What were the days of major battles of world war 1 or 2 and their signifigance?

Answer 1

World War I - The Great War - The First World War (1914-18)

1914
The Battle of Mons - August 23, 1914: the first engagement between German and British forces in France

The Battle of Tannenberg - Aug. 26, 1914: Germany smashes Russia's attempt to invade East Prussia

First Battle of the Marne - Sept. 6, 1914: the French and British bring the German advance of August to a halt.

First Battle of Ypres - Oct. 14, 1914: foreshadowed how much of the trench warfare on the Western Front during the war would be fought.

Capture of Basra - Nov. 5, 1914: the opening action on the Mesopotamia Front, the British and Indian forces secured their supply of oil in the Middle East.

Battle of the Falkland Islands - Dec. 8, 1914: British naval victory that reversed a previous defeat, and stopped the German commerce raiding on the high seas.

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