On this day we continued with presentations. Today we picked up with the remainder of major land battles before U.S. involvement. Here are the notes I took:4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?Battle of Verdun: Went from February to December 16th. In France. French casualties over 500,000. German casualties almost 450,000. Known as the most violent encounter in WWI. Generals: Germany had Erich von Falkenhayn, Crown Prince Wilhelm, and Paul von Hindenburg. France had Joseph Joffre, Henri-Philippe Petain, Robert Nivelle, Charles Mangin. Germany tried to take control of the western front. Germans attacked, and took control of Fort Douamont. French took the fort back a few months later. Neither side won anything through the battle.Battle of Somme: Went from July to November 1916. In France. British were also involved in the battle against Germany. German casualties about 500,000. French about 200,000. British about 425,000. Genrals: Germany had Max von Gallwitz and Erich von Falkenhayn. British came to aid due to French's losts at Verdun simotaniously. British and French got a little more ground. No real victory for either side.Battle of Ypres: Went from October to November in 1914. In Belgium. German casualties about 130,000. French casualties about 50,000. British casualties about 58,000. Generals: French had Ferdinand Foch and Joseph Joffre. Race to the Sea. Germans tried to take the city. French helped Britain. Germany retreated.5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?Battle of Jutland: Greatest naval battle in WWI. Germany vs. Britain. British thought they were going to win by believing they could read the German's codes. Both sides had a lot of losses. Germans won.Battle of Dogger Bank: Germany vs. British. General Admiral Fronz von Hipper ordered a raid on British costal towns. British surprised them, and both sides engaged in battle. Ended with a German victory. German had 80 casualties. Fought for control of the North Sea.Battle of Heliogoland Bight: Germany vs. Britian. North Sea was the prize. 1,200 German fatalities, but only 35 British fatalities. Four German ships were destroyed, but one British ship was sunk and three were damaged.We finished the game of Battleship.
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