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The Battle of Lorraine (14 August – 7 September 1914) was a battle on the Western Front during the First World War.[1]

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  1. 42 relations: Agadir Crisis, Alfred von Schlieffen, Alsace, Augustin Dubail, Battle of the Frontiers, Battle of the Trouée de Charmes, British Expeditionary Force (World War I), Central European Time, Echelon formation, Entente Cordiale, Ferdinand Foch, Fortified position of Liège, Fortified position of Namur, France, German Empire, German General Staff, German Lorraine, Grand Est, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Holger Herwig, Josias von Heeringen, Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen, Liepāja, Light cruiser, London Stock Exchange, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Morhange, Moselle, Moselle (department), National Redoubt (Belgium), Noël Édouard, vicomte de Curières de Castelnau, Oberste Heeresleitung, Plan XVII, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Sarrebourg, Schlieffen Plan, Western Front (World War I), World War I, 2nd Army (France), 6th Army (German Empire), 7th Army (German Empire).

  2. 1914 in France
  3. 1914 in Germany
  4. August 1914 events

Agadir Crisis

The Agadir Crisis, Agadir Incident, or Second Moroccan Crisis was a brief crisis sparked by the deployment of a substantial force of French troops in the interior of Morocco in July 1911 and the deployment of the German gunboat to Agadir, a Moroccan Atlantic port.

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Alfred von Schlieffen

Alfred Graf von Schlieffen (28 February 1833 – 4 January 1913) was a German field marshal and strategist who served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906.

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Alsace

Alsace (Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss ˈɛlsɑs; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ˈɛlzas ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.

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Augustin Dubail

Augustin Yvon Edmond Dubail (15 April 1851 – 7 January 1934) was a French Army general.

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Battle of the Frontiers

The Battle of the Frontiers comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Battle of Lorraine and battle of the Frontiers are 1914 in France, August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I) and conflicts in 1914.

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Battle of the Trouée de Charmes

The Battle of the Trouée de Charmes (Bataille de la trouée de Charmes) or Battle of the Mortagne was fought at the beginning of the First World War, between 24 and 26 August 1914 by the French Second Army and the German 6th Army, after the big German victory at the Battle of the Frontiers, earlier in August. Battle of Lorraine and Battle of the Trouée de Charmes are 1914 in France, August 1914 events, battles of World War I involving France, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of the Western Front (World War I) and conflicts in 1914.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Echelon formation

An echelon formation is a (usually military) formation in which its units are arranged diagonally.

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Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations.

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Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and member of the Académie Française.

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Fortified position of Liège

The fortified position of Liège (position fortifiée de Liège) was established after the First World War by Belgium to block the traditional invasion corridor through Belgium between Germany and France.

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Fortified position of Namur

The fortified position of Namur (position fortifiée de Namur) was established by Belgium after the First World War to fortify the traditional invasion corridor between Germany and France through Belgium.

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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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German General Staff

The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and later, the German Army, responsible for the continuous study of all aspects of war, and for drawing up and reviewing plans for mobilization or campaign.

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German Lorraine

The region of German Lorraine (Deutsch-Lothringen or Deutschlothringen) was the German-speaking part of Lorraine, now in France, that existed for centuries into the 20th century.

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Grand Est

Grand Est ("Great East") is an administrative region in northeastern France.

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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger

Helmuth Johannes Ludwig Graf von Moltke (25 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general and Chief of the Great German General Staff, a member of the House of Moltke.

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Holger Herwig

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Josias von Heeringen

Josias von Heeringen (9 March 1850 – 9 October 1926) was a German general of the imperial era who served as Prussian Minister of War and saw service in the First World War.

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Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen

Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen (24 November 1862 – 21 February 1953) was a Bavarian Army general in World War I. He served as Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Bavarian Army before World War I and commanded the elite Alpenkorps, the Imperial German Army's mountain division formed in 1915.

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Liepāja

Liepāja is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea.

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Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship.

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London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England.

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Lorraine

Lorraine, also,,; Lorrain: Louréne; Lorraine Franconian: Lottringe; Lothringen; Loutrengen; Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est.

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.

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Morhange

Morhange (Mörchingen; Lorraine Franconian Märchinge) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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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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Moselle (department)

Moselle is the most populous department in Lorraine, in the northeast of France, and is named after the river Moselle, a tributary of the Rhine, which flows through the western part of the department.

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National Redoubt (Belgium)

The National Redoubt (Réduit national, Stelling van Antwerpen) was a strategic defensive belt of fortifications built in Belgium.

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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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Plan XVII

Plan XVII was the name of a "scheme of mobilization and concentration" that was adopted by the French Conseil Supérieur de la Guerre (the peacetime title of the French Grand Quartier Général) from 1912 to 1914, to be put into effect by the French Army in a war between France and Germany.

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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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Sarrebourg

Sarrebourg (also,; Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj; older Pons Saravi) is a commune of northeastern France.

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Schlieffen Plan

The Schlieffen Plan (Schlieffen-Plan) is a name given after the First World War to German war plans, due to the influence of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen and his thinking on an invasion of France and Belgium, which began on 4 August 1914. Battle of Lorraine and Schlieffen Plan are conflicts in 1914.

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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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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 Lorraine and World War I are conflicts in 1914.

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2nd Army (France)

The Second Army (IIe Armée) was a field army of the French Army 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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7th Army (German Empire)

The 7th Army (7.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the II Army Inspection.

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See also

1914 in France

1914 in Germany

August 1914 events

References

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

Also known as Battle of Morhange, Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg, Battle of Sarrebourg, Invasion of Lorraine, Lorraine Offensive.