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  2. French Army in World War I - Wikipedia

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    French infantry pushing through enemy barbed wire, 1915. During World War I, France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers.Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare.

  3. Category : Military units and formations of France in World War I

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    French World War I divisions (1 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of France in World War I" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.

  4. List of French divisions in World War I - Wikipedia

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    Les Armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War] (in French). Vol. X-2 : Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie. Paris: Impr. nationale. 1924.

  5. French cavalry during World War I - Wikipedia

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    French cavalry during World War I played a relatively minor role in events. As mounted combatants proved highly vulnerable to the firepower of infantry and artillery , the various units of this arm essentially carried out auxiliary missions during the " Great War " (from 1914 to 1919), even if the beginning of the conflict corresponded to its ...

  6. Category:French military personnel of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 577 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. Paris in World War I - Wikipedia

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    Paris taxis carried 6000 soldiers to the front during the First Battle of the Marne. By the first week of September, the Germans had come within thirty kilometers of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. [2] The French and British armies were engaged in fierce fighting with the Germans in the First Battle of the Marne.

  8. List of military engagements of World War I - Wikipedia

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    A French force under General Louis Bonneau detached from the French First Corps and invaded the frontier on August 8, 1914. Opposing them was the German 7th Division. The capture of the area, preordained by the French Plan XVII, was to boost national pride—and to provide a guard force for the flank of subsequent invasions. [4]

  9. List of French armies in World War I - Wikipedia

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