The Battle of Tannenberg was the first battle on the eastern front during World War I. It was fought between the larger Russian army against the forces of Germany. The major battle was a continuation of the Gumbinnen encounter. The failure of the battle at Gumbinnen created the opportunity for the Headquarters of his majesty the Emperor of Germany to recall General Paul von Hindenburg from retirement. The Russians defeat at the hands of the German Eighth Army during the battle of Tannenberg was almost a complete annihilation of the Russian forces. The battle of Tannenberg is known as the battle won that loses the war. There were many factors that lead to the German victory, these included the terrain, communications, intelligence and strategy. …show more content…
He met up with his preassigned Chief of Staff General Ludendorff at the train station and they made their way to East Prussia. Hindenburg described that night “we thus traveled together toward a joint future, fully conscious how serious the situation was and yet with perfect confidence in our lord God, our brave troops, and finally, in one another.” Dorpalen describes Hindenburg’s appointment by headquarters. “His appointment, however, was made only after his chief of staff Major General Erich Ludendorff had been selected and was meant to provide that able but headstrong and temperamental officer with a nominal superior who could be trusted not to interfere with decisions.” Their partnership though designed was described by Hindenburg in his memoirs as his duty to make way for Ludendorff. “I realized that one of my principal tasks was, as far as possible, to give free scope to the intellectual powers, the almost superhuman capacity for work and untiring resolution of my Chief of Staff, and, if necessary, clear the way for him.” When Hindenburg arrived on August 23, the Eight Army was still preparing for the attack on Samsonov. Both Hindenburg and Ludendorff approved of Colonel Hoffman's plans for attack and allowed the redeployment to go along as
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The Union forces suffered one their most significant defeats of the Civil War at the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862. The Union army was pushing towards Richmond, Virginia when they were met with a Confederate defensive stand while attempting to cross the Rappahannock River and the subsequent charges towards the Confederate positions. The first three steps of the Battle Analysis process will be covered briefly in this analysis along with an assessment of the significant actions taken. The Union Army was rendered ineffective due to several flaws in the leadership. Poor utilization of available intelligence methods, poor communication between leaders, minimal terrain analysis, and failure to plan for enemy courses of action all contributed greatly to the Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
... captured Palestro's flag was cut into small pieces after the battle and those pieces were given to several persons. One of the pieces was in the Pula Navy Museum until 1918, when Italians looted it. It is said that the relatives of Nikola Karkovic still have a piece of that flag. The tradition of the battle of lissa existed for a long time on Croatian coast in the stories of sailors and in many folk-songs. Lissa [aka Vis] was known as the head-quarters of British Adriatic cruisers in the old French War. Lissa is an island, or rather a mass of hill and mountain, eleven miles long from east to west, and six broad from north to south, rising in some of its peaks to a height of nearly 2,000 feet. Its principal productions, according to the gazetteer, were wine, oil, almonds, and figs; bees, sheep, and goats were reared in great numbers by its inhabitants; -
During the First World War, the United States did its best to remain a neutral nation away from the fighting that was occurring in Europe. Despite this effort, with the constant threat from Germany, the United States was left with no choice but to enter the war in 1917. One of the major battles that the United States fought and effectively proved their dominance, was the battle at Belleau Wood.
The Kokoda Battle occurred from the 21st July 1942 to 16th November in 1942, during World War II. It was a campaign which resulted in an aggressive fight between the Japanese and the Allies. I believe that, based on my research, the Kokoda Battle in World War II was a significant battle for Australians to a great extent. I believe this for three reasons: firstly, the battle was culturally significant to Australia: secondly, the battle was strategically significant to Australia: and thirdly, the battle was of military significance to Australia. I will argue that these reasons are three strong reasons.
... defeat the German Army, the French had to create strategies on how they were going to accomplish a victory over the German Army. World War I also brought new technology that would assist the men involved in the battle. A variety of new weapons were introduced to the French and German armies during the Battle of Verdun. One of the newest weapons was Diphosgene gas. Diphosgene was used to harm a large amount of people at once. It is a poisonous gas first introduced in World War I because of the effects. Henri Philippe-Petain possessed a huge quantity of supplies. Being prepared for the war was vital to the troops. They had to be aware of their surroundings while in combat and always have weapons handy because of the fear of a surprise attack. In addition, the strategies and new technology used by French were significant in the victory over the Germans in world war I.
“The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves” (Trueman).
Where would we be if we did not defeat the Japanese in World War II? During World War II, the Battle of Midway was the turning point: it was where America took back its authority in the Pacific. Midway was the turning point of the war because: the U.S. permanently crippled the Japanese Imperial Navy, the U.S. also ended all hopes of further expansion for the Japanese and it set the stage for how the U.S. would fight the rest of the war.
