History Time Line 10: Upheaval and Uncertainty, Europe 1917 Flashcards
When the the Germans withdraw to the Hindenburg Line?
March, 1917.
When was the “Nivelle Offensive”? What was the outcome?
April-May, 1917. French Defeat.
What was one of the most significant results of the Nivelle Offensive? When?
Not the minor tactical gains, but mutinies in the French Army from April-September, 1917.
When did Greece join the Allies?
June 29, 1917.
When did the Allies regain air superiority?
Summer, 1917.
When was the third battle of Ypres? What was it also called?
July-November, 1917. Battle of Passchendaele.
When was the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo? What was it also called? What was the result? What innovation was used?
October-November, 1917. The Battle of Caporetto. The Italians were routed. The use of stormtroopers and the infiltration tactics developed in part by Oskar von Hutier.
When did the British first use masses of tanks? Where?
November 20, 1917. At Cambrai.
When did Romania exit the war? How?
December 9, 1917. Romania signed an armistice with the Central Powers, leading to the Treaty of Bucharest in May 1918.
