SUBJECT

DATE

INFORMATION

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Macedonian/Salonica Front, The

Oct 1915

Allies establish a bridgehead in northern Greece.

EF

M

Mackensen, General August von

May – Sep 1915

Commander of the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive.

EF

M

Maginot, André, French Minister of War

1929

Oversees the bulding of Maginot Line in N.France

WF

M

Mahiwa, The Battle of

Oct 1917

Nigerian force defeated in German East Africa.

AF

M

Major Participants, The

1914-1918

The major participants – Allies and Central Powers

~

M

Malazgirt, The Battle for

July 1915

Turks win, then drive Russians out of  Van Region.

ME

M

March Rebellion, The

Mar 1917

Russia: Uprising takes over the capital, Petrograd.

EF

M

Marching Songs in the War

1914-1918

Such as the Marseillaise & Pack up your Troubles

~

M

Maritz Rebellion, The

Sep 1914

A brief Boer Rebellion breaks out in South Africa.

AF

M

Marne, Second Battle of the

July 1918

Failure of German attack on the city of Reims.

WF

M

Marne, The Battle of the

Aug–Sep 1914

Germans are stopped and forced back to the Aisne

WF

M

Masefield, John – English Poet

April 1915

He served with an ambulance unit in Gallipoli.

GC

M

Masurian Lakes, The Battles of the

Sep 1914 Feb 1915

Russians, defeated, are driven out of East Prussia

EF

M

Mata Hari – Dutch exotic dancer

Oct 1917

Executed by the French on charge of being a spy.

WF

M

Maude, General Sir Stanley

1916-1917

Mesopotamia: Recaptures Kut and takes Baghdad.

ME

M

Max von Hauson, General

Aug 1914

Germans had reached “limits of their capabilities”.

WF

M

Mbirou, The Battle of

June 1915

Kamarun: French forces meet strong resistance.

AF

M

McCrea, Lt.Colonel John

May 1915

He writes about the poppies “In Flanders Fields”.

WF

M

McMahon Correspondence, The

1915-1916

Question of an independent Arab State postwar.

ME

M

Mediterranean, War in the

1915-1917

Germans begin unrestricted submarine warfare.

SEA

M

Megiddo, The Battle of

Sep 1918

Ottoman defeat brings an end to the campaign.

ME

M

Menin Gate unveiled at Ypres

July 1927

The gateway to battle for British forces worldwide.

WF

M

Menshevik Party, The

1903

London Congress: break with the Bolshevik Party.

~

M

Mesopotamian Campaign Ends

1915-1917

Capture of  Mosul ends the Mesopotamian Front.

ME

M

Mesopotamian Campaign, The

1914-1918

British and Ottomans battle for control of country.

ME

M

Messines Ridge, The Battle of

June 1917

Diversionary attack to support 3rd Battle of Ypres.

WF

M

Messines, The Battle of

Oct 1914

Fierce encounter during the First Battle of Ypres.

WF

M

Meuse-Argonne Offensive, The

Sep-Nov 1918

Allies take Sedan but only after ferocious fighting.

WF

M

Michael, Moina – American poet

Nov 1918

“We Shall Keep the Faith” in memory of the dead..

WF

M

Middle East Front, The

1914 -1918

Seven Campaigns – mainly Britain v Ottomans.

ME

M

Middle East: The Arabian Peninsula

1916-1921

Despite promises, Arab independence not granted.

ME

M

Miracle of the Marne, The

Aug 1914

Allies greatly assisted by German tactical error.

ME

M

Moltke, General Helmuth

Aug 1914

German general in command of the Schlieffen Plan

WF

M

Monro, General Sir Charles

Oct 1915- Jan 1916

Tasked with evacuation of all forces from Gallipoli.

GC

M

Mons, The Battle of

Aug 1914

Battle of the Frontiers. Allies forced to retreat.

WF

M

Mont de Lorette

May 1915

French capture the height in a two-week battle.

WF

M

Monte Grappa, The Battle of

Nov 1917

Germans fail to cross the Piave and take Venice.

IF

M

Moon Sound, The Battle of

Oct 1917

Successful German operaton in Gulf of Finland.

SEA

M

Morgenthau, Henry – Ambassador

1915

Armenian Genocide: “Greatest crime of the ages”.

ME

M

Morhange, The Battle of

Aug 1914

French soundly defeated in battle for Lorraine.

WF

M

Mortagne, The Battle of

Aug 1914

French defeat the Germans in battle for Lorraine.

WF

M

Moscow, The Treaty of

Mar 1921

Turks gain Russian support in fight for Anatolia.

ME

M

Mosul, The Capture of

Oct 1917

Brings an end to the Mesopotamian Campaign.

ME

M

Mozambique invaded by Germany

Nov 1914

In defence of their colony in East Africa.

AF

M

Mudanya, The Treaty of

Oct 1922

France and Italy agree to withdraw from Anatolia.

Versailles

M

Mudros, The Armistice of

Oct 1917

Ends war between Allies and the Ottoman Empire.

ME

M

Mudros, The Armistice of

Oct 1918

Brings an end to the seven campaigns in the ME.

ME

M

Mulhouse, The Battle of

Aug 1914

French invade Alsace but fail to take Mulhouse

WF

M

Murray, General Sir Archibald

Mar 1916-June 1917

Commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

ME

M

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

1915

Gallipoli: Ottoman leader. “Saviour of Istanbul”.

GC

M

Mutinies – Persian Campaign

1918

Most serious incidents at Shiraz and Abadah.

ME

M

Mutiny in the French Army

Apr-Jun 1917

Due to failure and heavy loses in Nivelle Offensive.

WF

M

Mutiny in the German Navy

Oct 1918

Leading to fall of Kaiser and the Weimar Republic.

WF

M