Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Friedrich Sixt von Armin

Battles of Friedrich Sixt von Armin

German general (1851–1936)

Friedrich Sixt von Armin is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 11 battles and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (10), France (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 240 km apart end to end, 22 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (12).

Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeFirst Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of PasschendaeleBattle of the Lys and the EscautBattle of Le CateauBattle of LoosBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBattle of the LysBattle of Le CateauBattle of LoosBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBattle of the LysBrusselsLe HavreRotterdamAntwerpenLuxembourgRouenMetzCharleroiReimsBrugge100 km50.552N, 3.197E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1915: 1 engagements1917: 8 engagements8 in 19171918: 2 engagements19141918
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Le Cateau, 1914Battle of Loos, 1915Battle of Messines, 1917Third Battle of Ypres, 1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917, 1917Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, 1917Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917Battle of Broodseinde, 1917First Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Second Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Battle of the Lys, 1918Battle of the Lys and the Escaut, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
26 August 1914Battle of Le CateauLe Cateau-Cambrésis, FranceGerman victory
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-Gohelle, France66 km NWGerman victory
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest Flanders, Belgium36 km NBritish victory
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres Salient, Belgium17 km NESee Analysis section
1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917West Flanders, Belgium11 km NBritish victory
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgium11 km SBritish victory
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium6 km SBritish victory
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebeke, Belgium7 km WBritish victory
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium10 km NEGerman victory
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium1 km NEAllied victory
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpres, Belgium23 km SSee Analysis
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast Flanders, Belgium52 km EAllied victory

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, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.