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A 1914 map of the Western Front and the Race to the Sea. A 1913 French bayonet charge. The German infantry on the battlefield on 7 August 1914. The Western Front was the place where the most powerful military forces in Europe, the German and French armies, met and where the First World War was decided. [14]
Western Front, major theatre of World War I. The name refers to the western side of territory under the control of Germany, which was also fighting on its eastern flank for most of the conflict. The struggle between the Allied and Central armies at the Western Front largely determined the course of.
Western Front. This section of the website reproduces large-scale maps categorised by battlefront covering the key battles and offensives fought from 1914-18.
Our map illustrates the battlefield sectors of the 1914-1918 Western Front. The line of battlefields ran through a wide variety of landscapes from its northern end in the dunes of the West Flanders Belgian coast to the frontier crossing at the village of Pfetterhouse on the Swiss-German (Alsace) border.
Maps of the Western Front in the Great War depicting British and German trenches. Browse the maps: As individual sheets using a zoomable map. As zoomable overlays of each map on a modern satellite or map layer. By map series and sheet lists. See also: Guide to symbols – a zoomable trench map legend. Further information:
The Western Front Association Mapping Portal provides access to historical maps and aerial photographs of the Great War, including trench maps and topographical maps.
Create your own custom historical map of Europe at the start of World War I (1914). Color an editable map, fill in the legend, and download it for free to use in your project.
An American map titled "The Literary Digest Liberty Map of the Western Front of the Great World War." The map shows steam railways, highways, mineral roads, tramways, electric railways, rivers, canals, fortified cities, forts, woods, international boundaries, subdivision boundaries, and other details.
Most WW1 soldiers died on the Western Front, use our animated map to watch what happened at the battles of Ypres, Verdun and the Somme.
These World War I maps have been selected and compiled by Alpha History authors. Maps appearing here are in the public domain or appear under creative commons licenses. A collection of World War I maps for use by history teachers and students.