First Battle of Artois

First Battle of Artois
Part of the Western Front of the First World War

Area of operations, 1914
Date17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915
Location50°30′N 02°30′E / 50.500°N 2.500°E / 50.500; 2.500
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
 France
 United Kingdom
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Joffre Erich von Falkenhayn
Rupprecht of Bavaria
Artois, a region of northern France of around 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) around Arras, Saint-Omer, Lens and Béthune.

The First Battle of Artois (17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915) was fought during the First World War between the French and German armies on the Western Front. The battle was the first offensive move on the Western Front by either side after the end of the First Battle of Ypres in November 1914. The French attack failed to break the stalemate.


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