Battle of Cambrai (1917)

When

20 Nov 1917 – 7 Dec 1917

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.18° N, 3.24° E

Location

Cambrai, France

Outcome

See Aftermath section

Belligerents

Germany vs United Kingdom, India, Newfoundland, France United States China

1917 World War I battle

The Battle of Cambrai was a British attack in the First World War, followed by the biggest German counter-attack against the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) since 1914. The town of Cambrai, in the département of Nord, in France, was an important supply centre for the German Siegfriedstellung and capture of the town and the nearby Bourlon Ridge would threaten the rear of the German line to the north.

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