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Order for General Mobilisation, 2 August 1914. France entered World War I when Germany declared war on 3 August 1914.. World War I largely arose from a conflict between two alliances: the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain).
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.
By the end of 1914, German troops held strong defensive positions inside France, controlled the bulk of France's domestic coalfields, and inflicted 230,000 more casualties than it lost itself. However, communications problems and questionable command decisions cost Germany the chance of a decisive outcome, while it had failed to achieve the ...
France formed a strategic bombing unit, the Groupe de Bombardement No. 1 (GB1), in September 1914. The French were reluctant to bomb targets on their own soil, even if occupied by the Germans, and were more wary of German retaliation than the British, because French cities were within range of German bombers.
Georges Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France. Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ klemɑ̃so]; 28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) was a French politician, physician, and journalist. He served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920.
France and the United Kingdom [37] declare war on the Ottoman Empire. [24] November 6–8 Middle Eastern, Mesopotamian: Fao Landing, British and Indians besiege the fortress at Fao. November 7 Asian and Pacific: Japanese Forces capture the Naval Base at Tsingtao. November 11 Politics: Sultan Mehmed V declares Jihad on the Allies of World War I.
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Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving France" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.