German Army on the Western Front
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The German Army on the Western Front was the primary land force of Imperial Germany engaged in trench warfare and major battles against the Allied powers in France and Belgium during World War I.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Imperial German Army
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence | Armistice of 11 November 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trench warfare
ⓘ
war of attrition ⓘ |
| frontType | static front ⓘ |
| initialPlan | Schlieffen Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStrategy | Hindenburg Line defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Australian Imperial Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Arras (1917)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Frontiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | military defeat ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defeat France
ⓘ
hold occupied Belgian and French territory ⓘ |
| subUnit |
Army Group Crown Prince Wilhelm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Group Rupprecht of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ German 1st Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 2nd Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 3rd Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 4th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 5th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 7th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used |
artillery
ⓘ
defense in depth ⓘ machine guns ⓘ poison gas ⓘ stormtroop tactics ⓘ |
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