Navigating the Heartache WWI Brings
The Battle of St. Eloi was fought March 27 to April 16, 1916 near St. Eloi, Belgium. The Ypres salient was active throughout the war and the site of numerous attacks and counterattacks. The nations involved were Canada, Great Britain and Germany. “When day broke, the sights that met our gaze were so horrible and ghastly…
The Battle of Mount Sorrel took place June 2-14, 1916 in the Ypres Salient. It involved Germany, Canada and Great Britain. “The first Canadian deliberately planned attack in any force had resulted in an unqualified success,” the British Official History of the war said. Major Battle Events The initial German assault caught the Allies off-guard…
German conquest of a neighboring nation is an event usually associated with World War II. However, 25 years earlier in 1914 the German Army marched through Belgium intent on invading France. The German invasion was part of the Schlieffen Plan, a plan aimed at quickly conquering Paris. Timeline of Events 2 August 1914: Germany requests…
When you think of World War I, what nations come to mind? Germany, Great Britain and France? The Great War, however, was a world war and it involved many more nations. The following is the list of nations who participated in the conflict. The Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Hejaz Cameroon German East Africa…
The Battle of Festubert took place May 15-25, 1915 in the Artois region of France, part of the Ypres Salient. It involved Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and British India. “The general plan of the main attack will be as follows,” the First Army Operation Order said. “To continue pressing forward towards Violaines and Beau…
Monday, November 11, 1918, is a date that forever changed the world. It’s Armistice Day — the date World War I ended. Four years of slaughter were over. In addition, countless lives also were saved. The Allies had been planning an invasion of Germany for 1919, and military officials believed the war also would extend…
The Second Battle of Ypres is the Canadian Expeditionary Force’s baptism by fire. The CEF had been in Europe for about six months, and the majority of its men had never experienced combat. Combat was an experience, many believed, that tested a man’s masculinity. “Being under fire for the first time exists, as a psychological…