HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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first Battle of the Marne.
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Battle of Verdun.
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Battle of Tannenberg.
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Battle of the Bulge.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. It was fought in a collection of skirmishes around the Marne River Valley. It resulted in an Entente victory against the German armies in the west.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a strategic triumph at the First Battle of the Marne, which ended on 10 September, the French forces-assisted by the British-had succeeded in throwing back the German offensive, recapturing lost ground in the process.
Detailed explanation-3: -First Battle of the Marne, (September 6–12, 1914), an offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles (48 km) of Paris.
Detailed explanation-4: -German commander Erich Ludendorff saw this as a crucial opportunity to launch a new offensive–he hoped to strike a decisive blow to the Allies and convince them to negotiate for peace before fresh troops from the United States could arrive.