History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trench Warfare, Old Ideas, France 24
1 Apr 2019
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Allied total: 650,000 german total: 500,000 franco-prussian war: 400,000 total. Verdun: (feb 21- nov 26) over 1 million casualties. The somme: (jul 24-nov 13) 1. 2 million casualties. Jutland: (may 31 jun 1) long-awaited naval battle germany wins the battle, loses the naval war. Allied powers on offensive while germany on defensive: Brusilov offensive: (jun 4 sept 30, 1916) Last 100 days: (allies) german : 750,000 +, allied: approx. Sept 1918: austro-hungarian empire splits, withdraws from war, ludendorff admits to kaiser germany cannot win the war. Oct 1918: ottoman empire withdraws from war german government appeals to us president wilson for negotiations. 11 nov 1918: armistice signed at compi gne, france germany surrenders unconditionally. Britain 36 billion, france 24 billion, russia 22 billion, united states 22 billion. France : over 1. 5 million dead soldiers and civilians. Britain and the empire : just over 1 million dead.
