
Signaling the first major offensive on the Eastern Front, and following an initial action by the German Eighth Army at Stalluponen on 17 August 1914, the Battle of Gumbinnen was initiated by Eighth Army's commander General von Prittwitz, during the early hours of 20 August. -
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First Battle of the Masurian Lakes (Eastern Front)
The Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes - because it opened during a severe blizzard - the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes formed part of Paul von Hindenburg's plan for a two-pronged decisive push against Russia by the Austro-Germans, the aim being to force Russia's defeat and so bring about an end to war on the Eastern Front. -
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Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes (Eastern Front)
the Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes because it opened during a severe blizzard - the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes formed part of Paul von Hindenburg's plan for a two pronged decisive push against Russia by the Austro Germans, the aim being to force Russia's defeat and so bring about an end to war on the Eastern Front. -
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The Battle of Verdun (Western Front)
The Battle of Verdun was fought during World War I (1914-1918) and lasted from February 21, 1916 until December 18, 1916. The longest and largest battle fought on the Western Front during the conflict, Verdun saw German forces attempt to gain the high ground around the city while drawing the French reserves into a battle of annihilation. -
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Battle of Lake Naroch (Eastern Front)
Under pressure from the Germans at Verdun in early 1916, the French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre pressed his allies to launch offensives of their own to draw forces away from Verdun wherever possible and to place Central Powers forces under increased pressure. -
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Battle of Lutsk (Eastern Front)
The Battle of Lutsk of 4-6 June 1916 heralded the launch of the Russian Brusilov Offensive and started the remarkable run of sweeping successes enjoyed by Russian Commander Alexei Brusilov until the Offensive later ran out of steam. -
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The Battle of Messines (Wester Front)
The Battle of Messines was the most successful local operation of the war, certainly of the Western Front. Carried out by General Herbert Plumer's Second Army, it was launched on 7 June 1917 with the detonation of 19 underground mines underneath the German mines. -
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Battle of Cantigny (Western Front)
The first sustained American offensive of the war, although a minor action in itself, the Battle of Cantigny was fought on 28 May 1918, the second day of the great German offensive comprising the Third Battle of the Aisne.