Battles of World War I. Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Train Battalions Nr. CROONAERT. xv229. 1 st Regiment of Zouaves . French Army order of battle (1914) Order of battle of the First Battle of the Marne; First Battle of Ypres order of battle; Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme; List of forces involved in the Battle of Amiens; List of French divisions in World War II Last edited on 14 January 2019, at 13:26. London: Elek Books, 1965. Lieut-General; Old Sweat; 10,602 posts; Interests: French Army 1870-1940, Identity tags 1869-1991,Trench Maps, The Franco-German War … All Pages; Library Holdings; Programs; Events; Digital Collection August 6, 1914 - French and British troops invade the German colony of Togo in West Africa. Supreme Command was held by the French Commander-in-Chief Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin, his deputy Général d'armée Alphonse Joseph Georges was appointed Commander of the North Western Front. 5.Armee. Order of Battle Edit 1) First Army, commanded by Auguste Dubail de Lamaze, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Marie E. Bridoux (assumed command on September 8), Chief of Staff - Lieutenant-Colonel Weygand, General Commanding - Général de Corps d’Armée, General Commanding - Général de Corps d’Armée Émile E. Legrand-Girarde, Commanding Officer - Général Jean de l'Espée, Chief of the Imperial German General Staff -, Quartermaster-General / Deputy Chief of Staff - General der Artillerie, Political Officer - Oberst Wilhelm von Dommes, Intelligence Officer - Oberstleutnant Richard Hentsch, Quartermaster-General - Oberst Walter von Bergmann, Commanding General - General der Infantrie, Chief of Staff - Oberst Hans Freiherr von Hammerstein-Gesmold, 3rd (Neumark) Dragoon Regiment "Friherr von Derfflinger", 1st Company, 2nd Pomeranian Pioneer Battalion, 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Grenadier Regiment "König Wilhelm IV", 3rd (2nd East Prussian) Grenadier Regiment "König Friedrich Wilhelm I", 34th (Pomeranian) Fusilier Regiment "Köningen Victoria von Schweden, 42nd (5th Pomeranian) Infantry Regiment "Prinz Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau", 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Field Artillery Regiment, 38th (Western Pomeranian) Field Artillery Regiment, 12th (2nd Brandenburg) Dragoon Regiment "von Arnim", 2nd and 3rd Companies, 2nd Pomeranian Pioneer Battalion, 14th (3rd Pomeranian) Infantry Regiment "Graf Schwerin", 149th (6th West Prussian) Infantry Regiment, 140th (4th West Prussian) Infantry Regiment, 5th (East Pomeranian) Field Artillery Regiment, 17th (2nd Pomeranian) Field Artillery Regiment, Commanding General - General der Infanterie, 3rd Squadron, 3rd (Brandenburg) Hussar Regiment "von Zieten", 1st Company, 3rd (1st Brandenburg) Pioneer Battalion "von Rauch", 8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadier Regiment "König Friedrich Wilhelm III", 48th (5th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "von Stülpnagel", 12th (2nd Brandenburg) Grenadier Regiment "Prinz Carl von Preußen", 52nd (6th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "von Alvensleben", 18th (2nd Brandenburg) Field Artillery Regiment "General Feldzeugmeister", Staff and 3rd Squadron, 3rd (Brandenburg) Hussar Regiment "von Zieten", 2nd and 3rd Companies, 3rd (1st Brandenburg) Pioneer Battalion "von Rauch", 20th (3rd Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg", 35th (Brandenburg) Fusilier Regiment "Prinz Heinrich von Prußen", 24th (4th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "Großherzog Friedrich Franz II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin", 64th (8th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment "General-Feldmarschall Prinz Friedrich Karl von Preußben", 3rd (1st Brandenburg) Field Artillery Regiment "General-Feldzeugmeister", 1/2 of the 10th (Magdesburg) Hussar Regiment, 1st Company, 4th (Magdesburg) Pioneer Battalion, 26th (1st Magdesburg) Infantry Regiment "Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau", 27th (2nd Magdesburg) Infantry Regiment "Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen", 4th (Magdesburg) Field Artillery Regiment "Prinzregent Luitpold von Bayern", 3rd Squadron, 10th (Magdesburg) Hussar Regiment, 2nd and 3rd Companies, 4th (Magdesburg) Pioneer Battalion, 36th (Magdesburg) Fusilier Regiment "General-Feldmarschall Graf Blumenthal", Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Franz Sydow, Staff and 3rd Squadron, 16th (2nd Hanover) Dragoon