French Army on the Western Front

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The French Army on the Western Front was the principal land force of France engaged in trench and offensive operations against Germany and its allies in Western Europe during World War I.

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French Army in World War I 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military unit
combatant force
military formation
alliedWith American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED
Belgian Army NERFINISHED
British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
Italian Army on the Western Front
casualties over one million killed
several million wounded
commander Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED
Joseph Joffre NERFINISHED
Philippe Pétain NERFINISHED
Robert Nivelle NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
country France
endTime 1918
engagedInBattle Battle of Verdun NERFINISHED
Battle of the Frontiers NERFINISHED
Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED
First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED
Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED
Nivelle Offensive NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Artois NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Champagne NERFINISHED
Second Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED
Spring Offensive (1918) NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Artois NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Champagne NERFINISHED
location Belgium NERFINISHED
France
notableEvent French Army mutinies of 1917 NERFINISHED
objective defeat the German Empire in Western Europe
defend French territory
opponent Austro-Hungarian forces on the Western Front
German Army on the Western Front
participatedIn Allied victory on the Western Front
partOf French Army NERFINISHED
result contributed to the Armistice of 11 November 1918
startTime 1914
theaterOfOperations Western Front NERFINISHED
usedBranch armour
artillery
cavalry
infantry
military aviation
usedWarfareType combined arms operations
trench warfare
war of attrition
usedWeapon 75 mm field gun (Canon de 75 modèle 1897) NERFINISHED
Chauchat light machine gun NERFINISHED
Hotchkiss machine gun NERFINISHED
Renault FT tank NERFINISHED
Schneider CA1 tank NERFINISHED
St. Chamond tank
poison gas

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Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies appliesTo French Army on the Western Front
French 87th Territorial Division service French Army on the Western Front
this entity surface form: French Army in World War I
Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France associatedWith French Army on the Western Front
subject surface form: Chateau-Thierry American Monument
this entity surface form: French Army in World War I
Under Fire hasSubject French Army on the Western Front
this entity surface form: French Army in World War I