Inglise keelt kõnelevate maade ajalugu lühikonspekt
It was a British attempt to end deadlock of
french warfare by forcing a passage through
the Dardanelles, forcing Turkey out of the war.
Operation failed
Expeditionary force witdrew
The Mesopotamian campaign
Began in 1914, when an Indian force landed
at Abadan to protect oil installations. It was a
British campaign, aim was to secure Persian
oil supplies.
1916 10 000 soldiers were captured by the
Turks. Baghdad fell. The Tyrks were defeated,
adied by the Arab revolt.
Jerusalem was taken in the end of 1917 and
Damascus and Aleppo fell in 1918
The campaign on the West Front
Britian always tried to seize the initiative but it
resulted in huge casualties. Several battles.
Huge damages, failure.
Poison gas used for the first time.
German defences were last broken through by
the allies.
The german leadres agreed to armistice, war
became to a sudden end
The campaign for the irish