What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1914 – 17 Mar 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.18° N, 4.54° E
- Location
- Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Outcome
- Inconclusive
- Belligerents
- German Empire vs France
First Battle of Champagne
Battle of the First World War
The First Battle of Champagne was fought from 20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915 in World War I in the Champagne region of France and was the second offensive by the Allies against the German Empire since mobile warfare had ended after the First Battle of Ypres in Flanders (19 October – 22 November 1914). The battle was fought by the French Fourth Army and the German 3rd Army.
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- World War I battles (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “First Battle of Champagne begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Winterschlacht in der Champagne, der erste größere Versuch des französischen Oberbefehlshabers Joseph Joffre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la armée française lance l’offensive en Champagne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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