Ferdinand Foch17 December 1914
Conducts an offensive in Artois
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Conducts an offensive in Artois
The battle was the first offensive move on the Western Front by either side after the First Battle of Ypres ended in November 1914. The French assault failed to break the stalemate. Commander at the Battle of Artois
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