Battles of World War I

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French infantry coming into position at the Marne during World War I (1914–18).

tank in the Battle of Cambrai

British North Lancashire Regiment soldiers with rifles and gear patrol a rubble-strewn street lined with damaged buildings and smoke in Cambrai, France, during World War I.

Gallipoli Campaign: “ANZAC Cove”

Battle of Jutland

French infantry soldiers in helmets and long coats walk through a barren, fortified trench landscape at the Marne during World War I.

Marne, Battle of the

World War I soldiers walk through muddy, debris-strewn ruins with the damaged Cloth Hall of Ypres, Belgium, standing in the background under a cloudy sky.

A soldier in a trench looks toward a barren battlefield with shattered trees as a shell explodes in the distance during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

French soldiers in uniform rest and eat on a grassy field behind the front lines during the Battle of Verdun in World War I, with gear and rifles stacked nearby.

Battles of World War I: Media

From Amiens to Ypres

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French infantry coming into position at the Marne during World War I (1914–18).

French infantry coming into position at the Marne during World War I (1914–18).

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tank in the Battle of Cambrai

tank in the Battle of Cambrai

British Mark IV (Male) tank ditched in a German trench during the Battle of Cambrai,...

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British North Lancashire Regiment soldiers with rifles and gear patrol a rubble-strewn street lined with damaged buildings and smoke in Cambrai, France, during World War I.

World War I: British army

British soldiers of the North Lancashire Regiment passing through liberated Cambrai,...

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Gallipoli Campaign: “ANZAC Cove”

Gallipoli Campaign: “ANZAC Cove”

British army officers in a trench at “ANZAC Cove” during the Gallipoli Campaign of...

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Battle of Jutland

Battle of Jutland

Ships of the German High Seas Fleet, June 1916.

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French infantry soldiers in helmets and long coats walk through a barren, fortified trench landscape at the Marne during World War I.

World War I

French infantry moving into position during World War I.

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Marne, Battle of the

Marne, Battle of the

Engineers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division preparing to cross the Marne River near...

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World War I soldiers walk through muddy, debris-strewn ruins with the damaged Cloth Hall of Ypres, Belgium, standing in the background under a cloudy sky.

Cloth Hall after the Battle of Ypres

British troops passing through the ruins of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, September...

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A soldier in a trench looks toward a barren battlefield with shattered trees as a shell explodes in the distance during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

World War I: Somme

A French soldier in a trench at the Somme, World War I.

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French soldiers in uniform rest and eat on a grassy field behind the front lines during the Battle of Verdun in World War I, with gear and rifles stacked nearby.

Battle of Verdun

French soldiers resting away from the front line at the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

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Ypres, First Battle of

Ypres, First Battle of

A burning windmill near Ypres, Belgium.

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