By and large, the entire history of mankind - is a series of battles and truces, sometimes transient, sometimes longer.Some battles are lost in the memory of the centuries, the others remain at the hearing, however, with the passage of time erased, forgotten.The war, which has claimed the lives of at least 20 million people and crippled much larger battle in whose name lyutovali not only in Europe but also in Africa and the Middle East, gradually receding into the past.And the new generation not only knows the main battles of the First World War, but not even able to remember the chronological framework of this page in history, filled with blood and covered with powder burnt houses.
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The warring parties have been merged into two blocks - the Entente and quarter (the Triple Alliance).The first part includes Russian and British empires, France (as well as several dozen allied countries, including the USA, Japan).Triple Alliance concluded Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary.However, Italy later sided with the Allies and the Allies began the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria under its control.This association was named quarter-union.The reasons for the conflict, which led to the major battles of World War I, called different, but most likely still remains a complex number of factors, including economic, territorial.The boiling point was reached in the world, when in Sarajevo killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the hope of the entire huge Austro-Hungarian Empire.Thus, on July 28, the countdown has begun war.
Marne battle
This is probably the major battles of World War I at the very beginning, in September 1914.Arena fighting that unfolded in the north of France, took the order of 180 km and 5 participated armies of Germany and 6 of Britain and France.As a result, the Allies managed to hinder the plans of a quick defeat of France, thus dramatically changing the future course of the war.
battle of Galicia
This operation forces of the Russian Empire was noted as the main battlefields of the First World War that engulfed the Eastern Front at the beginning of the military conflict.The confrontation lasted nearly a month, from August to September 1914, as part took about 2 million people.Austria-Hungary as a result has lost more than 325 thousand soldiers (prisoners inclusive), while Russia - 230 thousand.
Battle of Jutland
This is a major battle of the First World War, which was the scene of action of the North Sea (near Jutland).The confrontation broke out between the navies of Germany and the British Empire on 31 May and 1 June 1916, the balance of power was 99 to 148 ships (on the superiority of the British).Losses on both sides were very noticeable (respectively, 11 ships and more than 3 thousand people from the German side and 14 ships and nearly 7,000 fighting by the British).But victory contenders shared - at least in Germany and did not achieve the goals and to break the blockade, but enemy losses were more significant.
Verdun battle
This is one of the bloodiest pages, including the major battles of the First World War, which lasted for most of 1916 (from February to December) in the north-east of France.The fighting killed about one million people.In addition, the "Verdun grinder" was the harbinger of destruction of the Triple Alliance and the strengthening of the Entente.
Brusilovsky breakthrough
This battle of the First World War with the participation of Russia in the South-Western Front was one of the most large-scale military action, organized by the Russian command directly.The onset of troops entrusted to General Brusilov, launched in June 1916 at the Austrian site.Bloody battles with varying success continued throughout the summer and early fall, but still out of the war Austria-Hungary failed, but the huge losses of the Russian Empire became one of the catalysts that led to the February Revolution.
Operation Nivelle
Complex offensive designed to turn the tide of battle on the Western Front, was organized jointly by Britain and France, and lasted from April to May 1917, and exhibited their strength significantly exceeds the capabilities of Germany.However, to spend a brilliant breakthrough failed, but the number of victims is impressive - the Allies lost about 340 thousand people, while the defending Germans - 163 thousand.
main tank battles of World War
At the time of the First World while extensive use of the tanks has not yet come, but said they could.September 15, 1916 for the first time on the battlefield came the British Mk.I, and at least 49 machines, only 18 were able to attend (17 turned out to be defective before the fight, and 14 irretrievably bogged down on the road or out of service due to failures), yet their very appearance made confusion in the ranks of the enemy and the Germans broke through the line at a depth of 5 km.
The first fighting took place directly between the machines is closer to the end of the war, when Wheeler Breton in April 1918 suddenly faced three Mk.IV (England) and three A7V (Germany), resulting in one tank each side got seriousdamage, but the overall outcome is difficult to interpret in favor of one party.On the same day, "unlucky" English Mk.A, who suffered from survivor in the first meeting A7V.Although the ratio was 1: 7, but the advantage was on the side of the gun "German", and further supported by artillery.
Interesting clash occurred on October 8, 1918, when Britain faced 4 Mk.IV and as many of the same German tanks (trophy), losses suffered by both sides.However, the main battle of the First World War left without the support of a new dangerous armored vehicles.
World has led to the collapse of the once four great empires - the British, the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian, and suffered as winners in the face of the Entente and the defeated in the face of Germany, Austria-Hungary, to the Germans for a long time were formallydeprived of the opportunity to build a militarized state.
victims of the hostilities began more than 12 million civilians and 10 million soldiers worldwide has come a very difficult time of survival and recovery.On the other hand, it was for 1914-1919 years there was a noticeable development of weapons for the first time began to be used light machine guns, grenade launchers, were noted on the roads of war and tanks, and in the sky - airplanes, began supporting forces from the air.However, the great battles of World War I were a harbinger of the fighting that unfolded after two decades.
