The Eastern Front

Canadian troops did not participate in the battles on the Eastern Front

The Russian Campaign, August –August 1914 Russian troops invade Germany –Germans were not expecting, but were able to defeat Russians in a number of battles.

The Russian Campaign, August One of the reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front, is that Germany had to focus on the Eastern Front during Russia’s invasion Germans advanced into Russia until 1916.

The Gallipoli Campaign April 1915 – December 1915 Turks (people from Turkey) entered the war with the Central Powers. This was to prevent the Russians from using the straits of the Gallipoli Peninsula (a water passage that would allow Russians to access the Balkans from the Black Sea)

The Gallipoli Campaign Russia wanted an ‘all-weather’ port British wanted Gallipoli to open a supply line to Russia, and to have another way of attacking Austria-Hungry and Germany