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Spring Offensive

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Not to be confused with 1975 Spring Offensive. This article is about the World War I German offensive of 1918. For other uses, see Spring Offensive (disambiguation). This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) German Spring Offensive, 1918 Part of the Western Front of World War I Date 21 March – 18 July 1918 Location Northern France; West Flanders, Belgium 50°00′10″N 02°39′10″E  /  50.00278°N 2.65278°E  / 50.00278; 2.65278 Coordinates: 50°00′10″N 02°39′10″E  /  50.00278°N 2.65278°E  / 50.00278; 2.65278 Result German tactical victory, Allied strategic victory Final German attack failed at the Marne Belligerents   German Empire French Third Republic British Empire Australia Canada   India Newfoundland New Zealand   South Africa United Kingdom Siam  ...

First Battle of Ypres

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For a list of the Battles of Ypres, see Battle of Ypres. First Battle of Ypres Part of the Western Front of the First World War Positions of the Allied and German armies, 19 October 1914 Date 19 October – 22 November 1914 Location Ypres, Belgium Coordinates: 50°51′51″N 2°53′44″E  /  50.8641°N 2.8956°E  / 50.8641; 2.8956 Result Indecisive Belligerents   France   Belgium   United Kingdom   German Empire Commanders and leaders Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Albert I John French Erich von Falkenhayn Albrecht of Württemberg Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Fabeck Alexander von Linsingen Strength Belgian: c.   247,000 French: 3,989,103 British: 163,897 Total: 4,400,000 5,400,000 Casualties and losses Belgian: 21,562 French: 50,000–85,000 British: 7,960 killed 29,563 wounded 17,873 missing 2,128 unknown cause Total: 58,155 8,050 killed 29,170 wounded 10,545 missing Total: 46,765 134,315 German casualties in Belgium and northern France, 15 October – 24 November Ypres Ypres, a Belgian m...