1915
Arras Sector Command
Assumes responsibility for Third Army operations on the Arras sector.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Arras in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Assumes responsibility for Third Army operations on the Arras sector.
Third Army fails to fully exploit its initial breakthrough at Arras.
Haig's armies begin intensive artillery preparation before the planned Arras offensive.
Third Army achieves an important initial breakthrough during the Battle of Arras.
Commands Third Army in the Arras offensive.
Launches the Arras offensive to support wider Allied operations on the Western Front.
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
Attacks the German 6th Army under von Falkenhausen, wins a tactical victory
Third Army breaches German defensive positions associated with the Hindenburg Line.
Leads the Canadian Corps in capturing Vimy Ridge, 1st day of the Arras Offensive
The British 1st & 3rd Armies attack the German 6th Army, British tactical victory
Attacks the German 6th Army under von Falkenhausen, wins a tactical victory
Leads the 3rd Army into battle, the battle results in a stalemate
Haig ends the Arras offensive after tactical gains but no strategic breakthrough.
Haig reinforces the Arras sector where British troops slow renewed German attacks.
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