British High Command on the Western Front

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British military organization military high command

The British High Command on the Western Front was the senior military leadership responsible for directing British and allied operations against Germany in the main European theatre of World War I.

Aliases (1)

British High Command ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military organization → military high command →
alsoKnownAs	British Expeditionary Force High Command →
commanderInChief	Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig → Field Marshal Sir John French →
conflict	World War I →
country	United Kingdom →
endTime	1919 →
headquarters	Montreuil-sur-Mer → Saint-Omer →
historicalSignificance	central to British and Allied victory on the Western Front in World War I →
includedPosition	Army and Corps commanders on the Western Front → Chief of the General Staff, BEF → Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force →
includedUnit	General Headquarters (GHQ) of the BEF →
introducedTactic	combined arms operations → creeping barrage →
introducedWeaponSystem	tanks in large-scale operations →
location	Belgium → France →
notableBattleDirected	Battle of Arras (1917) → Battle of Cambrai (1917) → Battle of Loos → Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of the Somme → Hundred Days Offensive →
opponent	Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED → German Empire →
oversaw	expansion of the British Expeditionary Force → integration of Dominion forces →
partOf	British Army → British Expeditionary Force →
responsibleFor	allocation of British forces on the Western Front → coordination of artillery and infantry operations → logistical support of front-line forces → planning major offensives →
role	coordination with Allied high commands → operational control of British Expeditionary Force → strategic direction of British forces on the Western Front →
startTime	1914 →
subordinateTo	British Government → War Office →
theatreOfOperations	Western Front →
usedDoctrine	attrition warfare → trench warfare →
workedWith	American Expeditionary Forces command → Belgian High Command → French High Command →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canadian Expeditionary Force →	subordinateTo
Polish forces ("British High Command") →	underCommandOf