BTRCC HISTORY GCSE Knowledge organiser Unit 5.2 Stalemate Timeline Battle of the Marne Sept 1914 Turning point as neither side could make progress due to new technology and started digging trenches Battle of Verdun February 1916 Germans attacked F in Verdun area with aim to ‘bleed France white’. Plan almost worked. July-Nov 1916 The Battle of the Somme To relieve pressure on F at Verdun, Haig launched controversial offensive. Huge casualties on first day 56,000. July 1917 Passchendaele After a promising start, British failed to capitalise due to poor weather conditions. Battle of Jutland 1916 Main battle on open seas. Both sides claimed victory. Timeline Battle of the Marne Sept 1914 Turning point as neither side could make progress due to new technology and started digging trenches Battle of Verdun February 1916 Germans attacked F in Verdun area with aim to ‘bleed France white’. Plan almost worked. July-Nov 1916 The Battle of the Somme To relieve pressure on F at Verdun, Haig launched controversial offensive. Huge casualties on first day 56,000. July 1917 Passchendaele After a promising start, British failed to capitalise due to poor weather conditions. Battle of Jutland 1916 Main battle on open seas. Both sides claimed victory. Movers and Shakers Marshal Foch French General. From early 1918, Commander-in-Chief of all the Allied Armies Sir John French Leader of the British Expeditionary Forces Sir Douglas Haig Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on 19 December 1915.  Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty In charge of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland Admiral Scheer Led the German fleet at Jutland Movers and Shakers Marshal Foch French General. From early 1918, Commander-in-Chief of all the Allied Armies Sir John French Leader of the British Expeditionary Forces Sir Douglas Haig Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on 19 December 1915.  Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty In charge of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland Admiral Scheer Led the German fleet at Jutland Key terms and words Artillery Large, heavy guns fired from behind front lines to destroy enemy positions and defences Attrition To wear-down your opponent until they can no longer resist Blockades GB navy blocked G ports to stop essential supplies for war Dogfights Early aerial battles between pilots using pistols and rifles Gallipoli Military disaster following aim to break through on eastern front Infantry Foot soldiers with job of capturing and holding enemy positions ‘Over the top’ After artillery bombardment, troops climb out of trenches to attack Unrestricted submarine warfare In 1915 and again in 1917, G declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning. Western Front Line of trenches which stretched from the sea in the north to the alps in the east Key terms and words Artillery Large, heavy guns fired from behind front lines to destroy enemy positions and defences Attrition To wear-down your opponent until they can no longer resist Blockades GB navy blocked G ports to stop essential supplies for war Dogfights Early aerial battles between pilots using pistols and rifles Gallipoli Military disaster following aim to break through on eastern front Infantry Foot soldiers with job of capturing and holding enemy positions ‘Over the top’ After artillery bombardment, troops climb out of trenches to attack Unrestricted submarine warfare In 1915 and again in 1917, G declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning. Western Front Line of trenches which stretched from the sea in the north to the alps in the east BTRCC History Department…….. ‘in pursuit of excellence.’ BTRCC History Department…….. ‘in pursuit of excellence.’