Arras campaign

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The Arras campaign was a major British-led offensive on the Western Front in April–May 1917, notable for intense trench warfare and limited strategic gains despite significant casualties.

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instanceOf First World War battle
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Battle of Arras (1917)
associatedWith Nivelle Offensive
belligerent Australia
British Empire
Canada
France
New Zealand
United Kingdom
BritishCasualties over 150000 killed wounded or missing
casualtiesAndLosses heavy on both sides
characterizedBy artillery bombardment
high casualties
limited strategic gains
trench warfare
commander Douglas Haig
Edmund Allenby
Julian Byng
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
country France
countryInvolved Australia
Canada
France
German Empire
New Zealand
United Kingdom
endDate 1917-05-16
followedBy Third Battle of Ypres
frontLength about 18 kilometres
GermanCasualties over 100000 killed wounded or missing
GermanCommander Erich Ludendorff
Ludwig von Falkenhausen
historicalPeriod 1910s
location Arras
France
notableBattle Battle of Bullecourt
Battle of Vimy Ridge
First Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
opponent German Empire
partOf Western Front
precededBy Somme offensive
linked to: Battle of the Somme
result inconclusive
startDate 1917-04-09
strategicObjective breakthrough of German defensive lines
diversion in support of French Nivelle Offensive
tacticsUsed counter-battery fire
creeping barrage
underground tunnelling
theatre European theatre of World War I

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