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| − | The''' Western Front''' was a narrow strip of land between [[Belgium]] and [[France]] where the [[Allies]] on one side and the [[Germans]] on the other dug a complex network trenches during [[World War I]]. At that point, the war ground to a bloody and protracted stalemate. After [[Russia]] withdrew from the War, the [[Germans]] unleashed all their troops on the western front, and it appeared they would win | + | The''' Western Front''' was a narrow strip of land between [[Belgium]] and [[France]] where the [[Allies]] on one side and the [[Germans]] on the other dug a complex network trenches running from the Belgian coast to [[Switzerland]] during [[World War I]]. At that point, the war ground to a bloody and protracted stalemate. After [[Russia]] withdrew from the War following the [[October revolution]], the [[Germans]] unleashed all of their troops on the western front, and it appeared they would win, before grinding to a halt after oustripping their supply lines. In December 1917, [[American]] troops came to the front, and in the [[Second Battle of the Marne]], the Allies started decisively winning ground. Soon afterward, the Great War ended. |
[[category:World War I]] | [[category:World War I]] | ||
Revision as of 22:15, December 16, 2009
The Western Front was a narrow strip of land between Belgium and France where the Allies on one side and the Germans on the other dug a complex network trenches running from the Belgian coast to Switzerland during World War I. At that point, the war ground to a bloody and protracted stalemate. After Russia withdrew from the War following the October revolution, the Germans unleashed all of their troops on the western front, and it appeared they would win, before grinding to a halt after oustripping their supply lines. In December 1917, American troops came to the front, and in the Second Battle of the Marne, the Allies started decisively winning ground. Soon afterward, the Great War ended.