With Remembrance Sunday 2018 just days away, Forces War Records takes a look at the numbers behind the Great War 1914-18
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The Fifth Battle of Ypres
Learn more about the British victory in the fifth Battle of Ypres in WW1
The Battle of the Lys 1918
The Battle, in its entirety, took place between 7th and 29th April 1918, and is also known as the Lys Offensive, the Fourth Battle of Ypres, the Fourth Battle of Flanders and Operation Georgette. It formed part of the 1918 German offensive in Flanders du
The Battle of Cambrai 1917
This was the day that tanks were used en masse for the first time in the history of warfare as the Battle of Cambrai 1917 began. READ MORE HERE:
Battle of Jutland WW1 – Timeline of Events.
The greatest naval battle since Trafalgar took place on May 31st – June 1st, 1916 when Sir John Jellicoe’s Grand Fleet met the German High Seas Fleet for the first time and only time at Jutland.