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1 day ago · The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The German advance was halted with the Battle of the Marne.
- 2 August 1914-11 November 1918
- Allied victory
2 days ago · World War I - Western Front, Trench Warfare, 1914: German troops swept through Belgium and engaged the French army in the Battle of the Frontiers, a series of engagements in Lorraine that involved more than two million troops and was the largest battle of WWI.
Jun 29, 2024 · World War I - Western Front, June-Dec 1917: The Third Battle of Ypres considered a partial victory for the Allies despite the heavy casualities suffered. At the Battle of Cambrai tanks were used to breach trench barriers. China entered the war on the side of the Allies.
2 days ago · World War I - Western, Eastern, 1915: The Western Front was mired in trench warfare. At the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans used chlorine gas for the first time on the Western Front. The Gorlice attack was launched and the Russians were routed.
Jul 11, 2024 · The Western Front, a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea, was the decisive front during the First World War. Whichever side won there – either the Central Powers or the Entente – would be able to claim victory for their respective alliance.
3 days ago · Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day) with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune).
1 day ago · The Attack at Fromelles (French pronunciation: (Battle of Fromelles, Battle of Fleurbaix or Schlacht von Fromelles) 19–20 July 1916, was a military operation on the Western Front during the First World War.
