Subsequent operations Battle of Albert (1914)

on 30 september, french division arrived @ arras , on 1 october pushed guémappe, wancourt , monchy-le-preux until arrival of x corps. 2 more french corps, 3 infantry , 2 cavalry divisions had been sent northwards amiens, arras, lens , lille, increased second army 8 corps, along front of 100 km (62 mi). on 28 september, falkenhayn had ordered 6th army conduct offensive on existing northern flank iv, guard , bavarian corps near arras, , offensives further north. on 1 october, french attacked south-east, expecting cavalry screen.

three german corps attacked arras douai on 1 october, forestalling french. 3–4 october, costly german attacks made on beaurains, mercatel , arras suburbs of st. laurent-blangy , st. nicolas, repulsed , lens fell. german attacks made north of arras reach scarpe repulsed x corps. 4 october, german troops had reached givenchy-en-gohelle , on right flank of french south, several territorial divisions separated x corps. joffre made maud huy s subdivision d armée independent tenth army , told castelnau keep second army in position, wait while increasing number of troops further north diverted german pressure.

by 6 october, second army front oise somme , tenth army front thiepval gommecourt, blaireville, eastern fringe of arras, bailleul, vimy , souchez had been stabilised. operation cavalry under marwitz north of 6th army, had pushed french territorial divisions line between lens , lille , on 5 october, marwitz issued orders cavalry advance westwards abbeville on channel coast , cut railways leading south. @ end of 6 october, falkenhayn terminated attempts 2nd army break through in picardy. north, , ii cavalry corps attacked between lens , lille, repulsed , forced behind lorette spur. next day cavalry attacked first troops of french xxi corps, advancing béthune.

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