THE WESTERN FRONT Flashcards
1
Q
On the night of August 4 1914, what plan did the garmans use
A
Schlieffen Plan,
2
Q
other stuff
A
The German army pushed south into France, sending British and French forces into
retreat
In early September an Allied line of defense was established along the river Marne
north of Paris, the Germans advanced within sight of the French capital
But in the critical Battle of the Marne, the French launched a counter-attack and
stalled the German offensive
At Ypres in Belgium, British and Indian troops held the Germans as they tried to
seize control of ports on the English channel
By October 1914, both sides had dug a line of trenches from the North Sea to the
Swiss frontier
