The German Army's plan to win the war was the Schiefflen Plan. The plan was to hold off Russia in the east and attack France through Belgium with the bulk of the forces. Within a few weeks of the commencement of the war several million men faced off against each other on the Western Front. The German Army got within sight of Paris only to be repelled at the Battle of the Marne. The German command realizing that plan was not working retreated to higher ground along the Aisne river. Then began what is often referred to as the "Race to the Sea", but was really an attempt by the armies to outflank each other. The armies continued this process until there was no flank only the North Sea. As a result the battle front became static from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps. Both sides, but particularly the Germans, then began to "dig in" creating defensive postions which became more elaborate as the war went on.
Winter Had Approached
The Western Front!
Trenches were designed to offer maximum defensive cover. It is this attribute caused the stalemate of the war on the Western Front.
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i would say the US entry into the war was the most important factor in ending the stalemate on the Western Front in WW1. This is because they brought thousands of troops with them and extra machinery and supplies. If the US did not intervene it would have been much harder for England to win the war and would have taken much, much longer. hope this helps... :)
The first battle on the Western Front began when Germany invaded Belguim Aug 4 1914. Althought Trench warfare did not start until sometime in Sept, this was the beginnings of the Western Front.
beacuse Winter Had Approached
The Western Front!
On the western front, along France's eastern border (it was called the western front because it was on the west of Germany.
stalemate
The first large battle of the US Civil War was fought
The technological innovations led to the trench stalemate on the western front in various ways. Each army developed entrenchments which they intended to use in the war and this is what propagated the Trench Warfare.
Trenches were designed to offer maximum defensive cover. It is this attribute caused the stalemate of the war on the Western Front.
the germans had alien technology
American forces ended the stalemate on the western front, which led to Germany's defeat.
Because of the stalemate on the Western Front both sides sought to gain new allies who n=might provide a winning advantage.
Both sides were too well matched. Neither side could gain a decisive advantage in gaining a forward thrust deep into enemy territory, without losing any advantage during the next counter-attack, and falling back to where they started from - resulting in stalemate.
What are the Eastern and Western fronts? Who fought against whom in those areas? What are the Eastern and Western fronts? Who fought against whom in those areas? What are the Eastern and Western fronts? Who fought against whom in those areas?