Battle fought from 20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915 in World War I. It began on 20 December 1914 in what is now France and lasted until 17 March 1915 (about 3 months). The setting was Champagne-Ardenne. It was part of Western Front. Those involved included Joseph Joffre, the German Empire, the French Third Republic and Erich von Falkenhayn.
Before and after
- from 11 November 1914 to 22 November 1914Battle of Basra
- from 3 December 1914 to 9 December 1914Battle of Qurna
- 16 December 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby
- from 17 December 1914 to 13 January 1915First Battle of Artois
- from 20 December 1914 to 17 March 1915First Battle of Champagne
- 25 December 1914Christmas truce
- 1915Establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park
- 1915Armenian Genocide
- 1915Bedrich Hrozny shows that Hittite is an Indo-European language
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- from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945World War II
The era
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