Invasion of France
Kluck reaches Crepy-en-Valois, 30 miles from Paris
Role range: 1914-1918
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Kluck Biography and Timeline
Follow Kluck through 18 dated historical records for Germany.
Kluck, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1914–1914Years on this page
1914
Invasion of France
Kluck crosses the Oise
Role range: 1914-1918
Invasion of France
Kluck reaches Villers-Cotterets, 30 miles from Paris
Role range: 1914-1918
Invasion of France
Kluck crosses the Marne
Role range: 1914-1918
First Army
Advances the First Army to within 50 km east of Paris
Role range: 1914-1918
Invasion of France
Advances the First Army to within 50 km east of Paris
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Marne, 1st
Begins when the French 6th Army & German IV Reserve Corps clash in the Meaux hills
Role range: 1914-1918
Invasion of France
Follows orders to withdraw his troops & join up with the Second Army
Role range: 1914-1918
Sixth Army
Begins when the French 6th Army & German IV Reserve Corps clash in the Meaux hills
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Marne, 1st
The French 6th Army attacks German First Armys flank. A decisive German breakthrough results in a general retreat
Role range: 1914-1918
Sixth Army
The French 6th Army attacks German First Armys flank
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Marne, 1st
Kluck & Bulow retreat when the British begin to cross the Marne
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Marne, 1st
Trench warfare begins. The front is established alog the Aisne, Vesle, Argonne, Meuse hills, Moselle & Vosges
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Albert, 1st
1st day of the Battle of Albert between the Germans & French for the "race to the sea"
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Albert, 1st
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back. The French consolidate & become entreched in a line from Albert to Nyon
Role range: 1914-1918
Sixth Army
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back
Role range: 1914-1918
Battle of Marne, 1st
Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line
Role range: 1914-1918
Siege of Paris
Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line
Role range: 1914-1918
Records, sources and methodology
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