Western Front (World War I)
This article is about the West European theatre. For the 1915–18 Russian military formation, see Western Front (Russian Empire). Western Front Part of World War I Mark II "female" tank advancing with Canadian infantry at Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917 Date 4 August 1914 – 11 November 1918 (4 years, 3 months and 1 week) Location Belgium, north-eastern France, Alsace-Lorraine (present-day France) , western Germany Result Decisive Entente victory Belligerents Entente Powers : France Colonial empire British Empire Australia Bermuda Canada India Newfoundland New Zealand Southern Rhodesia South Africa United Kingdom Belgium from 1915: Italy from 1916: Portugal Russia from 1917: Siam United States from 1918: Brazil [1] Central Powers : German Empire Austria-Hungary Commanders and leaders Joseph Joffre Robert Nivelle Philippe Pétain Ferdinand Foch John French Douglas Haig Albert I of Belgium from 1916: Fernando de Abreu