Start of the war Flashcards
The battle of Marne
-from the 6th-… sept 19…., by the river …
-German troops were … and short in … and outnumbered
-as a result the … general decided to go to the river … instead of …
-the British and … attacked and forced … to retreat to the river …
-over … were killed or injured in just a …
-Germans dug …, British and … did the same
-from the 6th-10th sept 1914, by the river Marne
-German troops were weak and short in supplies and outnumbered
-as a result the German general decided to go to the river Marne instead of Paris
-the British and French attacked and forced German to retreat to the river Aisne
-over 500k were killed or injured in just a week
-Germans dug trenches, British and French did the same
The race to the sea and creation of the western front
-both sides moved … to the … Channel to try and … the other
-lots of … took place
-by … they both had reached the …
-the same happened … going up to …
-a … was created
-both sides moved north to the English Channel to try and outflank the other
-lots of battles took place
-by nov they both had reached the sea
-the same happened south going up to Switzerland
-a stalemate was created
Stalemate meaning
Neither side can move forward or backwards leading to a standstill or deadlock
How long did the stalemate last
4 years
The eastern front
-… made a quick advance into … but slowed down due to poor … and lack of …
-in august … Hungary advanced into … but fled when met with … soldiers
-100k killed, … injured, 100k captured of … soldiers
-the … front ran from R… to the Black …
-the eastern front was more …
-Russians made a quick advance into Germany but slowed down due to poor leadership and lack of resources
-in august Austria Hungary advanced into Russia but fled when met with 500k soldiers
-100k killed, 220k injured, 100k captured of Austria-Hungarian soldiers
-the eastern front ran from Riga to the Black Sea
-the eastern front was more mobile
