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The Battle of Aubers (Battle of Aubers Ridge) was a British offensive on the Western Front on 9 May 1915 during the First World War. The battle was part of the British contribution to the Second Battle of Artois, a Franco-British offensive intended to exploit the German diversion of troops to the Eastern Front. The French Tenth Army was to attack the German 6th Army north of Arras and capture Vimy Ridge, preparatory to an advance on Cambrai and Douai. The British First Army, on the left (northern) flank of the Tenth Army, was to attack on the same day and widen the gap in the German defences expected to be made by the Tenth Army and to fix German troops north of La Bassée Canal.

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  • The Battle of Aubers (Battle of Aubers Ridge) was a British offensive on the Western Front on 9 May 1915 during the First World War. The battle was part of the British contribution to the Second Battle of Artois, a Franco-British offensive intended to exploit the German diversion of troops to the Eastern Front. The French Tenth Army was to attack the German 6th Army north of Arras and capture Vimy Ridge, preparatory to an advance on Cambrai and Douai. The British First Army, on the left (northern) flank of the Tenth Army, was to attack on the same day and widen the gap in the German defences expected to be made by the Tenth Army and to fix German troops north of La Bassée Canal. The attack was an unmitigated disaster on the part of the British. No ground was gained, no tactical advantage was gained, and they suffered more than ten times the number of casualties as the Germans. To make matters worse the battle precipitated a political crisis back home, which became the Shell Crisis of 1915. (en)
  • La battaglia del crinale di Aubers fu un'offensiva condotta dall'esercito britannico sul Fronte occidentale durante la prima guerra mondiale. (it)
  • La bataille d'Aubers ou bataille de le crête d'Aubers est une offensive britannique de la Première Guerre mondiale. La bataille eu lieu le 9 mai 1915 et faisait partie de la contribution britannique à la deuxième bataille de l'Artois, une offensive franco-britannique destinée à exploiter le désengagement des troupes allemandes qui quittait le front de l'Ouest vers le front de l'Est. La 10e armée française devait attaquer la 6e armée allemande au nord d'Arras et capturer la crête de Vimy, préparatoire à une avance sur Cambrai et Douai. La Première Armée britannique, sur le flanc gauche (nord) de la 10e Armée, devait attaquer le même jour et agrandir la percée dans les défenses allemandes que la 10e Armée était supposée faire; fixant les troupes allemandes au nord du canal de La Bassée. L'attaque est un échec total pour les Britanniques. Aucun terrain n'a été gagné, aucun avantage tactique n'est obtenu et ils subissent plus de dix fois plus de pertes que les Allemands. La bataille déclenche une crise politique au Royaume-Uni, qui deviendra la Crise des obus de 1915. (fr)
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  • Aubers Ridge and Festubert, 1915 (en)
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  • * (en)
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  • Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (en)
  • Sir John French (en)
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  • the Second Battle of Artois on the Western Front of the First World War (en)
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  • south of Armentières, France (en)
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  • La battaglia del crinale di Aubers fu un'offensiva condotta dall'esercito britannico sul Fronte occidentale durante la prima guerra mondiale. (it)
  • The Battle of Aubers (Battle of Aubers Ridge) was a British offensive on the Western Front on 9 May 1915 during the First World War. The battle was part of the British contribution to the Second Battle of Artois, a Franco-British offensive intended to exploit the German diversion of troops to the Eastern Front. The French Tenth Army was to attack the German 6th Army north of Arras and capture Vimy Ridge, preparatory to an advance on Cambrai and Douai. The British First Army, on the left (northern) flank of the Tenth Army, was to attack on the same day and widen the gap in the German defences expected to be made by the Tenth Army and to fix German troops north of La Bassée Canal. (en)
  • La bataille d'Aubers ou bataille de le crête d'Aubers est une offensive britannique de la Première Guerre mondiale. La bataille eu lieu le 9 mai 1915 et faisait partie de la contribution britannique à la deuxième bataille de l'Artois, une offensive franco-britannique destinée à exploiter le désengagement des troupes allemandes qui quittait le front de l'Ouest vers le front de l'Est. La 10e armée française devait attaquer la 6e armée allemande au nord d'Arras et capturer la crête de Vimy, préparatoire à une avance sur Cambrai et Douai. La Première Armée britannique, sur le flanc gauche (nord) de la 10e Armée, devait attaquer le même jour et agrandir la percée dans les défenses allemandes que la 10e Armée était supposée faire; fixant les troupes allemandes au nord du canal de La Bassée. (fr)
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  • Battle of Aubers (en)
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  • Battaglia del crinale di Aubers (it)
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