Battle of the Somme, 1st1 July 1916
Commands German Second Army at the opening of the Allied Somme attack.
Historical person
Fritz von Below Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Fritz von Below, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Germany.
4 records1916–19174 events2 places
Chronological biography
1916
Battle of Flers-Courcelette15 September 1916
Commands German First Army forces resisting the British and Dominion attacks on the Somme front.
1917
Operations on the Ancre6 February 1917
German forces begin abandoning exposed positions on the Ancre front under British pressure.
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line20 March 1917
German forces complete the withdrawal from exposed Somme positions to the new defensive line.
Titles and roles
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Record provenance
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