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The role of the British Army on the Western front 1915-18.
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The role of the British Army on the Western front 1915-18 The role of the British Army on the western front between 1915 and 1918 was very different to that of 1914 and 1915. This was mainly because in 1914/15 the Germans had very different tactical offensives than what they had later. In 1914 and 1915 the German forces were concentrating on the Schlieffen plan (on the western front), but in 1915 the Schlieffen plan had failed because of the Belgian, French and most importantly British Resistance. Therefore, this war of rapid movement had finished with the end of the Schlieffen plan. By the end of 1914 the rival armies had reached a stalemate, and had both suffered colossal losses. Both sides were tired, after all the fighting that had gone on. As a result of this, they fortified their positions. These fortified positions soon became trenches, and so from then...
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