This might come as a surprise to some, but Germany almost won the First World War. Germany was once very close to winning the war. Their submarine warfare was taking a hard toll on Britain. Between February and June, one of every four of Britain’s large freighters never returned. The French and British armies were weakening. The French and British had worn themselves out by taking the offensive, Germany having had taken the defensive. Germany held their trench positions while they took the offensive position against the Russians, in the East. They wanted to defeat Russia and then move their Eastern armies to the West, to defeat the weakened French and British. When Russia pulled out of the war because of their new leadership under Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party, the Allied troops suffered greatly. Russia’s exit exposed French and British troops to a much bigger German force. When Russia left, Lenin published secret Allie treaties revealing that Britain and France had expected to expand their nations and empires through war, this hurt the Allies greatly. In March and April of 1918, Germany began a vast offensive attack against the British and French. The German troops eventually reached the Marne River. They were in striking distance of Paris. Right then, American troops came to reinforce the French. Germany had just lost its best chance for vi...
This paper is not meant to be a military history of the battle; I am not qualified to offer such an account. It is also not an examination of why Russia won (and Germany lost). The goal of this paper is to explain why this particular conflict, fought at this particular point in time, and in this particular place became the defining moment of World War II.
The Battle of Gumbinnen started in signaling the first major offensive on the Eastern Front, and following an initial action by the German Eighth Army at Stalluponen on 17 August 1914, the Battle of Gumbinnen was initiated by Eighth Army's commander General von Prittwitz, during the early hours of 20
The Germans took an unrealistic approach in the decision making process for the battle. During the debate in the German High Command about what to do in the summer of 1943, two options were introduced. The realistic option, which was supported by the best German field commanders and many soldiers, was to compensate for the large Russian numerical advantage by fully utilizing the superiority of the German commander and soldiers in tactics, command and fighting, by a strategy of dynamic mobile defense that would cause great losses to the Russians in a series of local clashes. This would delay the Russians and was a realistic goal as it was easily achievable. However, Adolf Hitler wanted to follow the enthusiast-optimistic option of having a major decisive battle against a large portion of the Russian armour in order to destroy them. He thought that the best suited place for such a battle was the Kursk salient, where the Russians had already established battle grounds. In fact, aerial photos taken by German airplanes clearly revealed that the Russians had already built dense and deep fortifications at the Kursk salient in order to counter an attack. Also, it was evident that many Russian tanks were moved deeper behind the front line. Finally, the Blitzkrieg tactic that was often used by the Germans would have to be changed.
It was a very quiet morning and everything was very settled on May 5th, 1864 in the state Virginia, until a high powered Battle broke loose on a very open and vulnerable terrain that stretched 70 miles wide and 30 miles long. The battle ended just 2 days later on May 7th. By the end, over 3,700 soldiers lost their lives, of what was left over 4,000 were missing or captured. The 162,000 involved lives were changed for a battle that was found inclusive. What was this pointless battle called? Its known as “The Battle of the Wilderness”. This battle was between the Potomac, IX corps (Yankees) and the Army of Northern Virginia (confederates) .The Yankees were lead by Ulysses S.Grant and George G. Meade and the confederates were controlled by Robert E. Lee.
Benito Mussolini, was the Head of Government of Italy and Duce of Fascism also he was the prime minister of Italy; he said “Blood alone moves the wheels of history.” (World War II Tributes) Mussolini was saying that blood has many affects on American History because there were too many battles going on in the past and for those more to go. The battle of the Bulge started off with Hitler’s men who attacked the American positions on Elsensborn Ridge and Losheim Gap attempting to break through to Liège. Americans said that this battle was probably the bloodiest battle in America. The battle of the Bulge began on December 16th 1944; Hitler thought that he could take over the alliance from Britain, France, and America so he decided launching a massive attack on American forces. Many risked their lives and this was also a very bloody battle. In many cases there were a lot of people that did not know that the battle was a very bloody. The conflict of the Battle of the Bulge was very sentimental also at the same time it was very aggressive, many people lost their lives fighting over a mistake one man caused. If Hitler wouldn’t have came up with the idea of trying to take control of many countries then there wouldn’t have been men dying in this battle.
“Napoleon I had smashed through the German states with ease during the Napoleonic wars. Now a generation later, the roles would be reversed. Even though the war was a short duration, it dramatically changed European history.” The year of 1870 marked as the start of a war that changed the outlook of history as we know it today. This time period from 1870-1871 was known as the Franco-Prussian War, and there were many leading causes and events that took place for a bizarre and wild finish to what would be the beginning of an era for World War I.