1914 First World War battle fought for the strategic town of Ypres
Documented facts
- Date
- 19 October 1914 (Gregorian) — 22 November 1914 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Day
- Referenced location
- Ypres
- Source coordinates
- 50.8519°, 2.8911°
- Part of
- Race to the Sea
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- John French, 1st Earl of Ypres — documented command · Source ↗
- Joseph Joffre — documented command · Source ↗
- Ferdinand Foch — documented command · Source ↗
- Erich von Falkenhayn — documented command · Source ↗
- Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg — documented command · Source ↗
- Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria — documented command · Source ↗
- Alexander von Linsingen — documented command · Source ↗
- Albert I of Belgium — documented command · Source ↗
- Edward Bulfin — documented participation · Source ↗
- Adolf Hitler — documented participation · Source ↗
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