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Battle of Flirey
The Battle of Flirey ((フランス語:1re Bataille de Flirey)) was a First World War battle fought from 1914. It resulted in a German victory against the French Army. The battle cut most of the roads and railways to the strategically important Fortified Region of Verdun フランス語:(''Région Fortifiée de Verdun'' ()) and was to have a large effect on the course of the war.
== Background ==
The Woëvre Plain stretches from the city of Luxemburg, south to the French city of Toul and has been a common route of attack between Germany and France. The plain is flanked on the eastern side by a series of mountain ranges (the "Hauts de Meuse") alongside the Meuse River, and along the western side by the a series of mountain ranges alongside the Moselle River.
A series of German fortifications were built before the war, along the Moselle River (especially around the city of Metz), while across the border, a matching set of French fortifications was established along the Meuse around Verdun and Toul.
In the first months of the First World War, the German High Command were the first ones to realise the increased effectiveness that artillery and machine-guns gave to the defense and seized various terrain features that would be easy to defend. Recognising that it is easier to defend the heights alongside the Meuse River (as opposed to the plain between the Moselle and Meuse rivers), a German attack was planned to seize these heights, to deny access to the Woëvre Plain to the Allies, isolate Verdun and reduce the ability of the French to attack German territory.
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