Western Front

The main theater of war in France and Belgium during World War I.

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Albert Jacka — Australian Victoria Cross recipient (1893–1932) Albert Jacka Albert Jacka was the first Australian to receive the Victoria Cross in World War I for actions at Gallipoli. He later served on the Western Front, became a businessman and mayor, a…

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Forces were U.S. military forces sent to Europe in 1917 under General John J. Pershing. They fought mainly in France in 1918, conducting independent offe…

Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres): 1917 Allied offensive on the Western Front

Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres): 1917 Allied offensive on the Western Front Battle of Passchendaele Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres), July–November 1917: a major Allied offensive on the Western Front marked by appalling mud, relentless artillery, heavy casualties and dispute…