First+battle+of+Marne

First battle of Marne – September 6, 1914, with the outcome bringing to an end the war of movement that had dominated the First World War since the beginning of August.

Above is a picture of Germans heading to war with France and Britain.

-France and Britain against Germany.

-trench warfare ensued.

-Germans having successfully beaten back Belgian

-Schlieffen plan tactics made France drove over.

-Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France

-5 September to 12 September 1914

-It was the second major clash on the Western Front (after the Battle of the Frontiers ) trench battles that characterised much of WWI

-France and Britain had a big gap beating back the Germans, which stormed in with machine gun nests with bayonets.

-British casualties on the first day totalled 58,000, the worst single day loss of the war. Total losses were 420,000 British, 200,000 French and 500,000 German.

-France had 250,000 losses.

-After Germans dug their trenches, waiting for Allies to fight back; Allies itself dug their own.

- the trench warfare was at the worst horrible condition; where most of their casualties died due to the atmosphere and surroundings.

Above this picture, is German troops dug trenches to live in while in war,and as well in hiding of invaders.



Machine gun nests.