1944 ⟶ Liberation of Paris

August 19 – 25: Liberation of Paris.
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1916
1918
1944

⚔️ 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

🪖 First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette

September 15–22: First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.⟶
First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette (1916)
World War ITanksMilitary TechnologyWestern FrontWeapons Development
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

⚔️ German Spring Offensive on the Western Front

March – July: The German spring offensive.⟶
German Spring Offensive on the Western Front (1918)
World War IWestern FrontTrench WarfareGerman EmpireAllied PowersMilitary Offensive
GermanyGermanyFranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomBelgiumBelgiumUnited StatesUnited States

🇫🇷 Liberation of Paris

August 19 – 25: Liberation of Paris.⟶
Liberation of Paris (1944)
World War IIWestern FrontLiberationResistanceCharles de GaulleBattleMilitary Campaign
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🪖 Allied Landings in Normandy

June 6: D-Day landings in Normandy.⟶
Allied Landings in Normandy (1944)
World War IIWestern FrontAllied PowersAxis PowersInvasionMilitary StrategyLiberation
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanadaGermanyGermany