The Western Front
The Western Front is a labyrinth of trenches which were used for the protection of soldiers during World War I. It is located down the coasts of France and Belgium and trails 740 km to the Swiss border. Out of the many countries involved, the first few that joined the Western Front included Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium and the British Empire all of which fought against the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria-Hungary. One of the main causes of the First World War was due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie on June 28th 1914. He was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian member of the Black Hand. 5533 ANZAC casualties happened 27 hours after the first invasion of the German trenches. A total of 45,000 deaths occurred in the Western Front. The outcome of the war suppressed four empires. New borders were constructed and countries were eradicated while Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were formed. This lead to the era of Hitler. …show more content…
A total of 585,000 deaths occurred between both sides, 325,000 of them being from the British Empire. The mustard gas used in the Third Battle of Ypres caused the British troops severe burns. Officer Douglas Haig's (a British senior officer who carried out the battle) intention was to infiltrate the coast of Belgium to destroy the submarine pens possessed by the enemy. Many disapproved of General Douglas Haig’s perseverance as his soldiers were worn out and exhausted
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The Western Front is a labyrinth of trenches which were used for the protection of soldiers during World War I. It is located down the coasts of France and Belgium and trails 740 km to the Swiss border. Out of the many countries involved, the first few that joined the Western Front included Serbia, Russia, France, Belgium and the British Empire all of which fought against the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria-Hungary. One of the main causes of the First World War was due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie on June 28th 1914. He was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian member of the Black Hand. 5533 ANZAC casualties happened 27 hours after the first invasion of the German trenches. A total of 45,000 deaths occurred in the Western Front. The outcome of the war suppressed four empires. New borders were constructed and countries were eradicated while Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were formed. This lead to the era of Hitler. …show more content…
A total of 585,000 deaths occurred between both sides, 325,000 of them being from the British Empire. The mustard gas used in the Third Battle of Ypres caused the British troops severe burns. Officer Douglas Haig's (a British senior officer who carried out the battle) intention was to infiltrate the coast of Belgium to destroy the submarine pens possessed by the enemy. Many disapproved of General Douglas Haig’s perseverance as his soldiers were worn out and exhausted
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