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Yokadouma, The Battle of

Jan 1915

Kamerun: French seize the town of Yokadouma.

AF

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Ypres Salient, The

1914-1918

Ypres stayed in Allied hands throughout the war.

WF

M

Ypres, The First Battle of

Oct - Nov 1914

Allies keep this strategic city, but at heavy cost.

WF

M

Ypres, The Second Battle of

Apr - May 1915

Germans seize a large area in the Ypres Salient.

WF

M

Ypres, The Third Battle of

Jul - Nov  1917

British offensive fails and suffers heavy losses.

WF

M

Yser, The Battle of the River

Oct 1914

Germans halted at Nieuwpoort., North Sea coast.

WF

M

Yudenich, General Nicolai

1914-1918

One of the most successful Russian commanders.

EF

M

Yugoslavia in the making

Oct 1918

Croatia and Slovenia break away from A-H empire.

IF

M

Zandfontein, The Battle of

Sep 1914

By Afrikaner nationalists based in South Africa.

AF

M

Zandvoorde, The Battle of

Oct 1914

British defeat during the First Battle of Ypres.

WF

M

Zeebrugge Raid, The

April 1918

A daring but futile raid to reduce the U-boat threat.

SEA

M

Zeebrugge, The port of

Oct 1914

Germans capture Dutch port on North Sea coast.

WF

M

Zeppelin Air Ship, The

1910

From luxury tours to a successful wartime aircraft.

AIR

M

Zeppelin Raid on Britain

Jan 1915

The first of more than fifty attacks on Britain.

AIR

M

Zeppelin Raids on the continent

Jan – Jun 1915

Raids carried out on France, Poland and Italy.

AIR

M

Zimmermann Telegram, The

Feb 1917

Proposing a pact between Germany and Mexico.

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M

Zimmermann, Alfred

1916-1917

German Foreign Secretary re. decoded telegram.

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M

Zionist Movement, The

1897

Aiming to restore a Jewish home in ancient Israel.

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M

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