Western Front WWI

The Western Front line for most of World War I extended from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier, behind which most of Belgium, all of Luxembourg, and a few important industrial regions of France remained in German control.

For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the United Kingdom, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front.
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For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the United Kingdom, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front.

The Western Front of World War I was defined in 1914 when, after fighting each other to a standstill, the opposing forces tried to outflank each other extending the trench system from English Channel to the Swiss frontier. For years, both sides were stalled at these positions along the frontline and fought each other continuously from the same parallel trench networks. Each side tried to break through the Western Front but could not amass enough strength to do so until 1916 when the front began to move eastward. Finally, in 1917, the Canadian Corps, joined by the British 5th Infantry Division, penetrated the Front at Vimy Ridge.

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