What is the great autumn offensive?

The Second Battle of Champagne (Herbstschlacht or Autumn Battle) in World War I was a French offensive against the German army at Champagne that coincided with an Anglo-French assault at north-east Artois and ended with French retreat.

Why was the Battle of Loos so significant?

The Battle of Loos took place from 25 September to 8 October 1915 in France on the Western Front, during the First World War. It was the biggest British attack of 1915, the first time that the British used poison gas and the first mass engagement of New Army units.

Who Lost Battle of Loos?

the British Army
Altogether the British Army suffered over 50,000 casualties at Loos, almost double the number of German losses.

What happened at the Battle of Loos?

Between September 26th and September 28th, the British lost many men to German machine gun fire as they attacked German positions around Loos without the aid of artillery support. The battle effectively ended on September 28th. The British suffered 50,000 casualties while the Germans lost about 25,000 men.

Why was the 100 days offensive significant?

The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives which ended the First World War. The offensive, together with a revolution breaking out in Germany, led to the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended the war with an Allied victory.

How many battles were 100 days offensive?

From the largest naval battle, and the longest battle, to the most painful and infamous battle, and the battle that marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front, discover 10 significant battles of the First World War that took place between 1914-1918.

What is meant by going over the top?

Back to top. Today we use the expression ‘over the top’ to mean something that is extreme, outrageous or inappropriate. Most soldiers in the Great War must have felt the same way about orders to go ‘over the top’. For them it meant leaving the safety of their trenches and attacking the enemy.

What battle had the first use of tanks?

the Battle of the Somme
Tanks were used in battle for the first time, by the British, on 15 September 1916 at Flers-Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme.

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Why was Artois important in the Battle of Loos?

The Artois attack would aim at the critical rail networks between Douai and Noyon that the Germans relied upon to maintain much of the front. An advance of only 20 miles would surely force a German withdrawal.

Where did the Battle of Loos take place?

The Artois campaigns comprised the major Allied offensive on the Western Front in 1915. Along with the attack against Loos by the British, French troops launched offensives at Champagne (the Second Battle of Champagne), and at Vimy Ridge in Arras.

Who was the British general in the Battle of Loos?

One of the major battles in that offensive was the Battle of Loos (25 September – 13 October 1915), fought by the British First Army under the command of General Douglas Haig in this Lens-La Bassée sector.

Why was there only one identity disc at Loos?

Another problem for the later identification of the British dead in this sector, where so many fell in the early few days of the Battle of Loos, was that the majority of British soldiers at this time in 1915 were only issued with one identity disc. British servicemen were not officially issued with two discs until a year later in September 1916.