Regiment, 1st Company, 9th (Schleswig-Holstein) Pioneer Battalion, 89th (Grand Dukedom of Mecklengburg) Grenadier Regiment, 90th (Grand Dukedom of Mecklenburg) Fusilier Regiment, 60th (Grand Dukedom of Mecklenburg) Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Squadron, 16th (2nd Hanover) Dragoon Regiment, 2nd and 3rd Companies, 9th (Schleswig-Holstein) PIoneer Battalion, 84th (Schleswig) Infantry Regiment "von Manstein", 86th (Schleswig-Holstein) Fusilier Regiment "Königin", 31st (1st Thüringin) Infantry Regiment "Graf Bose", 85th (Holstein) Infantry Regiment "Herzog von Holstein", 9th (Schleswig) Field Artillery Regiment "Generalfeldmarschall Grad Waldersee", Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Friedrich von der Heyde, 4th Company, 4th (Pomeranian) Pioneer Battalion, 1st and 2nd Companies, 4th (Pomeranian) Pioneer Battalion, Mounted Section, 35th (1st West Prussian) Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd (1st Brandenburg) Lancer Regiment "Tsar Alexander II of Russia", 7th (Magdesburg) Curassier Regiment "von Seydlitz", 2nd Life Hussar Regiment "Köningen Victoria von Preußben", Mounted Detachment, 3rd (1st Brandenburg) Field Artillery Regiment "General-Feldzeugmeister", 17th (1st Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg) Dragoon Regiment, 18th (2nd Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg) Dragoon Regiment, 15th (Hanover) Hussar Regiment "Köningen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands", 16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussar Regiment "Kaiser Franz Josef von Österreich, König of Ungarn", Mounted Detachment, 10th (1st Hanover) Field Artillery Regiment "von Scharnhorst", 4th (Westphalian) Curassier Regiment "von Driesen", 8th (1st Westphalian) Hussar Regiment "Tsar Nicholas II of Russia", 13th (Schleswig-Holstein) Dragoon Regiment, Chief of Staff - Generalleutnant Ernst Otto von Lauenstein, Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg, 2nd and 3rd Companies, Guards Pioneer Battalion, 1st Grenadier Guards Regiment "Kaiser Alexander", 3rd Grenadier Guards Regiment "Köningen Elisabeth", 2nd Grenadier Guards Regiment "Kaiser Franz", 4th Grenadier Guards Regiment "Köningen Augusta", Staff & 3rd Squadron, 16th (Altmark) Lancer Regiment "Hennigs von Treffenfeld", Staff & 1st Companies, 7th (Westphalian) Pioneer Battalion, 13th (1st Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Herwarth von Bittenfield", 15th (2nd Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Prinz Friedrich der Niederlande", 55th (6th Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Graf Bülow von Dennewitz", 22nd (2nd Westphalian) Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd & 3rd Companies, 7th (Westphalian) Pioneer Battalion, 16th (3rd Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Freiherr von Sparr", 56th (7th Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Vogel von Falkenstein", 57th (8th Westphalian) Infantry Regiment "Herzog Ferdinand von Brauschweig", 7th (1st Westphalian) Field Artillery Regiment, Chief of Staff - Oberst Gustav Freiherr von der Wenge Graf von Lambsdorff, 3rd Squadron, 17th (Brunswick) Hussar Regiment, 1st Company, 10th (Hanover) Pioneer Battalion, 78th (East Frisian) Infantry Regiment "Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig", 73rd (Hanover) Fusilier Regiment "Feldmarschall Prinz Albrecht von Preußen", 26th (2nd Hanover) Field Artillery Regiment, 62nd (East Frisian) Field Artillery Regiment, Staff & 3rd Squadron, 17th (Brunswick) Hussar Regiment, 2nd and 3rd Companies, 10th (Hanover) Pioneer Battalion, 79th (3rd Hanover) Infantry Regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz", 10th (1st Hanover) Field Artillery Regiment "von Scharnhorst", 46th (Lower Saxony) Field Artillery Regiment, Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Max Hoffmann von Waldau, 4th Field Company, 10th (Hanover) Pioneer Battalion, 1st and 2nd Reserve Companies, 10th (Hanover) Pioneer Battalion, x2 Battalions from 79th Reserve Infantry Regiment, Mounted Detachment, 1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment, Mounted Detachment, 5th (1st Upper Silesian) Field Artillery Regiment "von Podbielski", 4th (1st Silesian) Dragoon Regiment "von Bredow", 10th (Posen) Lancer Regiment "Prinz August von Württemberg", 8th (2nd Silesian) Dragoon Regiment "König Friedrich III", 4th (1st Silesian) Hussar Regiment "von Schill", 6th (2nd Silesian) Hussar Regiment "Graf Goetzen", Quartermaster-General - Generalmajor von Leuthold, Chief Engineer - Generalmajor Franz Adams, Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant von Eulitz, Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant Frotscher, 2nd Battalion, 19th (1st Thüringen) Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Company, 22nd (2nd Royal Saxon) Pioneer Battalion, 139th (11th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment, 106th (7th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment "King George", 107th (8th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment "Prinz Johann Georg", 77th (7th Royal Saxon) Field Artillery Regiment, 78th (8th Royal Saxon) Field Artillery Regiment, 1st and 2nd Field Companies, 22nd (2nd Royal Saxon) Pioneer Battalion, 104th (5th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment "Kronprinz", 181st (15th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment, 133rd (9th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment, 134th (10th Royal Saxon) Infantry Regiment, Chief of Staff - Oberstleutnant von Koppenfels, 1st Reserve Company, 12th (1st Royal Saxon) Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reserve Company, 12th (1st Royal Saxon) Pioneer Battalion, 3rd (Mortar) Battalion, 19th (1st Thüringen) Field Artillery Regiment, 19th Central District Landwehr Field Artillery Battery, Ian Sumner "The First Battle of the Marne 1914" Osprey Publishing (May 25, 2010). Guards Corps (General der Infanterie Karl von Plettenberg) 1.1. Localised operations seeking tactical advantage continue through winter. The Allies won a victory against the German armies in the West and ended their plans of crushing the French armies with an attack from the north through Belgium. Train Troops 1914. Order of Battle - Serbia August 1914. Once Italy entered the war on the Allied side in May 1915 the French moved to more forward bases at Brindisi on the Italian Adriatic coast and the Greek island of Corfu. The letter W in the abbreviated unit designation was used by the French army to distinguish British from French units, e.g. Opened 20 December 1914: Battle of Dogger Bank: Opened 24 January 1915: Battle of Bolimov: Opened 31 January 1915: Defence of the Suez Canal: Opened 3 February 1915: Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes: Opened 7 February 1915: Initial Dardanelles Bombardment: Opened 19 February 1915: Battle of Neuve-Chapelle : Opened 10 March 1915: Attempt to Force the Narrows: Opened 18 March 1915: Battle … 1st Guards Infantry Division 1.2. Commander: General Putz. The Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914 ended in German victory, but the combination of German victory in the east and defeat in the west meant the war would not be quick, but protracted and extended across several fronts. Armeegruppe Kummer. The next battle in the First World War is the Battle of Mons. A peacetime order of battle of the United States Army for August of 1914 (the outbreak of the World War in Europe), listing the divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions of infantry, cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery, and engineers with their permanent garrisons and actual locations, all down to the company, troop, and battery level. In 1914, the French War strategy was based on the offensive Plan XVII, which aimed to attack in Alsace-Lorraine. August 7, 1914 - The first British troops land in France. Thus, the section d'infanterie is equivalent to a rifle platoon. The previous battle in the British Battles sequence is the Mohmand Field Force 1897. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army_order_of_battle_(1914) Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Infanterie-Division (Infantry, Infantry, Infantry) 32. 5.Armee. This map, drawn up at the headquarters of the General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, shows the order of battle at the time the fighting stopped. September 8, 1914 - The French government enacts nationwide State of War regulations which include total control over the economy and national security, strict censorship, and suspension of civil liberties. 3.Armee. It was planned that the seven divisions would be centrally controlled by General Headquarters and as such no plans were made for intermediate levels of command. 