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Battle of Flirey, the Glossary

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The Battle of Flirey (1re Bataille de Flirey) took place in the First World War and was fought from 19 September to 11 October 1914.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Battle of Verdun, Communes of France, Departments of France, Dieulouard, Flirey, France, German Empire, Luxembourg City, Martincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Maurice Sarrail, Metz, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, Oberste Heeresleitung, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Saint-Mihiel, Salient (military), Seicheprey, Toul, Verdun, Voie Sacrée, Western Front (World War I), Woëvre, World War I, 3rd Army (France), 6th Army (German Empire).

  2. 1914 in France
  3. October 1914 events
  4. Race to the Sea
  5. September 1914 events

Battle of Saint-Mihiel

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12–15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions. Battle of Flirey and battle of Saint-Mihiel are battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany and battles of the Western Front (World War I).

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Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun (Bataille de Verdun; Schlacht um Verdun) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. Battle of Flirey and Battle of Verdun are battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany and battles of the Western Front (World War I).

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Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.

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Dieulouard

Dieulouard (formerly Dieulwart) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Flirey

Flirey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

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Luxembourg City

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad; Ville de Luxembourg; Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune.

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Martincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Martincourt is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Maurice Sarrail

Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail (6 April 1856 – 23 March 1929) was a French general of the First World War.

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Metz

Metz (Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then Mettis) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.

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Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle.

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Meuse

The Meuse (Moûze) or Maas (Maos or Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.

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Moselle

The Moselle (Mosel; Musel) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany.

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Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau

Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau (24 December 1851 – 19 March 1944) was a French military officer and Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces during the First World War.

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Oberste Heeresleitung

The Oberste Heeresleitung ("Supreme Army Command", OHL) was the highest echelon of command of the army (Heer) of the German Empire.

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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; English: Robert Maria Leopold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955), was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne.

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Saint-Mihiel

Saint-Mihiel is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France.

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Salient (military)

A salient, also known as a bulge, is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory.

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Seicheprey

Seicheprey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Toul

Toul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Verdun

Verdun (official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France.

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Voie Sacrée

The Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way") is a road that connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (Meuse), France.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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Woëvre

The Woëvre (German: Waberland) is a natural region of Lorraine in northeastern France.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Battle of Flirey and World War I are conflicts in 1914.

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3rd Army (France)

The Third Army (IIIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army, which fought during World War I and World War II.

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6th Army (German Empire)

The 6th Army (6.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the IV Army Inspectorate.

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See also

1914 in France

October 1914 events

Race to the Sea

September 1914 events

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flirey

Also known as First Battle of Woevre.