How far do you agree that the Battle of the Somme was a complete disaster for the British Army? The Battle of the Somme was indeed dreadful and appalling and could definitely be seen as a complete disaster because of the number of deaths caused. There were however some positive aspects that came out of it. The Battle began on July 1, 1916. The purpose of the battle was to take the pressure off the French army at Verdun.
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) played a significant role in the battle of Gravenstafel. The 1st Canadian Division consisted of 30,000 amateur soldiers, who were badly trained in Valcartier Camp in Quebec and poorly equipped with Ross Rifle, Sam Hughes the minister of militia’s favourite weapon (Dancocks 5). On April 17th, 1915, the Canadian troops were sent to the salient of Ypres to reinforce the Allied Forces (Cassar 54). However, Canadians did not expect a new deadly weapon introduced by Germany. The first warfare and the first use of gas attack were shown in the battle of Gravenstafel.
Was General Haig a Bucher or Hero? The battle of the Somme took place from 1st July to 13 November in France near the River Somme; the battle was a big part of the First World War which was between the Triple Entente (Britain, Russia and France) and the Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary) which was one of the most devastating battle the world had ever seen as It took so many lives within hours of the start of the battle. The Somme was the battle in which Britain and Germany fought a horrendous battle in where innocent lives were lost in the first hour or though. General Haig who was a new commander and in charge of the British army was the man who initially came up with the plan which consisted of innocent lives being lost, however he did not regret it, he thought it was a worthy sacrifice which led to the Victory of Britain. Haig only intention was to breakthrough to get the German trenches and defeat the army once and for all.
A United States Commission Official would describe the battle as “utter devastation and ruin” where “For four miles in length, and nearly half a mile in width, the ground is strewn with . . . hats, caps, clothing, canteens, knapsacks, shells and shot.” The commonly asked question from many individuals after going over the Battle of Antietam is, why was this battle the most gruesome in American History? For the simple reason that it was “the event” that would decide “the fate of the American Civil War.”
al. 744) This was a very vicious thing that the Germans had done to the US GI's. The American troops led by Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe led the troops to Bastogne, a city of Belgium, were badly surrounded and our numbered by the Germans, that is were the American troops were demanded to surrender. In the end there were 800 tanks lost on each side, and 1,000 German aircraft lost as well. This was a lot of machinery to have lost Hitler could not replace all the things he lost, so he had nothing left to do but to
Because of the lack of international identity, Canadian units are divided and placed among other reputable Allied units. However, Canadian army fights bravely and cunningly in the war with success, showing Canadian ability to the world and obtaining great honor around the world. Among many battles Canadian had fought, Second Battle of Ypres, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Vimmy Ridge and Passchendaele are the most significant one. The Second Battle of Ypres is one of the bloodiest battles fought in WWI. Nearly six thousand Canadians were killed or injured.
All of Europe was affected by the Thirty Years War with fighting taking place throughout all of Germany, spilling into France, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands. However, it was Germany that suffered the most as a result of plundering after plundering by uncontrolled bands of marauders and other armies. The devastation this war caused on Germany’s landscape and the loss of life among civilians were the most severe in Europe since the Mongol invasion. [1] The war holds a place in German history similar to that of the Civil War in the United States. [2] Over the course of the Thirty Years War, there were six distinct phases, each with different countries within Europe art conflict with each other.
Battle of Belleau Wood The Battle of Belleau Wood was one of the most catastrophic battles to unfold during the First World War. The forces of America, Britain, and France, clashed against Germany in the densely wooded patches of Belleau Wood during the first day of June to the twenty-sixth of 1918. Specifically, this battle took place in the Aisne-Marne Sector, five miles immediately northwest of the town of Chateau-Thierry on the River Marne. Exact details depicting what actually happened are otherwise not attainable as sources express that the battle was a huge mess. Events will be directed as precise as possible.
Tsarina Alexandra was influenced by Gregori Rasputin, an unpopular and scruffy “holy” man, who was supposedly controlling her son’s haemophilia condition. Nicholas’s decisions at the Eastern Front caused the country's military failures; by 1917 over 1,300,000 men had been killed in battle, 4,200,000 wounded and 2,417,000 had been captured by the enemy. First World War had a disastrous impact on the Russian economy; food was in short supply and this led to rising prices. By January 1917 the price of commodities in Petrograd had increased by six times. In an attempt to increase their wages, industrial workers went on strike.
The first day of the ‘Battle of the Somme’ is remembered as the ‘bloodiest day of the British army’. Led by General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Army fought a long battle of trench warfare, hoping to relieve German pressure from the French at Verdun and to destroy German manpower. Starting on 1st July 1916, the battle continued until November 1916. The soldiers believed this battle would decide which side would be the victor. They also believed that the battle symbolised all the horrors of warfare in World War One.