Battle of Mörchingen and Dieuze

Name: Battle of Mörchingen and Dieuze
Start: 1914-08-19
End: 1914-08-20

19 Aug 1914 – 20 Aug 1914 · 48.90° N, 6.63° E

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When: 19 Aug 1914 – 20 Aug 1914
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 48.90° N, 6.63° E
Description: 1914 battle
War: World War I

Battle of Morhange

1914 WWI battle in Lorraine

The Battle of Morhange was one of the first major battles of the First World War during its initial phase. It took place between 19 and 20 August 1914 on a front stretching for nearly 30 kilometers involving the villages of Morhange and Dieuze in the present-day Moselle department, then German territory.

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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