Battle of the FrontiersBelligerentsFranceBelgiumUnited KingdomGermanyCommanders and leadersJoseph JoffreKing Albert I Sir John FrenchHelmuth von MoltkeStrength 62 divisions 6 divisions 6 divisions 68 divisionsCasualties and losses 329,000 (6 August – 5 September) 29,598 (6 August – 30 September)The Battle of the Frontiers (French: Bataille des Frontières; German: Grenzschlachten; Dutch: Slag der Grenzen) comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War.
Western Front (World War I)Theatre of World War I in France and BelgiumBelligerentsAllied Powers: FranceAlgeriaTunisiaMoroccoWest AfricaEquatorial AfricaIndochina United Kingdom and Empire Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India Newfoundland BermudaRhodesiaBelgium United States(from 1917) Portugal(from 1916)Russia(from 1917) Italy(from 1918) Siam(from 1918)Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary(until 5th November 1918)Commanders and leadersJoseph JoffreRobert NivellePhilippe PétainFerdinand FochJohn FrenchDouglas HaigErich von FalkenhaynPaul von HindenburgErich LudendorffStrength15,900,000 7,935,000 5,399,563 2,200,000 380,000 55,000 44,292 40,000 1,284 13,250,000Casualties and lossesMilitary casualties:7,500,000 4,808,000 2,264,200 286,330 93,100 22,120 15,000 4,542 19Military dead: 2,041,000Civilian dead:534,500Military casualties:5,500,000 5,490,300 19,295Military dead: 1,495,000Civilian dead:424,000The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during World War I. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France.
Fortified position of LiègeThe fortified position of Liège (French: position fortifiée de Liège [PFL]) was established after the First World War by Belgium to block the traditional invasion corridor through Belgium between Germany and France. The Belgian experience of World War I, in which the Belgian Army held up the Germans for a week at Liège, delaying the German invasion of France, caused Belgium to consider a similar defensive strategy before World War II.
Fortified position of NamurThe fortified position of Namur (French: position fortifiée de Namur [PFN]) was established by Belgium after the First World War to fortify the traditional invasion corridor between Germany and France through Belgium. The position incorporated the fortress ring of Namur, originally designed by the Belgian General Henri Alexis Brialmont to deter an invasion of Belgium by France.
Entente CordialeRegional relationsAsiaAmericasAfricaThe Entente Cordiale (French pronunciation:; lit.'Cordial Agreement') comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and France which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations.
Antonin de Selliers de MoranvilleAntonin Leonard Maurice Ghislain, Knight de Selliers de Moranville (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1852 – Ixelles 1945) was a Belgian military officer. Early lifeHe was born into a Catholic noble family; his father was Léonard de Selliers de Moranville, knight of Selliers de Moranville (1803–1856). He married Octavie Hector, with whom he had 7 children. Until 1869 he studied at the École Royale Militaire. CareerSecond Lieutenant in 1871. Colonel in 1902.
German EmpireGerman state from 1871 to 1918Today part ofGermanyPolandRussiaLithuaniaFranceDenmarkBelgiumNetherlandsCzech RepublicArea and population not including colonial possessionsThe German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich), also referred to as Imperial Germany or the Second Reich, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when Germany changed its form of government to a republic.
Harry JungbluthHarry Alfred Jungbluth (Mons, Belgium, 27 April 1847 – Brussels, 27 March 1930) was a Belgian general, who was head of the military household of King Albert I between 1912 and 1930. During World War I he was sidelined for political reasons, exiled to Le Havre, and represented King Albert in the Belgian government in exile. On 9 July 1919 he was awarded the United States Distinguished Service Medal.
French Third RepublicGovernment of France from 1870 to 1940
BelgiumCountry in Northwestern EuropeBelgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
National Redoubt (Belgium)The National Redoubt (French: Réduit national, Dutch: Nationale bolwerk) refers to a 95 km (59 mi)-long ring of forts around the major port city of Antwerp, Belgium built between 1859 and 1914. By 1914, it consisted of 28 forts arranged in two rings around the city. The fortifications served as a cornerstone for Belgian defensive strategy alongside later rings of forts around Liège and Namur until 1940.
World War IGlobal conflict from 1914 to 1918BelligerentsAllied Powers: France United Kingdom and Empire:Australia Canada Ceylon EgyptNewfoundlandNew Zealand India South Africa Russia (until 1917) Italy (from 1915) United States(from 1917) Japanand others ...Central Powers: GermanyAustria-HungaryOttoman Empire Bulgaria (from 1915)and others ...Commanders and leadersCasualties and losses 15–22 million deaths (military and civilian)World War I, or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.