1. Order of Battle in August 1914 At the time of mobilization, there were 20 "metropolitan" (or, continental) army corps in France (1st-18th, 20th and 21st), each composed of two active infantry divisions. A complete Order of Battle for the British Army in 1914. Order of Battle of the French Army Détachement d'Armée de Belgique (D.A.B) 22 April 1915. Commander: General Putz Chief of Staff: Colonel Desticker This Détachement of the French Army had existed by this name from 22 October to 16 November 1914. Therefore, the right wing of the French army was stronger than the left wing. messages to I. Type to begin searching or press esc to exit. Under pre-war plans, an expeditionary force was to be organised from among the Regular Army forces in the United Kingdom, with a strength of six infantry divisions and one cavalrydivision (72 infantry battalions and 14 cavalry regiments), plus support units. VII Corps (General der Kavallerie Karl von Einem) 2.1. There are a number of excellent reference books which include Orders of Battle by author Ray Westlake: Order of Battle of Divisions, Index: Naval & Military Press, 2009. Every regiment, every adminstrative body and just 2nd Guards Infantry Division 2. 470 content pages. This happened at the Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6 to 12 in 1914. 2.Armee. This is the order of battle for the French army on the outbreak of war in August 1914. Corporal; Members2; 22 posts; Share ; Posted 28 September , 2008 . Overview of A-H Forces - August 1914. Contents. This article is about the French Army in World War I.During World War I, France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers.Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the fighting in Europe occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare. Ravi Rikhye, Jul 15, 2008. Orders of Battle in WW1. (Translation of La Bataille de la Marne, published by Editions B. Arthaud, 1964.) Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray KCB, CVO, DSO. First Army (Haig): IV Corps (Rawlinson): 7th and 8th Divisions Indian Corps (Willcocks): 3rd (Lahore) and 7th (Meerut) Divisions. List of orders of battle: | This is a |list of |orders of battle||, which list the known military units that were loc... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Selected pages. A page explaining what is an Order of Battle for military forces in the First World War. See this section in the ‘Battle of Mons’ for the BEF order of battle. 1.Armee. This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. 3.Armee. Posted 7 June , 2004 . Cheers. The defence of Festubert, 23-24 November 1914. The French Order of Battle for the “Army of the East” that left in March and April 1854 for the Crimea was as follows 1:. X Corps (General d… Armeekorps (HQ) 12. Order of Battle for 22 nd April 1915. Infanterie-Division (Infantry, Infantry, Infantry) The 120,000 highly trained members of the regular British Army form the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) commanded by Field Marshal John French. British Battalions on the Western Front January to June 1915: Pen & Sword Books, 2000. Account of the Battle of Le Cateau: (for full unit names from abbreviations see index at the end of BEF Order of Battle). 0 Reviews. Table of Contents. 1 to 16 . French Army order of battle (1914) References Further reading. Porch, Douglas. CROONAERT. After the German invasion of France had been halted at the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, the war of movement ended at the Battle of the Yser and the First Battle of Ypres.The Germans built field fortifications to hold the ground captured in 1914 and the French began siege warfare to break through the German defences and recover the lost territory. The following is the organization of the Armored Infantry Section (Section d'infanterie blindée) of the French Army as per the 1999 "Manuel d'emploi de la section d'infanterie". French Army order of battle. This Détachement of the French Army had existed by this name from 22 October to 16 November 1914. By 1896, the French had developed a reasonably effective battle squadron in the Mediterranean [even if they were 'specimens'] and this changed qualitatively and geographically by 1914. Appendices include order of battle in 1914, tactical organization, conscription and reserves, equipment, capsule biographies of the main French generals, and the career of a single French infantry regiment in 1914-1920. Common Army Infantry Deployment in August 1914. 2nd Army was commanded by Generaloberst Karl von Bülow. French Army order of battle on 2 August 1914. This is the German Army order of battle on the outbreak of war in August 1914.. Title Page. Perce. French army order of battle 1914 Paperback – January 1, 1993 by Mark Conrad (Author) See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. 