Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Gustav von Oppen

Officer in Imperial German Army (1867–1918)

Gustav von Oppen is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1915 and 1918: 4 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Israel (2), France (1), Syria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,292 km apart end to end, 1,097 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (3), World War I (1).

Battle of Les ÉpargesBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorCapture of DamascusBattle of Les ÉpargesBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorCapture of DamascusAthensKyivViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlexandriaAnkaraAlgiersMilanFrankfurt1000 km40.629N, 20.956E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1915: 1 engagements1918: 3 engagements3 in 191819151918
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Les Éparges, 1915Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Capture of Damascus, 191819151918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 April 1915Battle of Les ÉpargesLes Éparges, FranceFrench tactical victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, Israel3,057 km SEFranco–British victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, Israel37 km SWEntente victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria198 km NEAllied 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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.