Blog assignment #9 topic 5

[8Jake]

The first battle was The Battle of The Marne. on september 5, 1914 the Germans invasion on france was starting out so successfully that french and british forces retreated towards paris. just before this battle the two main german forces split up an attack with the french. which this caused the british to push between the two armies like a wedge. the french used a surprise attack and caused the germans to retreat. And france refers to this still as "the miracle of the Marne."

Battle of verdun the battle of verdun between the french and germans may have been the most demanding battle in world history. it started when the germans attacked the french where at least 220,000 soldiers died and 480,000 were wounded. it lasted only 10 months and accomplished nothing.

Battle of the Somme british and french armies met at the somme river and attacked the germans. the germans killed over 20,000 and wounded over 40,000 british soldiers and was the worst day in british military history.

Battle of the Ypres the british had been hidings mines under the german lines southeast of Ypres. the british then detonated the lines causing all the germans on there to die.

[Mr. Bruns]

Brief overall with no personal thoughts.