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World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Powers and the Central Powers used planes extensively. Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: 1914 in aviation. Raid on Cuxhaven; Air combat of October 5, 1914
The next major German attack was on the 27th of May in the thinly held but formidable terrain along the Aisne River known as the Chemin des Dames. The original objective of this new offensive was to draw southward the Allied reserves accumulated back of the British sector, in preparation for a final German attempt to destroy the British Army in ...
Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
National Wwi Museum and Memorial. USA: National World War I Museum. "World War One Timeline". UK: BBC. "New Zealand and the First World War (timeline)". New Zealand Government. "Timeline: Australia in the First World War, 1914-1918". Australian War Memorial. "World War I: Declarations of War from around the Globe". Law Library of Congress.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First World War (1914–1918). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of World War I .
Battle of Albert (1914) Battle of Albert (1916) Battle of Albert (1918) Allied Troop Movements During Operation Michael; List of World War I Memorials and Cemeteries in Alsace; Battle of Amiens (1918) Battle of the Ancre; Battle of the Ancre (1918) Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917; Siege of Antwerp (1914) Battle of the Ardennes ...
The movement of large numbers of people was a major factor in the deadly Spanish flu pandemic. The causes of World War I included the rise of Germany and decline of the Ottoman Empire, which disturbed the long-standing balance of power in Europe, as well as economic competition between nations triggered by industrialisation and imperialism.
The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War.Beginning with the Battle of Amiens (8–12 August) on the Western Front, the Allies pushed the Imperial German Army back, undoing its gains from the German spring offensive (21 March – 18 July).