The battle of the Somme started on July 1st 1916 and ended around November 18th. The battle was in Picardy. The Battle of the Somme was part of the ‘War of Attrition’ phase of World War One. On the 3rd of August‚ 1914‚ Germany invaded Belgium. The next day Britain declared war‚ and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) went to France. For the first two months the armies fought aggressively against each other. These first meetings were called the ‘War of movement’. The Germany armies managed
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Stanley Wirian Mr. Joshua Frear English 10.2 29 September 2016 Why was the Battle of Stalingrad significant in World War 2? Have you ever wondered how the German invasion of the Eastern Europe was stopped by just a single battle? Before the Battle of Stalingrad‚ the Nazi swiftly conquered part of the Eastern Europe with its famous Blitzkrieg tactic‚ using fast movement of infantries and tanks supported by tremendous usage of warplanes‚ until finally Hitler decided to break the treaty between the
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The Luftwaffe Needs Lessons from the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower
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Beowulf. He is a human but contains supernatural powers. This enables him to become a great fighter and leader. Upon hearing of a monster terrorizing a nearby kingdom in Denmark‚ Beowulf sets sail from Geatland‚ his homeland‚ to aid in the killing of this monster‚ named Grendel. There are a total of three major battles that Beowulf fought throughout the epic; all containing differences‚ like location‚ similarities‚ like outcomes‚ and a theme of good versus evil. The three major battles Beowulf
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The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne) was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne. The deposed King James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland and his Jacobite supporters were defeated by James’ nephew and son-in-law‚ William III and his supporters. By the invitation of Parliament‚ William had deposed James in 1688. Both kings acted as commander of their respective armies. The battle took place on July 1‚ 1690 (Old Style) just outside the town of Drogheda
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The Battle of Sedgemoor was a war that was fought between the troops who supported King James II‚ and the troops in favor of James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ who was the nephew of the newly appointed King James II. The battle of Sedgemoor and the incidents leading up to the battle took form due to what was thought to be a faulty claim led by James II to his brother’s‚ Charles II’s‚ throne. James Scott‚ the 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ was the illegitimate son of Charles II and believed‚ along with
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America’s freedom from foreign powers but left a country of loosely gathered states that were‚ quite often‚ at odds with one another. Following the Mexican American War‚ The Civil War brought to culmination events that would forever change the political and social landscape of our great nation. Gettysburg effectively ended the Confederate Army’s offensive capabilities and essentially ended the war. General Lee’s ego and his desire to crush the Union Army on the field of battle led to the Confederate
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The Battle of the Bulge was a powerful counterattack from the Nazis in Ardennes. This was Hitler’s last try to stop the Allied powers from taking back France after D-Day. Hitler sent 200‚000 German troops to cut through the Allied forces. The attack was unexpected and very effective. The attack started on an outpost being held by unexperienced infantrymen. After days of fighting‚ American airborne soldiers jumped behind enemy lines to try to stop the attack. The Americans kept fighting and soon won
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facilities. He believed that marking a repeat of what the Germans had done three times previously–in September 1870‚ August 1914‚ and May 1940‚ would secure another win. This attack lasted approximately one month and few weeks ending 25 January 1945. The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last attempt to win the war. This Battle will go down in history as the biggest and bloodiest battle with the most overall casualties during World War II. While trying to regain the Harbor‚ the battle had covered
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June 1942-2d February 1943 By The battle of Stalingrad was one of the biggest‚ cruellest and most important battles of the World War II. The city was called in the name of Stalin‚ the leader of the Red Army and if the Germans captured it would be great propaganda for them and it would decrease the Russian morale‚ so Stalin made his army fight until death. Also if the Germans took control of Stalingrad‚ then the way to Moscow would be open and the Germans might win the war. The city also controlled
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