Race to the Sea
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Race to the Sea was a series of World War I maneuvers in 1914 during which German and Allied forces repeatedly tried to outflank each other northward, ultimately extending the Western Front to the North Sea and leading to entrenched stalemate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Race to the Sea canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Race for the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
German retreat after the First Battle of the Marne
ⓘ
failure of the Schlieffen Plan ⓘ |
| characteristic |
mobile operations preceding trench stalemate
ⓘ
series of outflanking maneuvers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| directionOfOperations | northward ⓘ |
| effect |
continuous line of trenches from the Swiss border to the North Sea
ⓘ
transition from war of movement to war of position ⓘ |
| endTime | October 1914 ⓘ |
| followedBy | trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ |
| frontExtendedFrom | Swiss border ⓘ |
| frontExtendedTo | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1914 ⓘ |
| includedBattle |
Battle of Albert (1914)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Armentières NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Arras (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of La Bassée NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Messines (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ypres (First Ypres) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Aisne (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
envelopment
ⓘ
outflanking movement ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Joffre NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of trench warfare
ⓘ
extension of Western Front to the North Sea ⓘ stalemate ⓘ |
| startTime | September 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
outflank enemy northern wing
ⓘ
secure Channel ports ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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