4.Armee. This is the order of battle for the French Army on the outbreak of war in August 1914. The medal was known as the ‘Mons Star’. In French parlance, "section" is equivalent platoon, while "groupe" is equivalent to squad. Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshal Sir John French GCB, GCVO, KCMG. The Battle of the Frontiers, fought at the outset of World War I, doesn’t have the same historical notoriety as Verdun or Somme, but it saw in one day more French soldiers die than in … Introduction . First Battle of Ypres (October 19–November 22, 1914) Ypres, First Battle of Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review. British Battalions in France and Belgium, 1914: Pen & Sword Books, 1997. Order of Battle - Galicia August 1914. Regiment of Tirailleurs Indigene This is the order of battle for the French army on the outbreak of war in August 1914. Armeegruppe Kummer. Order of Battle for 22 nd April 1915. 1 to 16 . 23 November 1914 – 6 February 1915: Winter operations, 1914-15. rhines 0 Posted February 8, 2014. rhines. Background. Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Battle of the Frontiers, (4 August–6 September 1914), collective name for the first great clashes on the Western Front of World War I.It encompasses the initial battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium shortly after the beginning of the war that resulted in a series of stunning German victories and Allied retreats. Overview of A-H Forces - August 1914. Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray KCB, CVO, DSO. Therefore, the right wing of the French army was stronger than the left wing. Armee (HQ) II. Austrian Landwehr Infantry 1914 Background to the Battle of the Marne: See this section in the ‘Battle of Mons’. Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. 2 nd Division: General Bosquet. This is the order of battle for the First Battle of Ypres fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War.It was fought between mixed British Expeditionary Force, French eighth army and armies of the German Empire in northern France and Flanders. Order of Battle - Serbia August 1914. Order of battle of the First Battle of the Marne The following units of the British, French and German Empires fought in the First Battle of the Marne from 5–12 … The Orders of Battle are lists of military units which show the structure of command for a particular battle. An Order of Battle is compiled in order of seniority to provide a comprehensive list of every single unit to take part in a particular battle. One corps staff was maintained in peacetime, but the decision was made on mobilisation to … 3 rd battalion of Chasseur. 6.Armee . Clayton includes 14 simple sketch maps, which unfortunately only a few depicting operational movements or dispositions. French Army order of battle (1914) Notes Sources. The Battle of the Marne. French Navy - Order of Battle - Malta 1914 Remembered Today: French Navy - Order of Battle - Malta 1914. Commander-in-chief: Emperor Napoleon Chief of Staff: Marshal … London: Methuen, 1920. The previous battle in the British Battles sequence is the Mohmand Field Force 1897. Both sides dug in their trenches for the long war ahead. The BEF, following its withdrawal from the positions on the Mons (or Condé) canal, on the morning of 25 th August 1914 lay in a line to the east and west of Bavai, some 15 miles to the south-west of Mons, with I Corps to the east of Bavai, and II Corps to the west. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. At Verdun the French checked a major German offensive in one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war. A bar was issued to all ranks who served under fire stating ‘5 Aug. to 23 Nov. 1914’. 6.Armee . In September 1914, two French pre-dreadnoughts joined the British squadron watching the Turkish Dardanelles to prevent the German battlecruiser "Goeben" breaking out. Link to post Share on other sites. 1.Armee. Arnold, Joseph C, "French tactical doctrine 1870–1914", Military Affairs: The Journal of Military History, Including Theory and Technology. 4.Armee. 1) First Army, commanded by Auguste Dubail, 2) Second Army, commanded by Édouard de Castelnau, 3) Third Army, commanded by Pierre Ruffey, 4) Fourth Army, commanded by Fernand de Langle de Cary, 5) Fifth Army, commanded by Charles Lanrezac, 6) Cavalry Corps, commanded by André Sordet, Military units and formations of France in World War I, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/French_Army_order_of_battle_(1914)?oldid=4389965, Concentration zone : between Saint-Mihiel and, Mission : Hold the Germans in their defensive positions before Metz, Concentration zone : between Saint-Dizier and, Mission : In reserve in the Argonne Region, Mission : Guard the Southern part of the border with Belgium. 