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Why did western front in world war 1 take place in a small area?
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∙ 14y ago
Depends on your idea of small. The Western Front stretched from the coast of the North Sea in Belgium to the Swiss frontier with France.
The Front formed in late 1914 - Early 1915 after the initial German advance into Belgium and France was stopped by the French, British and Belgian armies. Due to the numbers of men and amount of equipment available to these four armies it became possible to physically defend with trenches and wire the whole length of the front, in a way that wasn't as possible on other fronts where the areas were larger or the armies smaller.
Once the two sides had "dug in" the available technologies and weapons made it extremely hard to attack. Machine guns, preregistered long range artillery, wire, trenches and the terrain itself - churned up by shellfire and repeated battles over the same stretches of ground - all made attacks bloody and desperately hard to complete.
The dead lock wasn't broken, except locally, until specialist equipment was invented - Tanks, Gas, Sub-machineguns - and new tactics - combined arms, infiltration, creeping barrages - allowed the German offensive in early 1918, coming very close to breaking the lines - and the Allied push back - ending in the "Hundred Days" where the allies finally broke into Germany.
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∙ 13y agothe armies became immobile because of trench warfare.
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What does western front mean?
During a war, a "front" is a place where armies are fighting battles. In World War I, most of the major battles were in Europe. So in World War I, "Western Front" refers to the front in the western portion of Europe- it was mainly in northern France, where Germany had invaded. The "Eastern Front" was in Eastern Europe, primarily around the borders between Russia and Germany/Austria-Hungary.
World war two in Europe campaign?
The western allies on the western front, and the Soviets on the Russian Front.
Where did war world one take place at?
The main fighting took place on the Western Front (France and Belgium), the Italian Front (Italy), the Eastern Front (Russia) and the Balkan Front (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria). Fighting also took place in the Middle East (Iraq and Palestine), Turkey and in the North Sea.
Where did most of the fighting on the western front of World War 1 take place?
On the Western Front in WWI, trench warfare was the main type of fighting. The war lasted from autumn 1914 until spring 1918. I hope that answered your question...!
What war was fought with the Germans on the western front?
World Wars I and II were fought against the Germans on the western front. Whereas the Western Front in the First World War was very static (only moving a few miles each way during the course of the whole war, the western front in the Second World War lasted less than a year with the crushing defeat of France
Why did most of the combat on the western front in world war1 take place in a fairly small area?
It was like a pocket with the germans in the middle trying to push out. ASlo trench warfare played a major role in the small area of WW1.
When did Western Front - World War I - happen?
Western Front - World War I - happened on 1914-08-04.
What does western front mean?
During a war, a "front" is a place where armies are fighting battles. In World War I, most of the major battles were in Europe. So in World War I, "Western Front" refers to the front in the western portion of Europe- it was mainly in northern France, where Germany had invaded. The "Eastern Front" was in Eastern Europe, primarily around the borders between Russia and Germany/Austria-Hungary.
Most of the fighting done on the western front in World War 1 took place in the form of?
Trench warfare.
Where did the majority of the battles take place?
Of World War One, Europe. But mainly in the Western Front, which is France and parts of Belgium.
World war two in Europe campaign?
The western allies on the western front, and the Soviets on the Russian Front.
What was the critcial battle front in world war 1?
The Western front
Where did war world one take place at?
The main fighting took place on the Western Front (France and Belgium), the Italian Front (Italy), the Eastern Front (Russia) and the Balkan Front (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria). Fighting also took place in the Middle East (Iraq and Palestine), Turkey and in the North Sea.
Where did most of the fighting on the western front of World War 1 take place?
On the Western Front in WWI, trench warfare was the main type of fighting. The war lasted from autumn 1914 until spring 1918. I hope that answered your question...!
What was the critical battle front world war 1?
the Western Front-novanet
Where was the stalemate of World War I?
On the western front, along France's eastern border (it was called the western front because it was on the west of Germany.
Why was Winston Churchill reluctant too open a western front against Germany?
He remembered the slaughter on the Western Front in World War I.
