October 19 – November 22, 1914 · Western Front Theater
October 19 – November 22, 1914
Germany's last attempt in 1914 to break through Allied lines before winter. Young German volunteers — students and recent graduates — charged British professional soldiers at Langemarck in what Germans later called the Kindermord (Massacre of the Innocents). The Allies held, but the prewar British Expeditionary Force was nearly annihilated.
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