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The Battle of Tannenberg was a battle in eastern Prussia that ended in German victory against the Russian Empire in less than a week.
The Russians had pledged to put 800,000 men on the battlefield by the 15th day of the battle, but they failed to do so, as the Germans had advanced into them, taking advantage of their brief halt in action.
One of the Veterans from this battle was General Paul von Hindenburg, who led the Germans to an impressive win in this battle. -
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most fierce battles of the war; French deaths and casualties were lead to around 400,000, and some German deaths and casualties were around 300,000 - 350,000.
A veteran who was in this war is the German General, Erich Von Falkenhayn, who believed that the war would be Won or Lost in France and felt that his strategy of attrition was Germany's best hope at winning and achieving his goals. -
The Battle of Jutland was one of the few major British and German encounters that was a fierce battle. The Main German and British forces fought till the very end in which led to Germany losing again; this battle was one of the largest Naval battles in WW1.
One of the veterans from this battle was Sir John Jellicoe, the Commander of the British fleet. -
The First Battle of the Somme was one of the most costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive battles on the Western Front during WWI.
This battle was considered a battle of pure bloodshed and slaughter, showing that only one day turned this day into a metaphor of bloodshed, pain, death, misery, and other words describing death.
One of the Veterans from this battle is British Lieutenant-General Herbert Strutt, nicknamed "the Hero of the Somme." -
The Battle of Arras was fought against the German defenses around the French City of Arras during World War 1. It was noteworthy for the swift and spectacular gains made by the British in the opening phase, above all other things that were happening during this battle.
One of the Veterans in the Battle of Arras is John Tucker, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the London Regiment, who survived the war with the memoir, "Johnny Get Your Gun." -
The Battle of Passchendaele was a battle that became a symbol of a senseless, muddy, brutal, and slaughter-filled war, one of the three largest and longest battles on the Western Front, and located in the Belgian City of Ypres.
One of the Veterans from this Battle is British gunner John Palmer, who was remembered for his harrowing survival of the Battle of Passchendaele. -
The Battle of Cambrai was a war in the part of Northern France. It was a part of the many other connected wars, including the "100 days" campaign, which began with the Battle of Amiens in August and ended with the German Empire losing the war and marking it as the end of the war.
A Veteran from this battle is named Brigadier-General Roland Boys Bradford, who gained the Victoria Cross after his lead in the war and was killed in action. -
The Battle of Belleau Wood was one of the battles that helped lead to the end of the Germans' defeat and ultimately boosted morale amid the Germans' Spring Offensives. This battle was one of the major engagements involving the U.S. Military.
One of the Veterans in this battle was Corporal Norman Roberts, who was gassed and wounded but continued to fight despite his injuries. After he recovered, he came back and was injured a second time and was ultimately sent home after the Armistice. -
The Second Battle of Marne was one of the Germans' last offensives. The Germans tried to draw the attention of the French Army out of Reims to capture Reims and split the French Army, but the French Army's General Ferdinand Foch saw through it and applied counterattacks and defenses to wait for the Germans and draw them back under heavy gunfire.
One of the Veterans from this war was American soldier Joel T. Boone, who helped serve in the Second Battle of Marne and was awarded the Medal of Honor. -
The Battle of Amiens was a battle of what came to be known as "Hundred Days," which lasted until Germany was defeated. By late July, Allied forces such as the United States, British Army, Canadian Army, and the French 1st Army had led false communication as they moved through the night rather than day to deceive the Germans as they made their way closer and closer to take the Germans down.
One of the veterans in this Battle was Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army.