Britain's Top 10 Battles of WW1

Top Ten Battles of World War One

 By: Hannes Kruger

10] The battle of Tanneberg, a total of 182 000 casualties. Most casualties were those of Russia. The Germans were outnumbered ,but still inflicted a lot of damage on the Russian army. The Germans succeeded in their goal of stopping the Russians.

9] Battle of Arras,with 278 000 casualties.Located on the Western Front. The battle occurred after 2 years of stalemate.British wanted to break the German lines.They succeeded,but still lost 158 000 soldiers.The Germans only lost 120 000 soldiers.

8]The Battle of Gallipoli,a total of 473 000 casualties. The battle happened in Dardenelles, Turkey. This is where they also adapted to the trench warfare used on te Western Front. The allies lost 220 000 men and the Turks 253 000 men, but inspite of their losses the Ottoman had a stunning victory.

7]The first battle of Marnes, with a total of 483 000 casualties. It occurred in September 1914.Allied powers won the battle, but at the cost of many soldiers The allied forces lost 263 000 men and the Germans 220 000 men. This battle started also using trench warfare

6] Serbian campaign, which had more than 633 000 casualties. This campaign started with the shelling of Belgrade, on July 29 , 1914 .The Serbians managed to keep the Austrian invasion for about until 1915. The Serbian army was finally crushed after the battle of Kosovo.

5]Battle of Passchendaele, with an estimated of 848 000  casualties. The battle occurred from July to November of 1917.This battle was one of the most ruthless trench warfare battles of world war one. British fought hard during the battle but only gained a few territorial gains.

4] The Battle of Verdun,976 000 casualties .The Germans  staged very big attacks on the French fortress in the town of Verdun-sur-Meuse. Goal of the Germans was to capture the town. Almost 40 000 000 artillery shells were exchanged in the battle.

3]Battle of Somme,1 219 201 casualties. Was planned to be a French offensive ,but was later taken over by the British. The British managed to push back the Germans 40 miles.

2]Spring offensive ,1 539 000 casualties. This offensive started in the spring of 1918.The Germans led the offensive, to the Somme front held by the British. Germans lost over 680 000 troops and the allies lost a combined of over 850 000 troops.

1]Hundred days offensive. Battle was a success for the allies , pushing the Germans out of Amiens. This battle was the final straw of the war. Allies lost 1 069 636 troops and the Germans only lost 785 733 troops.