History and chronology of Eric von Falkenhayn in Germany

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Government
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World War, 1st

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Battle Argesul
Battle Arras
Battle Hermannstadt
Battle Putna
Battle Verdun
Brusilov
Capture
Chief General Staff
Commander
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Invention Flamethrowers
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Siege Baghdad

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Baghdad
Bucharest
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Lithuania
Putna
River Argesul
Verdun

Eric von Falkenhayn History of Germany


1912	General
Appointed General
1913	Minister
Appointed Prussian Minister of War
1914	Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief of General Staff, combined with Minister of War for 6 months
1916	Battle of Argesul
30th Nov River Argesul Attacks the Romanians at the River Argesul who launch an operation to defend Bucharest
30th Nov River Argesul German & Austrian victory which leads to the capture of Bucharest
1916	Battle of Hermannstadt
27th Sep Hermannstadt The German 9th Army pushes back the Romanian forces during the Romanian Campaign
1916	Battle of Verdun
21st Feb Verdun 1st day to "bleed the French white", 1200 German artillery guns open fire
21st Feb Verdun Decides "to bleed France white" by concentrating on a historically sensitive area
21st Feb Verdun Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the battle of Verdun
25th Feb Verdun Begins successfully when the Germans take Fort Douamont, Verdun's strongest position
24th June Verdun Cancels supplies to the battle when the French are saved from by Allied bombardment
Dec Verdun After 10 months the Germans are forced back to their original positions
Dec Verdun Each loses about 350,000
1916	Brusilov
4th June Transfers 15 Divs from the Western to the Eastern front after the Brusilov Offensive
20th Sep The offensive is called off
20th Sep The Russians had taken 450,000 prisoners but lost 1,000,000
1916	Capture
6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Argesul
1916	Commander
Appointed Commander of the 9th Army for the Romanian Campaign
1916	Dismissal
Verdun Dimissed by the Kaiser after the failure of Verdun
1916	Invention Flamethrowers
21st Feb Verdun Flamethrowers are used for the 1st time at the battle of Verdun
1916	Resignation
29th Aug Forced to resign after the failure of Verdun
1917	Battle of Arras
9th April Arras A British tactical victory
9th April Arras The British begin the Nivelle offensive against the German 6th under von Falkenhausen
1917	Battle of Putna
4th Jan Putna Begins the first day of the Battle of Putna
1917	Battle of Verdun
25th Jan Verdun A mile long stretch of French trenches is stormed at Hill 304 but recaptured
18th Mar Verdun German attacks in the Avocourt-Mort Sector are repulsed
1917	Offensive
9th April Arras The British begin the Nivelle offensive against the German 6th under von Falkenhausen
1917	Siege of Baghdad
3rd June Baghdad Reports that an offensive against Baghdad is feasible
1918	Commander
Lithuania Appointed Commander of the 10th Army in Lithuania