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GCSE History: Great Battles of the Western Front | Verdun, Somme & Passchendaele (2018)

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The Western Front was the line, in Western Europe, that the Germans attacked from the west and the Triple Entente attacked from the east. Many of the locations in the were very important locations that allowed a significant advantage in the battle. One of the locations include the Wytschaete Ridge which allowed high ground to see where the Triple Entente troops were heading.

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The Western Front changed multiple times over the course of the battle. This image describes the changes throughout the battle

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This battle was fought to break the deadlock on the Western Front on Verdun. 60 000 died on the first day. At the end of the campaign, the British Empire forces had lost 420,000 men, France had lost 200,000 and Germany 450,000. Then once the US entered the war the Germans the quickly surrendered.

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Trench Warfare was utilised very heavily on the Western Front. The two or more army lines formed trenches on both sides to protect themselves from artillery blasts and gun shots. The lines then continued to continuously fire bullets and artillery at the opposing sides.

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This image illustrates the main attacking and defensive strategy they used - Trench Warfare

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The battle of Messines was fought to claim the position of Wytschaete Ridge. This battle had 4 months of planning but even before that had years of mining to start beforehand. This battle eventually was won by the Triple Entente from intricately placed mines to fend off the Germans.

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This is the result of the intricate explosive mines that caused the Triple Entente to win the battle.

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The trenches on t he Western Front were riddled with flies, unbearable smell and were constrantly attacked with mines that induced Shellshock. Not to mention, the severe psychological effect from many friends dieing, shellshock and the horrific smell. Since Trenches were the main form attack many had to deal with these horrible conditions.