1916 ⟶ Gallipoli Campaign Ends in Allied Failure

January 9: The Allies' Gallipoli campaign ends in failure; h...
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1918

☣️ Second Battle of Ypres: Poison Gas Debut

April 22: Second Battle of Ypres begins, first widespread use of poison gas.⟶
Second Battle of Ypres: Poison Gas Debut (1915)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareChemical WarfareBattleMilitary TechnologyWeapons of Mass DestructionAllied Powers
BelgiumBelgiumFranceFranceGermanyGermanyCanadaCanadaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🪖 Gallipoli Campaign Ends in Allied Failure

January 9: The Allies' Gallipoli campaign ends in failure; heavy losses of Australian troops.⟶
Gallipoli Campaign Ends in Allied Failure (1916)
World War IMilitary HistoryOttoman EmpireAllied PowersBattleTrench Warfare
TurkeyTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited KingdomAustraliaAustraliaNew ZealandNew ZealandFranceFrance

⚔️ Battle of Verdun

February – December: Battle of Verdun.⟶
Battle of Verdun (1916)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary History
FranceFranceGermanyGermany

⚔️ Battle of the Somme: Brutal Trench Warfare and Mass Casualties

July – November: Battle of the Somme on Western Front; massive casualties.⟶
Battle of the Somme: Brutal Trench Warfare and Mass Casualties (1916)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary History
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

🪖 Allied Offensive at Passchendaele

July – November: Battle of Passchendaele.⟶
Allied Offensive at Passchendaele (1917)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareBattleOffensiveAllied PowersCentral Powers
BelgiumBelgiumUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermanyCanadaCanadaAustraliaAustraliaNew ZealandNew ZealandFranceFrance

⚔️ Allied Offensive at Amiens Begins

August 8 – 12: Battle of Amiens.⟶
Allied Offensive at Amiens Begins (1918)
World War IWestern FrontAllied PowersCentral PowersTank WarfareTrench WarfareBattleOffensiveMilitary History
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyUnited KingdomUnited KingdomCanadaCanadaAustraliaAustralia