history · 05 September 1914 · 110 years ago
In late Aug 1914 five German armies surged forward into France from Amiens to Verdun, starting Battle of the Marne. They were confronted by French forces and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). After the French withdrew to defend Paris, the Allies retreated to a line south of the Seine.
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