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The Battle of the Marne () (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a First World War battle fought between the 5th and the 12th of September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle effectively ended the month long German offensive that opened the war and had reached the outskirts of Paris. The counterattack of six French field armies and one British army along the Marne River forced the German Imperial Army to abandon its push on Paris and retreat northeast, setting the stage for four years of trench warfare on the Western Front. The battle of the Marne was an immense strategic victory for the Allies, wrecking Germany's bid for a swift victory over France and forcing it into a protracted two-front w

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  • The Battle of the Marne () (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a First World War battle fought between the 5th and the 12th of September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle effectively ended the month long German offensive that opened the war and had reached the outskirts of Paris. The counterattack of six French field armies and one British army along the Marne River forced the German Imperial Army to abandon its push on Paris and retreat northeast, setting the stage for four years of trench warfare on the Western Front. The battle of the Marne was an immense strategic victory for the Allies, wrecking Germany's bid for a swift victory over France and forcing it into a protracted two-front w
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Partof
  • the Western Front of the First World War
Date
  • --09-12
Commander
  • Alexander von Kluck
  • Joseph Joffre
  • Sir John French
  • Ferdinand Foch
  • Helmuth von Moltke
  • Duke of Württemberg
  • Franchet d'Esperey
  • Fernand de Langle
  • Joseph Gallieni
  • Karl von Bülow
  • Michel-Joseph Maunoury
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  • French soldiers waiting for assault behind a ditch
Casualties
  • 220000(xsd:integer)
  • 263000(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Decisive Allied victory
combatant
  • France
  • German Empire
  • United Kingdom
Place
  • Marne River near Paris, France
Conflict
  • First Battle of the Marne
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  • The Battle of the Marne () (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a First World War battle fought between the 5th and the 12th of September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle effectively ended the month long German offensive that opened the war and had reached the outskirts of Paris. The counterattack of six French field armies and one British army along the Marne River forced the German Imperial Army to abandon its push on Paris and retreat northeast, setting the stage for four years of trench warfare on the Western Front. The battle of the Marne was an immense strategic victory for the Allies, wrecking Germany's bid for a swift victory over France and forcing it into a protracted two-front war.
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