Entanglement In Ww1

The initial airborne drops caught the Germans totally by surprise, and there was little resistance. MG Urquhart, later wrote that “ever since the first landing, General Bittrich commander of the II SS Panzer Corps and his staff had expected the British second lift.'' He also wrote that the Germans had provided early

     Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Curries was not pleased at the prospect of going to Passchendaele. Currie, like many Canadian soldiers, had grim memories of the Ypres salient, and grim memories to he Ypres salient, and admitted that his “experience in the salient in 1915 and in 1916 were such that I never wanted to see the place again.” Unfortunately, on 3 October, Currie was warned that the Corps might be sent north, to take part in the offensive in Flanders. Currie could make no sense of Passchendaele, and he was furious. “Passchendaele!” he raged in front of his staff. “What’s the good of it? Let the Germans have it--keep it--rot in it! Rot in the mud! There’s a mistake somewhere. it must be a mistake! It isn’t worth a drop of blood.” Although Currie was not at all happy that the Canadians had been told to take Passchendaele. One of Currie’s first moves was to assign intelligence officers to the various headquarters with which the Canadian Corps would be associated: Second Army, II Anzac Corps, which was responsible for the sector the Canadians would be taking over, and its front-line divisions, the New Zealand and 3rd Australian. These officers, and the general staff were to acquire

The battle of Passchendaele was on July 31st November 1917 in Passendale Belgium. The was fought by the Allies against the German Empire. Canada’s role was to; ordered to 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.

There was a lot of reasons World War 1 commenced imperialism, assassination, nationalism, alliances, and militarism are a few of WW1’s causes. On June 28th, 1914 archduke of Austria-Hungary and his wife were on their way home from an event when their driver took a wrong turn and Blackhand member Gavrilo Princip just happened to be in the alleyway where they stopped to turn around. Gavrilo Princip quickly pulled out his gun and shot both Archduke and his wife. This Assassination caused Serbia and Austria-Hungary to declare war which lead to WW1. Militarism is the belief or desire of a government of people that I country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Militarism denoted a rise in military expenditure, an increase in military and naval forces, more influence of the military men upon the policies of the civilian government, and a preference for force as a solution to problems. This caused the war because it built up nations armies and when you have a huge army that's good you use it. Imperialism is a policy of extending another country‘s power and influence through colonization, and use of military force to create empires they exploited weaker countries. This policy of one nation dominating other countries or regions caused the war because countries wanted to be huge empires like Great Britain. There were many causes of World War 1 but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,

As General Sir John Monash later recalled “There was no flying and no photographing, no definite information of the German re-dispositions, no effective bombardment, and no opportunity of replenishing our ammunition dump”. For the Australians this meant more bloody battles and terrible losses.

Lt Col Wise described as he received several reports of the Marine successes in the battle as reports of objectives gained came in. Also several German prisoners were taken. The Germans put up a good fight with their machine guns but as Capt. Wass, one of Wise’s officers said,

The battle began on the morning of December 16th with a heavy fog sitting between the thick trees, combined with freezing temperatures and deep snow it made for a miserable experience for both sides. The German army attacked fast and

The creation of Canada would be considered a feat in a general consensus, yet the public fails to recognize the dark and inhumane acts that built the country. The inclusion of exploitation and abuse of indigenous people are generally excluded or they are limited. In the First World War, indigenous people are heavily involved in the battlefront, supplying the Canadian army with more soldiers. The incredible achievements of these soldiers are often shadowed by the racial discrimination of white soldiers. In this paper, I will examine the moments in which achievements deemed as being “heroic” are described as “acts of savagery”. Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road illustrates the hidden truth behind the reality of what is generally perceived: the acts of indigenous heroism were known by the soldiers, but they are never formally recognized with fame. This can relate to the events that occurred in the creation of Canada; indigenous people whom volunteered themselves to become soldiers in the First World War are exploited and used many times without gaining anything in return. Colonialism stripped the indigenous people of their identity and replaces them with an “ideal” way of thinking and living. The ignorance of Xavier’s heroic acts in the war and Niska’s identity at home questions the normal conventional notions of heroism that is generally perceived in society.

Source A is written by Haig on 30 June 1916, the day before the attack started. General Haig informs us on the men and the pre battle efforts. This source includes some bias as it was a first person account from Haig’s and we know that Haig’s tries to always hide the truth. This sources credibility and truthfulness is questioned as we know that general Haig had never personally visited the front line and that the barbed wire and never been cut. Also it is hard to believe that the men where in “splendid spirits” and “so instructed and informed of the nature of the operation” as the men were not told of the reality of the battle and that they would be wounded or killed before they could jump over the trench.

Also in 1915, French staged an attack at a place called Neuve Chapelle on the 10th March. The British had no shells, so there was no preliminary bombardment - so the attack on the Germans was a complete surprise and initially a success. However French continued to fail from here as the British hesitated to fill the gap they had made in the German lines in a wait for re-inforcements: by which time the Germans had filled the gap. A pointless battle which lasted only three days.

The 2nd Division took over from the 1st and mounted two further attacks - the first, on 29 July, was a costly failure; the second, on 2 August, resulted in the seizure of further German positions beyond the village. Again, the Australians suffered heavily from retaliatory bombardments. They were relieved on 6 August, having suffered 6,848 casualties.

At the end of D Day both 1st and 3rd battalion had failed to reach their objectives because of the Hohenstaufen Division. 2nd battalion had managed to get one company to the road bridge, but the

In the end, this battle, like the Second Battle of Marne, was another important turning point in the war. This is because the British had minimal damage to their naval army—the damage they did have was repaired within a month—and the Germans were so damaged that they were not able to take advantage of their High Seas Fleet. Moreover, it provided the British with vital information on how to improve their tactics as well as their

At the end the British had won this battle even though the Germans had more plans but the British were cleverer and could win this battle easily.