1914 ⟶ German Victory at the Battle of Tannenberg

August 26 – 30: Battle of Tannenberg.
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🗺️ Schlieffen Plan Proposed

Schlieffen Plan proposed in Berlin to defeat France.⟶
Schlieffen Plan Proposed (1905)
World War IMilitary StrategyGerman EmpireWestern FrontMilitary HistoryEntente Cordiale
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

⚔️ German Victory at the Battle of Tannenberg

August 26 – 30: Battle of Tannenberg.⟶
German Victory at the Battle of Tannenberg (1914)
World War IEastern FrontBattleGerman EmpireRussian EmpireMilitary Strategy
GermanyGermanyRussiaRussia

⚔️ First Battle of the Marne

September 6 – 12: First Battle of the Marne.⟶
First Battle of the Marne (1914)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareMilitary StrategyBattleWarfare
FranceFranceGermanyGermany

⚔️ Russian Brusilov Offensive

June – September: Brusilov offensive by Russia.⟶
Russian Brusilov Offensive (1916)
World War IEastern FrontOffensiveTrench WarfareMilitary StrategyRussian EmpireAustria-HungaryMilitary Tactics
RussiaRussiaAustria-HungaryAustria-HungaryUkraineUkraine

💥 Austro-German Breakthrough at Caporetto

October – November: Battle of Caporetto.⟶
Austro-German Breakthrough at Caporetto (1917)
World War ITrench WarfareAustro-Hungarian EmpireGerman EmpireMilitary DefeatBattle
ItalyItalyAustria-HungaryAustria-HungaryGermanyGermany

💥 Battle of Kursk: Nazi Germany's Final Eastern Front Offensive Fails

July – August: The failed Battle of Kursk becomes the last Nazi offensive on the Eastern Front.⟶
Battle of Kursk: Nazi Germany's Final Eastern Front Offensive Fails (1943)
World War IIEastern FrontBattleMilitary HistorySoviet UnionNazi GermanyTank WarfareOffensiveTurning Point
GermanyGermanySoviet UnionSoviet UnionRussiaRussia