Major Land Battles for the US
-Marne-2nd Battle-France, UK, US, Italy: 140,000 casualties, victory
German Empire: 140,000 dead or wounded, 30,000 captured
-Aisne-2nd Battle-Between France and Germany, France had 187,000 casualties: 1 million troops
Germany had 168,000 casualties
-Ypres-3rd Battle-started July 31, 1917-UK and France: 310,000 casualties, Germany: 260,000 casualties leaders-Erich Ludendorff--ended November 6, 1917
-Aisne-3rd Battle-France, UK, and US fought on same side-127,000 casualties, Germany captured 50,000 men, 130,000 casualties
-Cantigny-US and France: 1,067 US casualtied, US captured 100-250 German prisoners victory
-Chateau-Theirry-US and France, Belgium victory against Germany
-Belleau Wood-France, British Empire, US: 2,000 casualties, 8,000 wounded, victory, Germany: 1,600 captured ended June 26 1918
-Le Hamel-July 4, 1918-Australia, US and UK: 1,000 casualties victory against German Empire
-100 Days Offensive August 8, 1918-
-casualties-
French 531,000
British 412,000
American 127,000
total 1,070,000
-German Empire and Austria-
killed and wounded- 785,000
396,000 prisoners
World War I Strategies
-Allied Powers-France moved Bermany back not letting them get close to Paris
-Central Powers-Plan was to go through Belgium and invade France-Surround Paris and have France captured quickly-the plan didn't work so it pretty much set up their deat date
- Two sided war-France and Russia surrounded Germany and Germany had a plan to go after France to stop the two sided war but failed
- Hindenburg Line-after schlieffen plan failed the Germans fell back to the Hindenbrug Line
- -this was a line in northeastern France that was consturcted by the Germans
- -in 1918 British and Canadians proved the Germans wrong-used tanks to break line
- French Pan-they believed in mystical power, assumed it to be inside every French man (a fighting spirit-capable of turning back any enemy because of fear)
- Austria-Hungary: Plans B and R-plan B-put armies on the field plan R-was just like plan b but allowing for a greater volume of troops to guard against russian
- Russia: Plan 19-devised in 1910 by General Danilov modified in 1912 correctly thought that Germany would open the war with an attack against France rather than Russia
- America-didn't have a strategy just planned to follow other commands and signed treaties
- Mustard Gas-burns when in contact with skin-only fatal 1% of the time
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