Tactics

WORLD WAR ONE

A war fought for honor and power between alliances

-June 28th 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assonated

-July 29th 1914 Serbia is attacked in retaliation starting the war

-August 4th 1914 Germany invades France through Belgium

-England joins the war

THE FIRST WORLD WAR BACKGROUND

TRENCH WARFAREAT

A STALEMATE

-fought on the Turkish peninsula ally forces(England, France, Russia) seek to knock turkey a German ally out of

the war and secure shipping lanes as well.

-with the western front at a deadlock it was also considered to launch and attack through the Balkan states which

would require a beach head.

-the allies landing at Gallipoli was a complete failure and they were met by a dug in Turkish army in trench systems.

GALLIPOLIAPRIL 24TH 1915

-Germany attacks the line of Verdun much to the French's surprise

-the Germans used their superior artillery to destroy the French trench system at Verdun cause havoc and confusion

Although little ground was gained or lost 300000 men died and 750000 were wounded.

VERDUN

This is the 3rd battle fought at Ypres, the first in 1914 and the second in 1915

-In the morning the ally forces set off 19 giant mines that had been dug under the enemy lines after 18 months

-Combined with artillery the British disrupted German defense but to slow to capitalize the British lost their

advantage.

THE BATTLE OF YPRESJUNE 7TH 1917

-armed with light machine guns flame throwers and automatic rifles quickly running into trench's covered by artillery.

The tank was first introduced in 1916 and was used to scare the enemy and

provide support for the infantry

The storm trooper Tank

NEW STRATEGIES

Designed to house machine gun crews and give them

greater cover from artillery barrages.

Complementing the preliminary barrage this

bombardment slowly progressed forward and was

coordinated along with infantry movements.

Machine gun pillboxes Creeping barrage

NEW STRATEGIES

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