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The Western FrontBattlefield Maps: Western Front
Updated - Saturday, 3 April, 2004

This section of the website reproduces large-scale maps categorised by battlefront covering the key battles and offensives fought from 1914-18.

Specifically, this page contains maps illustrating the course of the war fought on the Western Front.

The sidebar to the right lists each map category available within the section.  Click here to view an introduction to the map series.

Three versions of each map are available - small, medium and large.  Generally small files possess a resolution of 800x600 (approx. 70KB); medium files 1600x1200 (approx. 140KB) and large files 4000x3000 (approx. 550KB).

German Invasion of Belgium
Situation at 20 August 1914
small medium large
Battle of the Frontiers
Situation at 22 August 1914
small medium large
Battles of Mons/Sambre
Situation at 23 August 1914
small medium large
First Battle of the Marne (1)
Situation at 26 August 1914
small medium large
Battles of Le Cateau/Guise
Situation at 26 & 29 August 1914
small medium large
First Battle of the Marne (2)
Situation at 30 August 1914
small medium large
First Battle of the Marne (3)
Situation at 2 September 1914
small medium large
First Battle of the Marne (4)
Situation at 5 September 1914
small medium large
First Battle of the Marne (5)
Situation at 9 September 1914
small medium large
German Marne Retreat
Situation mid-September 1914
small medium large
Stabilised Front 1915-16
Overview of lines in 1915-16
small medium large
Battle of Verdun
Overview of battle, Feb-Dec 1916
small medium large
Battle of the Somme
Overview of battle, Jul-Nov 1916
small medium large
Plan for Second Battle of Aisne
Preparations for April 1917
small medium large
Second Battle of the Aisne
Situation on 16 April 1917
small medium large
Battles of Arras/Messines
Situation on 9 April/14 June 1917
small medium large
Battles of Ypres/Cambrai
Situation in Nov-Dec 1917
small medium large
First Three German Drives
Operations from Mar-Jun 1918
small medium large
Somme/Lys Operations 1918
Operations from Mar-Apr 1918
small medium large
Third Battle of the Aisne
Situation on 4 June 1918
small medium large
Fourth/Fifth German Drives
Operations from Jun-Jul 1918
small medium large
Second Battle of the Marne
Situation on 6 August 1918
small medium large
Reduction of Amiens Salient
Operation from Aug-Sep 1918
small medium large
St. Mihiel Offensive
Situation on 16 September 1918
small medium large
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Operations from Sep-Nov 1918
small medium large
Final Allied Offensive
Operations from Sep-Nov 1918
small medium large

A 'corkscrew' was a metal post for supporting a wire entanglement, with a twisted base enabling it to be screwed into the ground, removing the need for a hammer, the use of which could attract enemy fire.


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