<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Western Front </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mark II `` female '' tank advancing with Canadian infantry at Battle of Vimy Ridge , 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4 August 1914 -- 11 November 1918 ( 4 years , 3 months and 1 week ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Belgium , north - eastern France , Alsace - Lorraine ( today France ) and western Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Entente victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Armistice of Compiègne , end of World War I </Li> <Li> Central Powers ' victory on the Eastern Front nullified , fall of the German Empire </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Entente Powers : France </P> <Ul> <Li> French colonial empire </Li> </Ul> <P> British Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bermuda </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Newfoundland </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Southern Rhodesia </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> United States ( from 1917 ) Belgium Italy ( from 1915 ) Portugal ( from 1916 ) Russian Empire ( 1916 -- 17 ) Siam ( from 1918 ) Brazil ( from 1918 ) </Td> <Td> <P> Central Powers : </P> German Empire Austria - Hungary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Joseph Joffre </Li> <Li> Robert Nivelle </Li> <Li> Philippe Pétain </Li> <Li> Ferdinand Foch </Li> <Li> John French </Li> <Li> Douglas Haig </Li> <Li> John J. Pershing </Li> <Li> Albert I of Belgium </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Helmuth von Moltke </Li> <Li> Erich von Falkenhayn </Li> <Li> Paul von Hindenburg </Li> <Li> Erich Ludendorff </Li> <Li> Wilhelm Groener </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7,935,000 5,399,563 2,200,000 267,000 Total : ~ 16,000,000 </Td> <Td> 13,250,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ~ 7,500,000 </P> Breakdown ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Casualties by country <Ul> <Li> 4,808,000 </Li> <Li> 2,264,200 </Li> <Li> 286,330 </Li> <Li> 93,100 </Li> <Li> : 22,120 </Li> <Li> 20,870 </Li> <Li> 4,542 </Li> <Li> civilian deaths : 534,500 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ~ 5,500,000 </P> Breakdown ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Casualties by country <Ul> <Li> 5,490,300 </Li> <Li> 17,300 </Li> <Li> civilian deaths : 424,000 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Western Front </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Mark II `` female '' tank advancing with Canadian infantry at Battle of Vimy Ridge , 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4 August 1914 -- 11 November 1918 ( 4 years , 3 months and 1 week ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Belgium , north - eastern France , Alsace - Lorraine ( today France ) and western Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Entente victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Armistice of Compiègne , end of World War I </Li> <Li> Central Powers ' victory on the Eastern Front nullified , fall of the German Empire </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Entente Powers : France </P> <Ul> <Li> French colonial empire </Li> </Ul> <P> British Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bermuda </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Newfoundland </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Southern Rhodesia </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> United States ( from 1917 ) Belgium Italy ( from 1915 ) Portugal ( from 1916 ) Russian Empire ( 1916 -- 17 ) Siam ( from 1918 ) Brazil ( from 1918 ) </Td> <Td> <P> Central Powers : </P> German Empire Austria - Hungary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Joseph Joffre </Li> <Li> Robert Nivelle </Li> <Li> Philippe Pétain </Li> <Li> Ferdinand Foch </Li> <Li> John French </Li> <Li> Douglas Haig </Li> <Li> John J. Pershing </Li> <Li> Albert I of Belgium </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Helmuth von Moltke </Li> <Li> Erich von Falkenhayn </Li> <Li> Paul von Hindenburg </Li> <Li> Erich Ludendorff </Li> <Li> Wilhelm Groener </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7,935,000 5,399,563 2,200,000 267,000 Total : ~ 16,000,000 </Td> <Td> 13,250,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> ~ 7,500,000 </P> Breakdown ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Casualties by country <Ul> <Li> 4,808,000 </Li> <Li> 2,264,200 </Li> <Li> 286,330 </Li> <Li> 93,100 </Li> <Li> : 22,120 </Li> <Li> 20,870 </Li> <Li> 4,542 </Li> <Li> civilian deaths : 534,500 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> ~ 5,500,000 </P> Breakdown ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Casualties by country <Ul> <Li> 5,490,300 </Li> <Li> 17,300 </Li> <Li> civilian deaths : 424,000 </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did most of the fighting on western front take place
where did most of the fighting on western front take place
Belgium , north - eastern France , Alsace - Lorraine ( today France ) and western Germany
Belgium , north - eastern France , Alsace - Lorraine ( today France ) and western Germany