Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Allenby, 1st9 April 1917
Commands British Third Army in the main assault east of Arras.
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Commands British Third Army in the main assault east of Arras.
The British 1st & 3rd Armies attack the German 6th Army, British tactical victory. Leads the 3rd Army into battle, the battle results in a stalemate. 9-15 April, preliminary to the Nivelle offensive
Launches the Arras offensive to support wider Allied operations on the Western Front.
Attacks the German 6th Army under von Falkenhausen, wins a tactical victory
Commands British First Army as Canadian Corps attacks and captures Vimy Ridge.
British Fifth Army advances against villages near the Hindenburg Line during the wider Arras operations.
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