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World War I battles that start with S
The full list of World War I battles starting with S: 27 names, taken from the 218 answers to “Name a battle or major offensive of the First World War” in Icillion.
World War I battles that begin with S
- Saint-Gondalso Battle of the Saint-Gond Marshes
- Saint-Mihielalso Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Saint-Mihiel Offensive
- Salaita Hillalso Battle of Salaita Hill
- Sambrealso Battle of the Sambre
- Sandfonteinalso Battle of Sandfontein
- Sannaiyatalso Battle of Sannaiyat
- Sari Bairalso Battle of Sari Bair
- Sarikamishalso Battle of Sarikamish
- Sarrebourgalso Battle of Sarrebourg
- Scimitar Hillalso Battle of Scimitar Hill
- Second Battle of Champagnealso Second Champagne
- Second Battle of the Marnealso Second Marne
- Second Battle of Ypresalso Second Ypres
- Sellealso Battle of the Selle
- Shaibaalso Battle of Shaiba
- Sharqatalso Battle of Sharqat
- Siege of Maubeugealso Maubeuge
- Siege of Novogeorgievskalso Novogeorgievsk
- Siege of Van
- Skra-di-Legenalso Battle of Skra-di-Legen
- Soissonsalso Battle of Soissons
- Sommealso Battle of the Somme, Somme Offensive
- Spring Offensivealso German Spring Offensive, Kaiserschlacht, Operation Michael
- St Quentin Canalalso Battle of the St Quentin Canal
- Stallupönenalso Battle of Stallupönen
- Stokhodalso Battle of the Stokhod River
- Suvla Bayalso Landing at Suvla Bay
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 27 of the 218 World War I battles (12%).
- Shortest: “Selle”. Longest: “Second Battle of the Marne”.
- 12 names have more than one word.
- 26 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many World War I battles start with S?
- 27 of the 218 World War I battles in Icillion start with S, for example Somme, Second Battle of Ypres and Spring Offensive.
- What is the longest name among World War I battles that start with S?
- The longest is “Second Battle of the Marne” and the shortest is “Selle”.
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