![]() To go off of the offensive as we get into the But both of these wereĪt the Somme happened because this forced the Germans This was a picture of aīritish tank at the time. And this was an Anglo, BritishĪnd French, Anglo French offensive. ![]() The Somme River intersected with the front. Part of the front, right over here near the Somme River. The French decide to do an offensive on another Men are mad." And this battle would continue Was unfortunately later killed due to artilleryįire- "Humanity is mad. Journal of a French soldier who was serving in Verdunĭuring the Battle of Verdun, or serving in the And to get a sense of how uglyĪnd how scary this whole scene was, this is a quote from the The French right over here, this whole area. And so in February ofġ916, they attack primarily with artillery. This part of the front was vulnerable because theįrench could be attacked from multiple sides, this Many casualties on the French that they might not beĪble to overcome that. Try to make the French put so many troops here and inflict so Was intended not to necessarily gain this territory, but to ![]() Offensive on the French that most historians believe These happened in February, where you have the Battle Just in World War I history, but in world history, In fact, it was soīloody that some of the most famous battles, not The front pretty much looked the way that it looks in Stalemate because you did not have a major movement Period between 19 on the Western Front is usuallyĬonsidered to be a stalemate. So ya, the Austrians weren't just sitting on their hands for most of the war, despite what it may seem. However, the Austrians were worn out and by 1918 the Austrians were routed and were forced to capitulate. The Austrians in 1917 would then, with German support, fight the decisive Battle of Caporetto which Drove the Italians back several hundred miles and would break the Italian's moral. The Italians would launch a grand total of 11 attacks against the Austrians here (All called "The Battle of the Isonzo River", trying and differentiate between them all is a lot of fun) and the Austrians won each on. Here, the front line ran along the Isonzo River. However, it was in Italy, that the Austrians had the most success. By 1917 when the war in the east ended, the Austrian were low on moral and were almost totally subservient to the Germans. in 1915, the Austrians had helped the Germans in the repelling of Russian forces from Poland and in 1916 in repelling the Russian Brusilov Offensive. In Russia, the Austrians had also been defeated by the Russian in 1914, and had lost much of their province of Galica to the Russians. This front too would remain static with trenches until 1918. However, the allies quickly rushed troops into neutral Greece to prevent the complete occupation of the Balkans. In 1915, the Austrians, with German and Bulgarian support, finally overran the country. In 1914, the Austrians had invaded Serbian (three time precisely) had had been repelled each time. ![]() During 19, the Austrians were fighting on three major fronts, in the East against the Russians, in the Balkans against a combined allied army in Greece, and with the Italians along the Austro-Italian Border. The French suffered 70,000 casualties, while the Germans had 126,000 casualties among them 56,000 prisoners.Good Question Adam, I've noticed the same thing myself :). The Americans suffered 192,000 casualties in the battle including 26,277 killed. In the final stage of the battle which lasted until the Armistice of NovemAmerican forces advanced on Metz, while French forces conquered the goal of the campaign Sedan. By the end of the second stage of the battle which lasted from October 6th to 26th the American forces had advanced over 10 miles and cleared the Argonne Forest. Meanwhile the French and British troops to the North were having similar success, slow but steady advances. German resistance was strong, but the sheer numbers of the Americans slowly forced the German back. The American forces had mixed results in the first stage of the battle that lasted until October 3rd. It began like all World War I battles with a massive artillery attack. The American offensive began on September 26th, 1918 North of Verdun. Responsible for the logistics was Colonel George Marshall. While the US troops were not battle tested, the introduction of over 1 million well armed troops into a battle that had exhausted armies for four years would prove decisive.Ĭommanding US troops was General Pershing. The US had over 1 million troops now available to fight. It was a massive attack along the whole line, with the immediate goal of reaching the railroad junction as Sedan. The Battle of Argonne Forest was part of what became known as the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last battle of World War I. ![]()
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