Context of the British sector of the Western Front #1 Flashcards
1
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First Battle of Ypres
A
1914
2
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Second Battle of Ypres
A
1915
3
Q
Third Battle of Ypres
A
1917
4
Q
Battle of Arras
A
1917
5
Q
The Somme
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July - November 1916
6
Q
Total casualties and the impact
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In total, 400,000 Allied casualties and this put pressure on medical services on the Western Front.
7
Q
Cambrai: Battle of Cambrai
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1917
8
Q
Plan and why it did not work
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450 tanks used to advance on the German position, however, the plan did not work because there was not enough infantry to support.
9
Q
Impact of terrain on helping the wounded:
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- Difficult to move around, + night, communication was difficult
- Collecting wounded from No Man’s Land was dangerous
- Stretcher bearers found it difficult to move around corners
- Transport of the wounded was difficult because of this
10
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