Faster access than browser!
74 relations: Artillery sound ranging, B. H. Liddell Hart, Battle of Flers–Courcelette, Battle of Passchendaele, Berkeley Vincent, British Expeditionary Force (World War I), Cambrai, Cambrai, South Australia, Canal de Saint-Quentin, Charles Kavanagh, Charles Woollcombe, Combined arms, Commander, Royal Artillery, Darmstadt, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, General officer, Georg von der Marwitz, George Montague Harper, German Empire, Guards Division (United Kingdom), Henry Hugh Tudor, Hindenburg Line, History of the Great War, Hugh Elles, Hundred Days Offensive, III Corps (United Kingdom), Infiltration tactics, IV Corps (United Kingdom), J. F. C. Fuller, John Ponsonby (British Army officer), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Kaserne, List of Australian place names changed from German names, Logistics, Machine gun, Major general, Mark IV tank, Masnières, Masnières Newfoundland Memorial, MG 08, No. 106 fuze, Nord (French department), Office of Public Sector Information, Oskar von Hutier, Otto von Moser, Predicted fire, Public inquiry, Remilitarization of the Rhineland, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, ..., Royal Tank Regiment, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Stormtrooper, Tank, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Third Army (United Kingdom), Thomas Snow (British Army officer), United States Army, VII Corps (United Kingdom), Werner von Fritsch, Western Front (World War I), William Pulteney (British Army officer), World War I, World War II, 12th (Eastern) Division, 20th (Light) Division, 29th Division (United Kingdom), 36th (Ulster) Division, 40th Division (United Kingdom), 51st (Highland) Division, 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division, 6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 9th (Scottish) Division. Expand index (24 more) »
Artillery sound ranging
In land warfare, artillery sound ranging is a method of determining the coordinates of a hostile battery using data derived from the sound of its guns (or mortar or rockets) firing.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Artillery sound ranging · See more »
B. H. Liddell Hart
Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (31 October 1895 – 29 January 1970), commonly known throughout most of his career as Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, was a British soldier, military historian and military theorist.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and B. H. Liddell Hart · See more »
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
The Battle of Flers–Courcelette was fought during the Battle of the Somme in France, by the French Sixth Army and the British Fourth Army and Reserve Army, against the German 1st Army, during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Battle of Flers–Courcelette · See more »
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele (Flandernschlacht, Deuxième Bataille des Flandres), also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Battle of Passchendaele · See more »
Berkeley Vincent
Brigadier-General Sir Berkeley Vincent, (4 December 1871 – 29 January 1963) was a British Army officer and sportsman.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Berkeley Vincent · See more »
British Expeditionary Force (World War I)
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and British Expeditionary Force (World War I) · See more »
Cambrai
Cambrai (Kimbré; Kamerijk; historically in English Camerick and Camericke) is a commune in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Cambrai · See more »
Cambrai, South Australia
Cambrai is a small town located on the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges, along the River Marne.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Cambrai, South Australia · See more »
Canal de Saint-Quentin
The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Canal de Saint-Quentin · See more »
Charles Kavanagh
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Toler MacMorrough Kavanagh, (25 March 1864 - 11 October 1950) was a British Army officer who commanded the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Amiens.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Charles Kavanagh · See more »
Charles Woollcombe
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Louis Woollcombe KCB KCMG (1857–1934) was a British Army General during World War I.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Charles Woollcombe · See more »
Combined arms
Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different combat arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects (for example, using infantry and armor in an urban environment, where one supports the other, or both support each other).
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Combined arms · See more »
Commander, Royal Artillery
Commander, Royal Artillery (abbreviated CRA) was a military appointment in Commonwealth infantry and armoured divisions in the 20th century.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Commander, Royal Artillery · See more »
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region).
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Darmstadt · See more »
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928), was a senior officer of the British Army.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig · See more »
General officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and General officer · See more »
Georg von der Marwitz
Johannes Georg von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Georg von der Marwitz · See more »
George Montague Harper
Lieutenant-General Sir George Montague Harper (11 January 1865 – 15 December 1922) was a senior officer of the British Army during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and George Montague Harper · See more »
German Empire
The German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich, officially Deutsches Reich),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and German Empire · See more »
Guards Division (United Kingdom)
The Guards Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed in the Great War in France in 1915 from battalions of the elite Guards regiments from the Regular Army.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Guards Division (United Kingdom) · See more »
Henry Hugh Tudor
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hugh Tudor, KCB, CMG (1871–1965) was a British soldier who fought as a junior officer in the Second Boer War (1899–1902), and as a senior officer in the First World War (1914–18), but is now remembered chiefly for his part in the Irish War of Independence (1919–21) and the Palestine Police.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Henry Hugh Tudor · See more »
Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line (Siegfriedstellung or Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position of World War I, built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front, from Arras to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Hindenburg Line · See more »
History of the Great War
The History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Committee of Imperial Defence (abbreviated to History of the Great War or British Official History) is a series of concerning the war effort of the British state during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and History of the Great War · See more »
Hugh Elles
Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles (27 May 1880 – 11 July 1945) was a British officer and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps during World War I.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Hugh Elles · See more »
Hundred Days Offensive
The Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of the First World War, during which the Allies launched a series of offensives against the Central Powers on the Western Front from 8 August to 11 November 1918, beginning with the Battle of Amiens.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Hundred Days Offensive · See more »
III Corps (United Kingdom)
III Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and III Corps (United Kingdom) · See more »
Infiltration tactics
In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy front-line strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Infiltration tactics · See more »
IV Corps (United Kingdom)
IV Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army, formed in both the First World War and the Second World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and IV Corps (United Kingdom) · See more »
J. F. C. Fuller
Major-General John Frederick Charles "Boney" Fuller, CB, CBE, DSO (1 September 1878 – 10 February 1966) was a senior British Army officer, military historian, and strategist, notable as an early theorist of modern armoured warfare, including categorizing principles of warfare.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and J. F. C. Fuller · See more »
John Ponsonby (British Army officer)
Major-General Sir John Ponsonby KCB CMG DSO (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division during World War I.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and John Ponsonby (British Army officer) · See more »
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since Canadian Confederation.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy · See more »
Kaserne
Kaserne is a loanword taken from the German word Kaserne (plural: Kasernen), which means "barracks".
