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FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE
At the start of the First World War, Germany hoped to avoid fighting on two fronts by knocking out France before turning to Russia, France´s ally. The initial Germany offensive had early success, but there was not enough reinforcements immediately available to sustain momentum. -
GALLIPOLI
At dawn on 25 April 1915, Allied troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey. General Sir Ian Hamilton decided to make two landings, placing the British 29th Division at Cape Helles and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) north of Gaba Tempe in an area later dubbed Anzac Cove. -
JUTLAND
The battle of Jutland ( 31 May -1 June 1916) was the largest naval battle of the First World War. It was the only time that the British and German fleets of ´dreadnought´ battleship actually came to blows. -
BRUSILOV OFFENSIVE
The Russian Army had suffered a series of crushing defeats in the first year of the war, but the Brusilov offensive would be the most successful Russian offensive and one of the most successful breakthrough operation of the First Word War. -
BATTLE OF THE SOMME
for many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful and infamous episode of the First World War. -
THIRD YPRES CAMPAIGN
the third Battle of Ypres has come to symbolism the horrors associated with war on the western Fronts. It is Frequently known by the name of the name of the village where it culminated Passionless. -
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Theodore Edward Beach
He was a solders and fight for his country and everything's. -
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Theodore Edward Beach dairy
will be in war zone by night. we had pillow. the boat is armed with 8 inch and a dept bomb slides. Expect convoy anytime. General Dict man (Sp?) is change of men. -
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Theodore Edward Beach 2
sub shot torpedo at us at 8 bells whiles i was on guard and we change our course so fast i nearly fell down stairs and all mess tables slide across the floors. drooped several depth Beth bombs and got the sub. -
GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVES
the German spring offensives represented a calculated gamble for Germany in trying to tip the balance on the western Front once and for all. Operation 'Michael', the first of the offensives, began on the damp and misty morning of 21 March 1918. British and Allied troops were met with a huge concentration of German artillery, gas, smoke and infantry. -
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Theodore Edward Beach 3
on the front, pulled in at night first American pulled in at night American troupes on Germans territory. we are in Alsace near sopped Le Bas and Breton and fontaine. Put in hard work here fixing position and dugouts and dugout and camouflage. Germans shelled near us but never found us. -
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Theodore Edward Beach 4
Mon morn first time I knew day of the week it was. we fired 92 rounds yesterday after noon and took it easy. got in 5 trucks of ammunition and Freddy siesta was on one and we had chat. -
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Theodore Edward Beach 5
on guard last night from 9 to 12:40 and we had gas we had alarm on all sides of us but never put on my mask until i smell gas and i cloud not smell any and were false alarm. -
BATTLE OF AMIENS
the Battle of Amiens heralded the start of the hundred Days campaign, a four-month period of Allied success. -
BATTLE OF MEGIDDO
The Battle of Megiddo marked the beginning of the final British-led offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. It successfully combined cavalry, infantry, artillery, armored vehicles and aircraft to achieve decisive victory over the Ottoman Turks and their German allies.
