Historical place archive

Western Front in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Western Front in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records6 event labels2 people1915–1918

Historical events in Western Front

1915

March 1915
Return to Front Line Service
Alfred Jodl · Military

Jodl returns to active service after recovering from his 1914 wound.

1916

14 January 1916
Promotion to Oberleutnant
Alfred Jodl · Military

Jodl is promoted to Oberleutnant while serving in the First World War.

1917

9 February 1917
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Erich Ludendorff · World War, 1st

Authorises Operation Alberich to withdraw German forces to the prepared Siegfried defensive system.

14 March 1917
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Erich Ludendorff · World War, 1st

The main German withdrawal toward the Hindenburg Line begins after preparations under Operation Alberich.

December 1917
Return to Western Front Staff Duty
Alfred Jodl · Military

Jodl returns west as adjutant to an artillery commander.

1918

January 1918
Western Front Staff Officer Service
Alfred Jodl · Military

Jodl serves in a staff role on the Western Front during the final year of the war.

3 May 1918
Iron Cross First Class Award
Alfred Jodl · Military

Jodl receives the Iron Cross First Class for wartime service.

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