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Map of the Western Front during World War I from 1914 to 1918, showing northern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and western Germany. Colored lines indicate the farthest German advance in September 1914, the front line at the beginning of 1915, German and Allied offensives, and the armistice line of 1918. Major cities such as Paris, Brussels, and Verdun, as well as key rivers and geographic features, are labeled. World War I Map illustrating the Schlieffen Plan of 1905, showing the German army's planned invasion routes at the start of World War I. Thick red arrows indicate German advances sweeping through Belgium and Luxembourg into northern France, curving toward Paris, with key cities and rivers labeled across Belgium, France, Germany, and neighboring regions. World War I soldiers in helmets stand and work around a machine gun station built into an earthen trench on the Western Front in France, with one soldier on lookout. Gas masks at the Second Battle of Ypres
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Robert Nivelle tank in the Battle of Cambrai World War I A black and white photograph depicting the signing of the World War I Armistice inside a railway car. From left, the figures are Ernst Vanselow, Alfred von Oberndorff, and Detlev von Winterfeldt. Seated second from the right is John Arthur Ransome Marriott. Standing opposite the German delegation is French Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Other Allied and German military personnel stand behind the principa
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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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American infantry streaming through the captured town of Varennes, France, 1918.This place fell into the hands of the Americans on the first day of the Franco-American assault upon the Argonne-Champagne line. (World War I)
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Western Front: References & Edit History

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  • Adam Volle
    Adam Volle is a freelance writer and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The Western Front Association - The Final One Hundred Days of the Western Front. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Trench Warfare on WWI's Western Front. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Historic-UK - World War One - The Western Front. Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: The Western Front Association - The Final One Hundred Days of the Western Front. Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. World War One Centennial Commission - The Western Front: 1914-1916. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: NCpedia - WWI: Life on the western front. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Alpha History - The Western Front. Aug 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Western Front. Jul 12, 2023
Add new Web site: National Army Museum - Weapons of the Western Front. May 19, 2023
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Western Front. Apr 06, 2023
New article added. Jan 26, 2023
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