What were the names of the decisive battles at the end of World War I?

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Answer 1

There was only two decisive battles in WW1. 1st Marne, in 1914. At this battle the German armies advance was halted, and Paris saved. The Germany Army's High Command relised they could no longer win.

Prince Rupret, is recorded as saying this to the Kaiser at the time.

The Battle that insured Germany's defeat, was a sea battle. Jutland in 1916.

As a result of Jutland, Germany was slowly going to starve.

The Battle that defeated the German army in 1918 was Amiens. 8 august 1918, the Black day of the German Army. It is also the start of the Hundred Days of Victory. When principlly British Armise smashed the German Armies and broke the Hindenburg Line.

Answer 2

Battle of Verdun , two of the bloodiest battles for the allies.  In the Battle of Verdun, Germany changed its war strategy to bleed France white.  The Germans caught France in a predicament.  It needed to retain its honor to hold the key forts in Verdun, but the fighting favored Germany with modern artillery.  France lost over a million soldiers defending Verdun.  

The above neglected to mentioned it, I consider it important in terms of WWI.  

Answer 3

Your question does say "At the end of World War 1"

Battle of Arras

In December 1916 Robert Nivelle became commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, and immediately began to plan an offensive to capture Vimy Bridge. On April 8, 1917 30,000 members of the Canadian Corps began to move towards the German front line. Using a creeping barrage, the first division managed to capture the Zwolfer Graben trench, and the intermediate southeast line of Thelus. The third division took the Schwaben Tunnel, and the British third army attacked at Arras and Scarpe, advancing three km. The Canadians continued to make progress and captured Vimy Bridge by April 12. That night the Germans withdrew from the area, unable to launch a successful counterattack. After a short delay the Allies continued to move forward, gaining two km. By the time the offensive ended the British had lost roughly 160,000 men, and the Canadian Corps had lost around 11,297 men.

Battle of Messines

At the end of 1916, General Sir Herbert Plumer began planning an offensive to take control of the Messines Bridge. In January 1917 he gave orders for mines to be placed under the German front lines at Messines. On May 21 the 600 tons of explosives were detonated simultaneously, killing 10,000 Germans. The blast was so loud that it was heard in London. Plumer then sent his forces forward and took everything they planned to take, including Messines Bridge. The British lost 17,000 men and the Germans lost 25,000 men. This is the first battle on the Western Front since 1914 where the offensive casualties were less than the defensive casualties.

Battle of Passchendaele

In June 1917 many British armies launched an offensive at Passchendaele. A 10 day preliminary bombardment took place. The British continued to attack, and on October 4 they took control of the ridge east of Ypres. They then tried to take the Passchendaele Ridge. The Germans attacked them with mustard gas and they were unsuccessful. Finally, on November 6 the British took the village of Passchendaele. However, this offensive cost the British Expeditionary Force around 310,000 men.

Battle of the Marne (2nd)

During the summer of 1918 the Germans began to advance towards the Marne again. The French armies were in weak condition so four British and two US divisions came to the French's aid. On July 15 the Germans attacked. They failed, and the French, British, US and Italian armies planned a counterattack. By August 3 the Germans were where they started in March. The French suffered 95,000 casualties, the US 12,000, the British 13,000, and the Germans 168,000. This was the last real attempt of the Central Powers to win the war.

Final Years of the War

After the second battle of the Marne the Allies, now including the US Army, continued to win several victories against the Central Powers. Some of these victories were at Amiens, Albert, St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Canal du Nord, and Vittorio Veneto. It was obvious that the Allies would win the war.