13th Infantry Division 2.2. The Anglo-French operation at Gallipoli would be primarily remembered for the contribution of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops. The following is the organization of the Armored Infantry Section (Section d'infanterie blindée) of the French Army as per the 1999 "Manuel d'emploi de la section d'infanterie". I have docs relating to different army units and would like to know where they served . The Battle of Charleroi was fought August 21-23, 1914, during the opening days of World War I (1914-1918) and was part of a series of engagements collectively known as the Battle of the Frontiers (August 7-September 13, 1914). Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Therefore, the right wing of the French army was stronger than the left wing. Each of these army corps was based in an assigned military region, there being 20 … To the First World War index. 1 st and 9 th battalions of Chasseurs. A greater uniformity of squadrons by class is evident from 1907 onwards. Train Battalions Nr. French army order of battle 1914 Paperback – January 1, 1993 by Mark Conrad (Author) See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. The Battle of the Marne. To the First World War index. Mes Amis, Stumbled onto this EXCELLENT link, which has the complete French order of battle in 1914. Mission : Advance into the Belgian Ardennes in case of a German attack on Belgium. Order of Battle of the French Army Détachement d'Armée de Belgique (D.A.B) 22 April 1915. According to "French Warships of World War I" by Jean Labayle Couhat (Ian Allan, 1974) from 12th August, 1914 "a striking force numbering 12, and by the end of the month 14, battleships, 6 armoured cruisers, 30 destroyers and several submarines, based on Malta, patrolled the Adriatic to prevent an attack by the Austrian fleet." In 1914, the French War strategy was based on the offensive Plan XVII, which aimed to attack in Alsace-Lorraine. Hello everyone, I am interested to know which ships of the French … References. The next battle in the First World War is the Battle of Mons. Battles of the Isonzo (June 23, 1915–October 24, 1917) Eleven battles between Austria and Italy at the Isonzo River were largely inconclusive, but the intervention of the German army at the Battle of Caporetto routed the Italian army. Army OKH (HQ) Hk HG Nord (HQ) 16. French 75mm field gun, with aircraft in the background, during the Battle of the Marne, fought from 6th to 9th September 1914, during the First World War. In 1914, the French War strategy was based on the offensive Plan XVII, which aimed to attack in Alsace-Lorraine . Michelin Guide The Marne Battle-Fields (1914) 1925; Perris, George Herbert. Battle of the Marne The battle, fought from 6th to 9th September 1914 in the First World War, that saw the end of the long retreat by the British and the French armies and the beginning of a successful attack against the pursuing German troops Common Army Infantry Deployment in August 1914. Order of Battle of the French Armies in August 1914 ... G.H.Q. Richard A Rinaldi. French 6th Army 4-16 September 1914 914FIAJ French and British Forces Battle by Paris 10 September 1914 914FQAA French Army Corps Headquarters Table of Organization 1914 914FQAB French Infantry Division Headquarters Table of Organization 1914 914FQAC French Infantry Brigade Headquarters Table of Organization 1914 914FQAD The British Expeditionary Force order of battle 1914, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914, at the beginning of the First World War. (1978): 61-67, doi:10.2307/1987399. There are books in English which may aid you in your search, two which I have purchased recently that deal with the French order of battle in 1914 are: "The Marne, 1914" by Holger H. Herwig, and "They Shall Not Pass" by Ian Sumner. The bulk of the forces of the Allies were French, although the United Kingdom (British Expeditionary Force), Netherlands, and Belgium had significant forces in the battle opposing Germany. The Battle of the Marne also marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front. September 7, 1914 - In the Far East, a German naval squadron, commanded by Graf von Spee severs the British Pacific communications cable. The GreatWar 1914-1918 . Order