Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Fritz von Below

Battles of Fritz von Below

German First World War general (1853–1918)

Fritz von Below is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1916 and 1917: 6 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 155 km apart end to end, 31 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (6).

Battle of GuillemontBattle of Bazentin RidgeBattle of PozièresBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of the AncreSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of PozièresBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of the AncreSecond Battle of the AisneBrusselsLe HavreLilleLuxembourgRouenMetzCharleroiNancyReimsCalais100 km49.733N, 3.038E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1916: 5 engagements5 in 19161917: 1 engagements19161917
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Bazentin Ridge, 1916Battle of Pozières, 1916Battle of Guillemont, 1916Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916Battle of the Ancre, 1916Second Battle of the Aisne, 191719161917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 July 1916Battle of Bazentin RidgeSomme, FranceBritish victory
3 September 1916Battle of PozièresPozières, France3 km EAllied victory
3 September 1916Battle of GuillemontGuillemont, France2 km EBritish victory
1 October 1916Battle of the Ancre HeightsAncre, France28 km SWBritish victory
13 November 1916Battle of the AncreAncre, France24 km NEBritish victory
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, France98 km SEInconclusive

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.