World War I

5 battles

Battle of Verdun

1916World War I

The longest battle in history, lasting 302 days. German strategy was to bleed France white, attackin...

Battle of the Somme

1916World War I

The first day remains the bloodiest in British military history, with 57,470 casualties including 19...

Battle of Gallipoli

1915World War I

A disastrous Allied campaign to capture Constantinople. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiral...

Battle of Tannenberg

1914World War I

Germany destroyed the Russian Second Army, capturing 92,000 prisoners. Named after the 1410 battle a...

Battle of Jutland

1916World War I

The largest naval battle of WWI and the only full-scale clash of battleships. Britain lost more ship...