Battle Of Amiens Research Paper

On March 21, 1918 is when the stormtroopers made their claim to fame, as the Axis Powers launched the Spring Offensive. After five hours of constant artillery and the firing of over 1 million shells what came next was described as “an attack by elite stormtroopers. These soldiers travelled lightly and were skilled in fast, hard-hitting attacks before moving on to their next target” (Trueman 1). Charging up and over the trenches these soldiers wreaked havoc on the British with their flamethrowers and grenades, subsequently capturing 21,000 prisoners on the first day alone. This was a major blow to the British, because for the first time in four years’ lines had been shifted and they incurred a major territory loss. Used to the static style of combat, the British were unprepared to fight this modern style of soldier, and were forced to retreat and regroup. The saving grace for the Allies was the Stormtroopers moved so quickly

Like acknowledged in the title, the Battle of Quebec is the first major defeat of the Americans in the Revolutionary War. So many unfortunate things happen to the Patriots, which includes the death of General Richard Montgomery, the wounding of Colonel Benedict Arnold, and the capturing of over four hundred soldiers. In the beginning, Montreal is captured by General Richard Montgomery and his troops. Meanwhile, Arnold’s troops travels through Maine, and, when they arrive, they, by messenger, attempt to extract surrender from the city of Quebec but unfortunately fail. After this, their lengthy trek results in a lack and short supply of many necessities, like soldiers, artillery, and ammunition, along with food and drink. Therefore, they

The Germans were well equipped with state of the art weapons, had more troops than the allies. The allies were outnumbered and outgunned. Germans devised a plan that would use machineguns up front and artillery at the back. So constant fire from the enemies, the allies couldn’t fight back. Basically it was a death trap with one way in and no way out.

The Battle of The Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the largest battle fought by the U.S. Army and started December 19, 1944 and was the last major offensive the axis army launched(C-1). More than 200,000 German troops and nearly 1,000 tanks launched off to reverse the ebb in Hitler's fortune(A-1). The death toll was insanely high and every step you took there was a body sure enough within 10 feet of you. But the attack was a surprise to the allies with several ignored warnings that the Germans were going to strike. But some of the generals distrusted the plan and did not think that it could work, advising Hitler not to attack now and to wait, but Hitler, Hitler didn't care about what anyone thought, he thought one thing and that was victory as soon as possible. So the Germans advanced with an attempt to split the allied armies in the northwest by

Amiens was of great tactical value to both the Allies and the German Empire, as it was the centre of communications and supplies for the Allies, and a major railhead on the Western Front. It was held by the Allies for the majority of the war, and in 1918, the German Empire made a push through Villers-Bretonneux to try and reach the city. On the 24th of April, the Germans fired a heavy artillery barrage, and used mustard gas to push the allied forces back. They broke through the lines of the Allies, and successfully captured the town. No sooner than the news had surfaced that the Germans had taken control of the town, a counterattack was planned. At 10pm, only hours after the German Empire had seized Villers-Bretonneux, the Australian 13th, 14th and 15th brigades embarked on a simple but daring mission to retake the town. These Australian brigades circled around the back of Villers-Bretonneux from both the north and the south, and in doing so, caught the Germans in the town itself completely off-guard. Although this action seemed daft and uncalculated, it was in fact a well thought out offensive. Because the Germans had only just pushed through the Allied lines and into the town, they had not had the time and resources available to them to set up defences behind them to their east. The Allies saw this as an opportunity and swiftly moved in from the

World War II was a very horrific period of time. Men displayed great courage, great ideas as well as national pride. Many people had died during this battle however they knew it was worth the fight because if the Allies won, it would be the turning point of the war; therefore, this gave them every reason to fight harder. The battle of Normandy was the most significant battle of WWII. It was the most significant because it came with a lot of difficulties, it was one of the largest military assults in history, and it ended WWII.

The battle of Verdun was a battle during World War I. The battle began on February 21st 1916 and was considered the longest battle of World War I. It did not end until December 20th 1916. German Chief of General Staff, von Falkenhayn was said not to have set out for war over land but to kill. The fighting motivated heroism but also caused slaughter on a horrific level. There was almost one death per minute. The battle led to hundreds of thousand deaths of the British. For almost four months of the battle two shells were fired every second.

Many can argue that the Battle of Britain could have been won by both sides of the war. Although ultimately the British had the advantage. A few reasons for their victory was their use of radar, and their strategies. There were over a hundred Canadian pilots that fought, and although the RAF only recognizes 83 it is believed that the 23 that died were killed later on in the war. The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies of Britain and over the English channel. The Germans had many disadvantages such as having to fly overseas to attack the British flight. The battle began in July 1940 when Hitler announced that they were attacking Britain on an operation called “Operation Sealion”. This was supposed to be a battle of the seas. Although to make this easier

After the invasion and subsequent fall in France, the German army took over the entire North coast of France. Hitler then began to hope Britain would agree to settle the war. They had a code named “operation overload”, it involved more than 150,00 men and 5,000 ships. The British, American, Polish, Canadian, and Free French army were commanded by

“The attack was a unique example of a small, well-led assault force overcoming and routing a much larger force. It was the high morale of Easy Company men, the quickness and audacity of the frontal attack, and the fire into their positions from different directions that demoralized the German forces and convinced them that they were being hit by a much larger force,” said squad member Sergeant Carwood Lipton. By making the Germans think that they were being attacked by a larger force, Lt. Winters’s strike team and other American airborne units were able to draw attention away from the beach while still holding their own.

The Panzers were soon overwhelmed from the troops and were defeated. the Allied Forces were finally victorious. This was a massive turning point in the war, but not the war ender they needed then, for there was still so much work and so little time to do

The German response to D-Day, when it came, was slow and confused thanks to a complex command structure and the successful Allied deception plan, which held open the threat of a landing in the Pas de Calais even into July. The Allied plan for a broad, phased advance was overtaken by events, and the final breakout was

Battle of Thiepval Ridge: New power in German defence held the British army back and caused them to experiment with gas and tanks

By the time of the invasion took place only 17% of the fortifications had been established. Another setback for the Germans on D-Day was most of their tanks were stationed miles back from the beach, and the only person who could tell the tanks to move into action was Hitler. But it was early in the morning and everyone was too afraid to wake Hitler up. Moreover when Hitler did finally mobilize the tank units, the Allies had destroyed many bridges and roadways delaying the time it took for the tanks to reach the frontlines.

Battle of Hastings Introduction: This research talks about the Battle of Hastings, Middle age, the Norman Conquest, and the developments, changes and influences of the language before and after the battle . We will talk about the Battle of Hastings when it started and where it happened and who won the victory . We will talk about the Middle age, in general, because the battle took place in the same era .