Siege of Maubeuge

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The Siege of Maubeuge was a major early World War I German offensive in 1914 in which heavy artillery and siege tactics forced the surrender of the French fortress city of Maubeuge.

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Siege of Maubeuge canonical 2
Siege of Maubeuge (1914) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of World War I
siege
attacker German Army NERFINISHED
belligerent France
German Empire
cause German offensive through Belgium and northern France
conflict World War I
countryOfFortress France NERFINISHED
date 1914
defender French Army NERFINISHED
endDate September 1914
followedBy First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED
fortificationType fortress city
location France
Maubeuge NERFINISHED
Nord department NERFINISHED
objective capture of Maubeuge fortress
partOf Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Charleroi NERFINISHED
result German victory
surrender of French garrison
significance elimination of a major French fortress on the Sambre
secured German lines of communication
startDate August 1914
strategy use of super-heavy siege guns against fortifications
target Maubeuge fortress complex NERFINISHED
theater European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
used heavy artillery
siege tactics
year 1914

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Big Bertha howitzer notableUse Siege of Maubeuge
Maubeuge historicalEvent Siege of Maubeuge
this entity surface form: Siege of Maubeuge (1914)
Battle of Wattignies precededBy Siege of Maubeuge