Third Battle of Artois
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| Second Battle of Artois | |||||||
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| Part of Western Front (First World War) | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Image:Flag of France.svg France Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Image:Flag of France.svg Auguste Dubail Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John French | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Crown Prince Rupprecht | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| French Tenth Army 6 British Divisions | German Sixth Army | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 48,000 French 50,000 British | 20,000 German | ||||||
A battle on the Western Front of World War I, the Second Battle of Artois is also known as the Loos-Artois Offensive.´The offensive was meant to complement the major French Battle of Champagne.

