Battle Of Fromelles

The historical site of the Western front that house the trenches and memorials attributing to the battles fought between the two opposing forces in WWI, is significant in aiding our understanding of the past. The memorials of some of the battles that happened on the Western front such as the Gallipoli battle, the Battle of Somme at Beaumont Hamel and the Battle at Vimy ridge, establishes a sense of national identity for the countries that fought, along with expressing their achievements, sacrifice and history for the modern generations to contemplate on.

The Battle of Gallipoli, also referred to as The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16 or the Dardanelles Campaign, was a decisive battle in World War One during which Allied Powers attempted to take control over the sea route between Europe and Russia. Overall, the battle is largely considered a failure. There were many forces that acted against the Allies during the campaign, main causes of the loss were the repelling of the initial naval attack, the failure of the invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by the British, French, and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), and the high level of resistance from the Turks, and an extreme lack in planning

The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a war between the Allies and Germany from July 31 1917 to November 6 1917. The Allied powers in this battle included France, Great Britain and Canada. The purpose of this battle was to get Germany’s attention off of France, to avoid a collapse of the western front in Belgium, undertaken by Britain. At the same time of helping France, this battle would gain the ridges South and East of Ypres for the allies. This battle was fought at Passchendaele, a town along the Western Front, 5 miles from Ypres. The location of this battle, chosen by Sir Douglas Haig, a British field marshall. This was a horrible location because of the fact that it was marshy and low lying, surrounded by hills with trees, which made a battlefield with poor drainage and hills where German artillery could watch the battlefield

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 Tepe in an area later dubbed Anzac Cove. Both landings were quickly contained by determined Ottoman troops and neither the British nor the Anzacs were able to advance.

Canadian Corps, a 100,00-man assault force was ordered to the Passchendaele front, east of Ypres, in mid-December 1917. The British attempted to drive the Germans out of Northern France at Flanders and North Ypres. Their goal was to take out German Ports and sink their ships their subs and U-Boats. As the troops failed to push the Germans back through fields covered with heavy mud and water filled shell craters, the

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time a former colonial force defeated a European power on European soil. It was the most gruesome battle fought in World War I because of the chemical warfare and Germany’s use of advanced technology. After a torturous month of fighting the German army, however, the Canadian soldiers emerged victorious.

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 Gallipoli was a battle that had great significance in World War One. The Battle of Gallipoli was a struggle that took place in World War One when British and Anzac forces tried to take a series of straits called the Dardanelles. The main purpose of this attack was to break through the straits, Eliminate The Ottoman Empire from the war, and get troops and supplies to the Eastern Front where Russia had been fighting Germany all by themselves. The first Allied troops to set foot at Gallipoli after a naval attack failure arrived on April 25, 1915. These troops will be the Allied side of the uphill battle for about 11 months, starting from the first bombardment. As the Battle of

The Battle of the Somme was fought between July 1st and November 18th, 1916, as part of the Western Front of the First World War. The battle was fought primarily between Britain, France, and their allies, against the German Empire. It was fought near the River Somme in France. The British and French launched a major offensive operation against the Germans, hoping to break their lines and bring an end to the war. The Allies managed to gain some ground, but they were not nearly as successful as they hoped, the war continuing to rage on for another two years. The Somme Offensive was the largest and bloodiest battle on the Western Front of the First World War, involving over three million men, approximately one million of them becoming casualties

The German command decided to launch their only offensive of 1915 at Ypres to not only hide the fact that they were diverting many of their forces to fight the Russians, but to try and gain the high ground which Ypres provided. Ypres was the last major Belgian town still held by the Allies and also was important for its location close to French ports which provided France with supplies and troops from Allied nations. Opposing the Germans would be an army comprised of French, British, Canadians, and Algerians.

On Monday April 9th 1917, at 5:30am, the battle of Vimy Ridge began. The Vimy Ridge is located in Northern France at the Western Front and is seven kilometres long. The battle was fought for territory against the British, Germans, and the Canadians. The Battle was successful for the Canadians and changed their reputation for the better.

In specific, I will be talking about the Battle of Somme the 1st July, 1916 as it is not as discussed as happier moments during the war such as the takeover at Vimy Ridge and that memorial. A quick overview for the battle of Somme would be that it was fought with the British forces under the command of their General Haig and dragged on for 141 days. By the end, casualties totaled 1.2 million on both sides after the British advanced 11km. It is still known to be the greatest single disaster in 500+ years of history for Newfoundland and Labrador, and it is now a memorial day for them. Soon later, the French attacked Somme and achieved advances greater than what he British did, with fewer divisions and close to 2000 casualties.

known as the Battle of the Ardennes by the U.S Army. When the Germans first attacked it

Stephen Lampus Ms. Weaver 3/9/15 English Summary The narrator went back to Dresden after the war with his old war buddy Bernard V. O’Hare where they were prisoners of war in a slaughterhouse. The narrator thought that Dresden was a useless memory in his mind but he was still tempted to write about it. He does end up writing about it as an anti-war book.

Canada played a large role in world war one, many Canadians have faced tragedies, victories, sacrificed their lives. The battle of Ypres was from 22 April to May 25 1915 it was located in North West Belgium. The second battle of Ypres is generally remembered today as marking the first use of gas on the western front. The three main gases that were used were chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas. The battle of the Somme took place July 1st-Nov 18 was located north of Somme river between arras and albert. The purpose of the battle was British wanted to divert Germans away from Verdun. British goal to capture the town of Bapaume most concentrated use of aircraft an attempt to end trench warfare. The third battle of Ypres which is called the battle