The Battle of the Marne
The First World War was fought between 1914 and 1918. The six of Europe’s powerful countries formed allies against each other in the initial stages of the war. France, Britain, and Russia formed the Triple Entente while Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy formed the Central powers. World War I is also known as the Great war because of its impact on the world’s history. It is averaged that around seven million soldiers died during the war. America later entered the war in 1917, supporting the Entente Alliance. Many battles happened before America entered the war.
The Battle of the Marne marked the beginning of the war in 1914. Though Germany had declared war on Russia, it had strategized to knock out France before Russia had mobilized its soldiers. This strategy was later named the Schlieffen Plan. However, the French army assembled so fast, and with the support of the British, they launched an attack which led to the German soldiers retreating. Another critical battle was the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 April to January 1916. Other countries had entered into the war to either support the Allies or the Central Powers. Ottoman Turkey had joined the fight supporting the Central Powers. Britain and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) attempted to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula area believing that Ottoman Turkey would quickly surrender. However, Ottoman was prepared, and in the end, they defeated both the British and ANZAC soldiers.
The Battle of Verdun was influential in the history of World War I. This was the most prolonged battle fought between 21 February 2016 to 18 December 2016. The war had the most significant number of deaths. The German lost more than 430,000 soldiers while the French had lost around 550,000. In February, Germany threatened to capture Verdun, hoping France would respond by sending many soldiers to protect Verdun, which it did. The German soldiers were organized, and it reduced the high numbers of French troops that had been sent to Verdun. Towards the end of the year, the French, through resilience, efficient logistics, and functional management of their forces won the battle regaining their land, Verdun.