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The Western Front was the main battleground of World War I, stretching across France and Belgium where millions of soldiers from opposing sides fought in brutal trench warfare. It matters because the fighting there determined the outcome of WWI and resulted in enormous casualties that shaped the course of the 20th century.
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- Official name
- Defensive Sector
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- Western front 1915-16.jpg
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- Western Front theatre of World War I
- start time
- 1914-08-03
- end time
- 1918-11-11
- P12749
- Lizzi Waldmüller
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