of battle. The following units of the British, French[1] and German[2][3] Empires fought in the First Battle of the Marne from 5–12 September 1914 on the Western Front of World War I. French 5th Army at the Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914[4], German Army at the Marne 28-29 August 1914[5], The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), 1st Divisional Signals Company, Royal Engineers, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Ifnantry, 2nd Divisional Signals Company, Royal Engineers, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars, British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914), "ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, AUGUST 1914", http://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/france/army1914.html, http://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/germany/army1914.html, "The Prussian Machine - German Army 1914-18", http://home.comcast.net/~jcviser/page_9.htm, "French Forces Battle of the Marne August 28-29 1914", http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/914FHAD.pdf, "German Forces Battle of the Marne 28-29 August 1914", http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/914GHAD.pdf, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_of_the_First_Battle_of_the_Marne?oldid=5234273, Deputy Chief of Staff - Major-General Sir, Quartermaster-General - Major-General Sir, Deputy Adjutant-General - Major-General E. R. C. Graham, Assistant Quartermaster-General - Colonel C. T. Dawkins, Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier-General, Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General, 25th (XXV) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 26th (XXVI) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 39th (XXXIX) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 61st (LXI) Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 26th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 1st Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 3rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 34th (XXIV) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 36th (XXXVI) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 44th (XLIV) Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 4th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 5th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 6th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier-General A. H. Short, Commander, Royal Engineers - Brigadier-General A. E. Sandbach, 23rd (XXII) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 41st (XLI) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 30th (XXX) Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 48th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, 7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 8th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 5th Mobile Veterinary Section, Army Veterinary Corps, 8th (VIII) Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 27th (XVII) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 28th (XVIII) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 108th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, No.6 Pom-Pom Section, Royal Garrison Artillery (joined 12 September), 5th Divisional Signals Company, Royal Engineers, 13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 15th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, Chief of Staff - Brigadier-General J. P. Du Cane, Horse Artillery - Brigadier-General B. F. Drake, Royal Flying Corps - Brigadier-General Sir, 1er Escadron du 6éme Régiment de Chasseurs, 1er Compagnie du 1er Bataillon du 3éme Régiment du Génie, 1er Compagnie du 2éme Bataillon du 3éme Régiment du Génie, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Emile H. Hache, 1er Escadron du 7éme Régiment de Chasseurs, 1er Compagnie du 1er Bataillon du 3éme Régiment de Génie, 3éme Compagnie du 2éme Bataillon du 3éme Régiment de Génie, 4éme Escadron du 6éme Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, 75éme Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique de Champagne, 19éme Compagnie du 1er Bataillon de 19éme Bataillon du Génie, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Gilbert Defforges, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée, Military Governor of Paris - Général d’Armée, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Victor R. Boelle, Commanding General - Général de Corps d’Armée Frederic E. Vautier, Commanding General - Général de Division Henri J.A.B.