Battle of Arras (1917)
1917 British offensive during the First World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Arras was a battle of the First World War. The battle was a British attack on the German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. The battle started on 9 April 1917. The British Empire troops went quite far forward but they did not achieve a breakthrough. For the amount of ground gained, the British also lost many soldiers. The battle ended on 16 May 1917 and there was a stalemate.
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Battle of Arras | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||
The Battle of Arras, April 1917 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Douglas Haig Edmund Allenby Hubert Gough Henry Horne |
Erich Ludendorff Ludwig von Falkenhausen | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
first day: 14 divisions in the assault 9 divisions in reserve |
first day: 12 divisions in the line 5 divisions in reserve | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
158,000 | 120,000–130,000 |
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