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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
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The year the United States entered World War I was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with which the British cooperated, was a failure, and was followed by widespread mutinies in the French armies.
Battle of the Ourcq, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne. Western: Battle of the Two Morins September 6 African, Kamerun: Battle of Nsanakong: September 6–12 Western: Battle of the Marshes of Saint-Gond, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne. Western: Battle of Vitry, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne. Western
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 .
Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
The Battles of the Isonzo in Italy and modern Slovenia, then a part of Austria-Hungary, were from 23 June 1915 to 24 October 1917. [25] The Battle of Lone Pine, a part of the Gallipoli campaign, was from 6 to 10 August 1915. [26] A map of the 1916 Battle of Verdun in France. The Battle of Verdun in France was from 21 February to 18 December ...
The U.S. divisions of the AEF were oversized (12 battalions per division versus the French-British-German nine battalions per division), being up to twice the size of other Allies' battle-depleted divisions upon arrival, but the French and other Allied divisions had been partly replenished prior to the Grand Offensive, so both the U.S. and ...