WWI Battles Crossword Mini-Project Logan Howe

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  1. 1. The Fourth Battle of Ypres, the Fourth Battle of Flanders and Operation Georgette.
  2. 3. Largest naval battle of WWI.
  3. 5. The Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during WWI, and among the most lethal offensives in world history.
  4. 7. The First WWI battle fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire.
  5. 10. Fought between Russia and Germany between 26 and 30 August 1914. The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.
  6. 13. The Battle of Arras was a British offensive on the Western Front during WWI. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front.
  7. 15. German and Ottoman forces found themselves encircled by British Empire and French forces under General Sir Edmund Allenby.
  8. 16. Germany's last attempt to defeat the British and French armies on the Western Front, and try to win total victory.
  9. 17. (First battle of...") An offensive during WWI by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles of Paris.
  10. 18. A major military success for Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Eastern Front.
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  1. 1. fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in November and December 1914, during the Serbian Campaign of WWI.
  2. 2. An unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers of WWI to control the sea route from Europe to Russia.
  3. 4. The Allies launch a renewed assault on German lines in the Flanders region of Belgium.
  4. 6. One of the first battles of WWI started when Russian troops attempted to invade German territory in a multi-pronged ambush.
  5. 7. Comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of WWI.
  6. 8. Major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of WWI in 1914.
  7. 9. Germany's worst defeat since the start of the war. In combat, the Canadians pushed the Germans back almost 8 miles.
  8. 11. The first Anglo-German naval battle of WWI, fought on August 28, 1914, between ships of the United Kingdom and Germany.
  9. 12. Fought in May 28, 1918 was the first major American battle and offensive of WWI.
  10. 14. WWI engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive.