Battle of Arras (1914)

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The Battle of Arras (1914) was a World War I engagement on the Western Front in which French and German forces clashed around the strategic city of Arras during the early stages of the war.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Arras (1914) canonical 2
First Battle of Arras (1914) 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
belligerent French Army
German Army
combatants French forces
German forces
conflict World War I
conflictSide Allies of World War I
Central Powers
countryInvolved France
German Empire
date 1914
distinguishedFrom Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of Arras (1940)
era 20th century
followedBy trench warfare stalemate in the Arras sector
front Western Front
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources French
German
hasTerrain surrounding countryside of northern France
urban areas around Arras
location Arras
France
Pas-de-Calais
militaryCampaignContext operations in northern France in 1914
namedAfter Arras
notableFeature fighting around a strategic city
partOf Western Front (World War I)
linked to: Western Front
phaseOfWar early stages of World War I
precededBy earlier mobile operations on the Western Front
relatedTo First Battle of Ypres
Race to the Sea
result French withdrawal from advanced positions
German tactical success
strategicImportance control of railway junctions around Arras
protection of the Channel ports
strategicObjective control of communications in northern France
defence of Arras
theatre European theatre of World War I
typeOfEngagement land battle

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arras wasSiteOf Battle of Arras (1914)
German 6th Army notableEngagement First Battle of Arras (1914)
linked to: Battle of Arras (1914)
Race to the Sea includedBattle Battle of Arras (1914)