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SUBJECT

DATE

INFORMATION

FRONT

MENU

Tactical Support from the air

Oct 1914

Air attacks upon ground targets develops rapidly.

AIR

M

Tanga, The Battle of

Nov 1914

Brtish-Indian force defeated in German East Africa.

AF

M

Tank Warfare on Western Front

Nov-Dec 1917

Much need for improvement but future is assured.

WF

M

Tannenberg, The Battle of

Aug 1914

East Prussia: Russians completely overwhelmed.

EF

M

Taxicab Army, The

Aug 1914

Taxis used  to take men to the defence of Paris.

WF

M

Tepe, The Battle of

Aug 1915

Kamerun:  British defeat Germans at border.

AF

M

Texel, The Battle of

Oct 1914

Minor engagement just south of Heligoland Bight.

SEA

M

The Labyrinth Stronghold

June 1915

Taken by French after four weeks of bitter fighting.

WF

M

The Race to the Sea

Sep – Oct 1914

Fight to gain strategic positions north of the Aisne.

WF

M

The White War on the roof of the world

May 1915- Oct 1918

Name given to the alpine zones of the Italian Front.

IF

M

Tibati, The Battle of

July 1915

Kamerun:  German opposition begins to weaken.

AF

M

Togoland, West Africa

Aug 1914

German colony seized by British and French.

AF

M

Toller, Ernst – German playwright

1933

Autobiography: I was a German.

WF

M

Townshend, General Sir Charles

1915-1916

Commander of the Mesopotamian Campaign.

ME

M

Trebizonda, Black Sea Port of

April 1916

Captured by Russians in Caucasus campaign.

ME

M

Trench Warfare

1914-1918

Mainly on the WF, but also employed elsewhere.

WF

M

Trenchard, Air Marshal Hugh

1918-1929

Chief of the Royal Force until retirement in 1929

AIR

M

Trentino Region, The

May 1915

Italian Front: together with the Isonzo River Region

IF

M

Trianon, The Treaty of

June 1920

Hungary. A drastic reduction in size and influence.

Versailles

M

Trotsky, Leon – leading Bolshevik

1917-1922

Plays a major part in the success of the Red Army.

~

M

Tsingtao, German naval base

Aug – Nov 1914

Japanese expel Germans from their Far East base.

FAR EAST

M

Turkish Independence, War of

1920-1922

Turks reject Sèvres Treaty and fight for Anatolia.

Versailles

M

Turpitz, German Grand Admiral

Sep 1914

His action is restricted after defeat at Heligoland.

SEA

M

Tyrwhitt, Commodore Reginald

Aug 1914

Re. planning of the first Battle of Heligoland Bight.

SEA

M

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