Warfare in 1914 on the Eastern and Western From. Nicole Dombrowski, Dhajia Hopper, Gus McIntyre

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1 Warfare in 1914 on the Eastern and Western From Nicole Dombrowski, Dhajia Hopper, Gus McIntyre

2 Introduction: Timeline of Events Battle of Tannenberg First Battle of Ypres Aug Oct.19- Nov.22 Sep Dec. 25 First Battle of the Marne. The Christmas Truce The Great War in 1914

3 Battle of Tannenberg-The Basics August 26-30, 1914 Battle on Eastern Front Germany vs. Russia Russians lost. By a lot.

4 Battle of Tannenberg-How did Germany Win? Russia s Sketchy Army Provisions Uncoded wireless communications Positioning

5 Battle of Tannenberg-Aftermath Important Figure: Paul von Hindenburg Now a national hero Diverted troops from Western Front

6 First Battle of the Marne-The Basics September 5-12, 1914 French army and BEF take a stand on the Marne Forced German retreat back across the Marne

7 First Battle of the Marne-Details Germany s positioning (and flanks) Means of battle German retreat

8 First Battle of the Marne-Aftermath Killed the Schlieffen Plan Miracle of the Marne End of fast, mobile warfare (It s trench time) French morale improved

9 First Battle of Ypres- Basics October 19-November 22, 1914 Battle on north coast of Belgium. Intended to control ports leading out to the English Channel. Between Germany and Allies Both sides suffered heavy losses The battle ceased when winter set in

10 First Battle of Ypres-Why did it Occur? Germany lost in the Battle of the Marne They were looking for their next strategic battle Both sides bagan to try to outflank the other, eventually ending up on the Belgian coast. This was later called the race to the sea.

11 The First Battle of Ypres- What Occured? Allied forces outnumbered, short on artillery Germans pushed the front line back, support from BEF brought back some ground War of attrition Many small-scale attacks Many casualties

12 Battle of Ypres- What Occurred? (Cont.) Germany attacked on the 20th, the this almost pushed the allies back into Ypres itself, and because the allies were surrounded on three sides of the city, they tried to plans an offensive that would push Germany back a little. Both sides planned to attack first, Germany actually did The Allied line was broken, but Germany was not able to take advantage of it. Fighting ending in winter

13 The First Battle of Ypres-Significance This battle marked the end of the movement of the front lines. Both sides dug large and complex trench systems on their front. This battle showed how neither side could really win, and was the first example of how the western front was just a big stalemate. Showed the first war of attrition and showed how terrible of a battle this would be.

14 Christmas Truce December 25, 1914 Official truce was proposed, warring countries refused Unofficial truce on Christmas of 1914 Gesture of goodwill for the holiday

15 Christmas Truce-What did it entail? Most news reports focused on football games Letters and parcels to the British Even boxes for Germans Coral sing offs, festive wreaths, and table top trees Resulted in truces being punishments After this, there was to be no more truces.

16 Christmas Truce In Britain, German battleships killed 122 and injured 450 civilians Gave need for a cessation of fighting Used to recover+bury dead, help wounded, and shore up trenches Angered French, Indian, and Belgian soldiers Why show kindness to Germans, the enemy?

17 Christmas Truce Wasn't the first truce to occur, would be the last. High Command made it treason Long term=would hurt the war

18 In Summary These four battles were crucial in the development of the Great War, in both means and mood Trench warfare Disillusionment Long war

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