First Battle of Artois
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The First Battle of Artois was fought during the First World War between the French and German armies on the Western Front. The battle was the first offensive move on the Western Front by either side
Area of operations, 1914
Joseph Joffre
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Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regr
First Battle of Artois
…17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915 Location Artois, France Result Indecisive Belligerents France United Kingdom German Empire Commanders and leaders Joseph Joffre Erich von Falkenhayn Rupprecht of Bavaria Artois Artois, a region of northern France of around 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) around Arras, Saint-Omer, Lens…
Marshal Joffre, unknown date after 1916
Joffre inspecting Romanian troops
Autochrome portrait by Auguste Léon, 1922
Joffre during a visit to the Val Fella Valley, Italy.