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The 17 pages that link to First Battle of the Marne, each with the reason it gives.

• World War IBroader topic: It ended hopes for a rapid German victory in the west.

• Trench warfareRelated: Its outcome preceded the stalemate and entrenchment that spread across the Western Front.

• Schlieffen PlanBroader topic: The German retreat ended hopes of a quick victory in the west.

• Western FrontBroader topic: Its outcome ended Germany’s attempt to win the war quickly in the west.

• Homing pigeonRelated: French forces used pigeons to carry messages during the battle's disrupted communications.

• Battle of the FrontiersRelated: The retreat from the frontiers ended in this Allied counteroffensive.

• Erich von FalkenhaynCompared with: The Marne marked the early Western Front crisis Falkenhayn faced before his Ottoman assignment.

• Helmuth von Moltke the YoungerBroader topic: The defeat at the Marne exposed the limits of the campaign Moltke directed.

• Joseph JoffreRelated: Its outcome secured Joffre’s reputation and prevented the rapid defeat of France.

• Henri GouraudRelated: Gouraud commanded French forces during the battle’s wider campaign.

• Joseph GallieniBroader topic: Gallieni’s warning about the German flank helped prompt Joffre to attack, while his Paris forces reinforced the battle.

• Race to the SeaRelated: The German retreat after the Marne opened the campaign of reciprocal flanking moves.

• Alfred von SchlieffenBroader topic: Its outcome ended the rapid western advance associated with the plan bearing Schlieffen’s name.

• Battle of CerCompared with: Like Cer, it checked an early Central Powers offensive, but on the Western Front.

• First Battle of YpresCompared with: Like Ypres, it halted a German advance, but it checked the drive on Paris rather than the Channel ports.

• Flanking maneuverBroader topic: The German right wing’s attempted advance around the Allied flank helped shape the opening campaign.

• Charles PéguyRelated: Péguy was killed while serving as an infantry officer during the opening days of this battle.