World+War+I

=WORLD WAR I= TIMELINE OF EVENTS  
 * DAY || MONTH || YEAR || EVENT ||
 * ||  ||   || Stalemate on Western Front ||
 * ||  ||   || First large-scale use of poison gas in conflict ||
 * ||  ||   || Battle of Verdun ||
 * ||  ||   || Diphosgene gas introduced. ||
 * ||  ||   || Battle of Somme ||
 * ||  ||   || Tank introduced as new weapon. ||


 * __The Schlieffen Plan__**

Germany's war plan was called the Schlieffen Plan. It had been developed by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff from 1891 to 1905. German military planning occurred within the context of Germany's geographical position and the alliance system in Europe. Even before Schlieffen, German military leaders had been faced with the prospect of a two-front war because Germany faced enemies to east (Russia) and west (France). Schlieffen decided that, in the event of a war in Europe, Germany's first priority should be to concentrate on a quick, destructive offensive against France in the west. The Germans believed that it would take Russia 6-8 weeks to mobilise their army, and therefore thought that they had enough time to defeat France before engaging in battle on the Eastern Front. The Hindenburg line was a German trench system that was created by Generals Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff. It was used in northern France between 1916 and 1917. The system was used to shorten the front line and let the Germans transfer men to reserve trenches. It used concrete pillboxes and machine guns. The aim of this system was to maximise troops and ammo which were both short at the time.
 * __ Hindenburg Line __**


 * **__ Weapons __** || **__ Use __**  || **__ Effectiveness __**  ||
 * **Artillery** ||  ||   ||
 * **Bayonets** ||  ||   ||
 * **Flame throwers**
 * [Flammenwerfer]** ||  ||   ||
 * **Grenades** ||  ||   ||
 * **Machine guns** ||  ||   ||
 * **Poison gas,**
 * Including chlorine**
 * Gas, mustard gas**
 * And diphosgene** ||  ||   ||
 * **Rifles** ||  ||   ||
 * **Tanks** ||  ||   ||
 * **Trench Mortars** ||  ||   ||