First Battle of Ypres

On 19 October 1914 near the Ypres city of Belgium, the Allies and Germans launched the first three battles during World War I and the dominant position on that city and its Belgian North Coast It dominated.

In late September 1914, the German march in Belgium and eastern France was restricted by a decisive Allied victory in Marne's battle. Gully Fortification Game ends in Ypres in the city of Ancient Flanders with a fortress that protects access to the Port of England Strait and places outside the North Sea in mid-October.

After the Germans occupied the city of Antwerp in early October, the remaining Belgian troops and British Expedition Forces (BEF) for Antwerp withdrew with command from Sir John France and withdrew to Ypres and from 8th October We strengthened the area on 19th. Belgium and France defense At the same time, the German army breaks the Allied line, occupies the port of Ypres and other waterways, thereby initiating the first stage of attacks aimed at regulating exports to the North Sea I am preparing.

A fierce battle began on October 19th, the German army began attacking Flanders, the Allies demanded opportunities to resist and attack as much as possible. The battle was stopped until the weather of winter arrived on November 22, the battle continued, both sides suffered a great loss. The area between the positions determined by both sides of this period from British Ipir to German Menin and passers-by is known as Ypres Salient, and among the most painful and most warlike people in the coming years Several will appear. A cruel struggle

Ypres' first battle officially began on October 19th. On this day, the Germans began to attack from the south coast of Ypres. The Belgian troops fought a desperate fight in the fight of Jesus, but BEF attacked Ypres. The German army attacked England on October 20 and attacked areas between Langemark and Ypres. The second stage of Ypres' confrontation is called the battle of Langemark. The British 4th Army is located in the south and the Corps are ready to enter the line. French commander believed that there was only one German army in Ypres. As a result, he ordered attacks on the 21st of October. Initially the attack succeeded but the British immediately encountered a stronger German than expected.

The first battle of Ypres (French: Première Batailledes Flandres German: Erste Flandernschlacht, October 19 - November 22) was held in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium in October and November. In 1914, the surrounding western front was part of the first battle of Flanders, and from October 10 to mid-November there were troops from Germany, France, Belgium and the British Expedition (BEF) from France. Aras' war to the Nieuport on the coast of Belgium. The battle of Ypres began at the end of Germany and France 's "sea race" - British troops tried to surpass the opponent's north wing. In the north of Ypres, the battle lasted in easel fight (October 16 - 31) between the German 4th Army, the Belgian Army and the French Marines.

There are finally three big fights at Ypres (click here to read the summary of the second game, click here to see the third game, also called Passchendaele), Ypres's first fight is the most important It is one of the battles. First, Ypres is foretelling how the war on the Western Front will work as the war progresses. The number of brutal casualties from each participating army and the battle and life in the entrenchment will soon be deadlocked in the western front.