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World War One 1916

World War One 1916. Battle of Verdun. By 1916, the war was a stalemate What is a stalemate? T he Germans began to believe that they could win if they inflicted heavy casualties on the French The Germans decided to select Verdun, which held a direct route to Paris. Battle of Verdun.

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World War One 1916

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  1. World War One 1916

  2. Battle of Verdun • By 1916, the war was a stalemate • What is a stalemate? • The Germans began to believe that they could win if they inflicted heavy casualties on the French • The Germans decided to select Verdun, which held a direct route to Paris

  3. Battle of Verdun • The battle began on Feb. 21st 1916 • A 9-hour bombardment of 1 million shells preceded the assault • The Germans wanted to wage a war of attrition • The German commander wanted to “bleed France white.” • What does attrition mean? • By the time the fighting bogged down, the French lost 120,000 troops, Germans lost 100,000 (December 18th, 1916; longest)

  4. German skulls

  5. Battle of the Somme • This battle comprised the main allied attack on the Western Front during 1916 • July 1st 1916 – November 18th • 58,000 British troops were killed on the first day alone • The Somme is a river in France • This battle was intended to take some German troops away from Verdun • Another battle of attrition • The battle was preceded by a 5 day long artillery barrage

  6. Mine exploding near German trench

  7. Following the barrage, the British expected there to be no resistance when they charged the German trenches • Clearly they were wrong due to the casualties (58,000) • The Somme saw the first tank used in battle • When the battle ends November 18th, the French and British suffer 620,000 casualties; Germany suffers 434,000

  8. Battle of Jutland (Denmark) • Largest naval battle of World War I • Germany wanted to stop the British blockade in the North Sea • England wanted to deal a decisive blow to the German fleet

  9. England ends up losing more ships and men • Germany does not challenge the British navy ever again during the war • The Germans start their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare

  10. View from a British ship • Shells splashing

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