What the records say
- When
- 25 Sep 1914 – 29 Sep 1914
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.01° N, 2.69° E
- Location
- Somme, Picardy, France
- Outcome
- Inconclusive
- Belligerents
- German Empire vs France
Battle of Albert (1914)
Battle during the First World War
The Battle of Albert began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during the First World War. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, trying to turn the northern flank of their opponent. The Second Army, began to assemble at Amiens in mid-September and was directed by General Joseph Joffre, the Generalissimo of the French Army, to attack near Albert.
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