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Kaserne · See more »
List of Australian place names changed from German names
During World War I, many German or German-sounding place names in Australia were changed due to anti-German sentiment.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and List of Australian place names changed from German names · See more »
Logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Logistics · See more »
Machine gun
A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm designed to fire bullets in rapid succession from an ammunition belt or magazine, typically at a rate of 300 rounds per minute or higher.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Machine gun · See more »
Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Major general · See more »
Mark IV tank
The Mark IV (pronounced Mark Four) was a British tank of the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Mark IV tank · See more »
Masnières
Masnières is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Masnières · See more »
Masnières Newfoundland Memorial
The Masnières Newfoundland Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First Battle of Cambrai, of World War I. Located at the north end of the town of Masnières, France, the memorial commemorates the participation of the Newfoundlanders in the taking and defense of the town during the First Battle of Cambrai between 20 November and 2 December 1917.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Masnières Newfoundland Memorial · See more »
MG 08
The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG 08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War I and is an adaptation of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim gun.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and MG 08 · See more »
No. 106 fuze
The number 106 fuze was the first British instantaneous percussion artillery fuze, first tested in action in late 1916 and deployed in volume in early 1917.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and No. 106 fuze · See more »
Nord (French department)
Nord (North; Noorderdepartement) is a department in the far north of France.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Nord (French department) · See more »
Office of Public Sector Information
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Office of Public Sector Information · See more »
Oskar von Hutier
Oskar Emil von Hutier (27 August 1857 – 5 December 1934) was a German general during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Oskar von Hutier · See more »
Otto von Moser
Otto von Moser (31 March 1860 – 11 October 1931) was a German army officer, originally from Stuttgart in Württemberg, who ended his army career as a lieutenant general.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Otto von Moser · See more »
Predicted fire
Predicted fire (originally called map shooting) is a tactical technique for the use of artillery, enabling it to fire for effect without alerting the enemy with ranging shots or a lengthy preliminary bombardment.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Predicted fire · See more »
Public inquiry
A tribunal of inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Public inquiry · See more »
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
The Remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army took place on 7 March 1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Remilitarization of the Rhineland · See more »
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War, until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Royal Flying Corps · See more »
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Royal Newfoundland Regiment · See more »
Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the Great War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Royal Tank Regiment · See more »
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955) was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria · See more »
Stormtrooper
Stormtroopers were specialist soldiers of the German Army in World War I. In the last years of the war, Stoßtruppen ("shock troops" or "thrust troops") were trained to fight with "infiltration tactics", part of the Germans' new method of attack on enemy trenches.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Stormtrooper · See more »
Tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, with heavy firepower, strong armour, tracks and a powerful engine providing good battlefield maneuverability.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Tank · See more »
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and The Daily Telegraph · See more »
The Times
The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and The Times · See more »
Third Army (United Kingdom)
The Third Army was a field army of the British Army during World War I that saw active service on the Western Front throughout the war.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Third Army (United Kingdom) · See more »
Thomas Snow (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow (5 May 1858 – 30 August 1940) was a British Army officer who fought on the Western Front in World War I. He played an important role in the war, leading 4th Division in the retreat of August 1914, and commanding VII Corps at the unsuccessful Gommecourt diversion on the first day on the Somme (1 July 1916) and at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Thomas Snow (British Army officer) · See more »
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and United States Army · See more »
VII Corps (United Kingdom)
VII Corps was an army corps of the British Army active in the First and Second World Wars.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and VII Corps (United Kingdom) · See more »
Werner von Fritsch
Werner, Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Werner von Fritsch · See more »
Western Front (World War I)
The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and Western Front (World War I) · See more »
William Pulteney (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney, (18 May 1861 – 14 November 1941) was a British general during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and William Pulteney (British Army officer) · See more »
World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and World War I · See more »
World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and World War II · See more »
12th (Eastern) Division
The 12th (Eastern) Division was an infantry division raised by the British Army during World War I from men volunteering for Kitchener's New Armies.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 12th (Eastern) Division · See more »
20th (Light) Division
The 20th (Light) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Kitchener's Army, raised in the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 20th (Light) Division · See more »
29th Division (United Kingdom)
The 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was an infantry division of the British Army, formed in early 1915 by combining various Regular Army units that had been acting as garrisons around the British Empire.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 29th Division (United Kingdom) · See more »
36th (Ulster) Division
The 36th (Ulster) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 36th (Ulster) Division · See more »
40th Division (United Kingdom)
The 40th Division was an infantry division of the British Army active during World War I, where it served on the Western Front.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 40th Division (United Kingdom) · See more »
51st (Highland) Division
The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 51st (Highland) Division · See more »
62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
The 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw active service on the Western Front during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division · See more »
6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 6th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was first established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsular War as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army and was active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the Second World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 6th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) · See more »
9th (Scottish) Division
The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.
New!!: Battle of Cambrai (1917) and 9th (Scottish) Division · See more »
Redirects here:
Cambrai 1917, Cambrai, 1917, First Battle of Cambrai.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
