Race to the Sea

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Outflanking_Race
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:describes A series of military maneuvers by the Allies and Germans to outflank each other after the First Battle of the Marne.
gptkbp:endDate October 1914
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Race to the Sea
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:northern_France
gptkbp:mainEvent continuous movement northward to the North Sea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:result stalemate
establishment of trench warfare
continuous trench lines from the Swiss border to the North Sea
gptkbp:significance led to the formation of the Western Front
gptkbp:startDate September 1914
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4