Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Karl von Einem

Battles of Karl von Einem

German general (1853-1934)

Karl von Einem is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 5 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 169 km apart end to end, 42 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Western Front (5).

First Battle of ChampagneSecond Battle of ChampagneSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of the HillsSecond Battle of the MarneFirst Battle of ChampagneSecond Battle of ChampagneSecond Battle of the AisneSecond Battle of the MarneLilleLuxembourgSaarbrückenRouenMetzCharleroiNancyOrléansReimsAmiens100 km49.200N, 4.050E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1915: 1 engagements1917: 2 engagements2 in 19171918: 1 engagements19141918
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

First Battle of Champagne, 1914Second Battle of Champagne, 1915Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917Battle of the Hills, 1917Second Battle of the Marne, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
20 December 1914First Battle of ChampagneChampagne-Ardenne, FranceInconclusive
25 September 1915Second Battle of ChampagneChampagne, France36 km WGerman victory
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, France53 km NWInconclusive
17 April 1917Battle of the HillsChampagne, France53 km SEInconclusive
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basin, France26 km WEntente 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, Nicola Perscheid, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.