Battle of Albert (25 set 1914 ano – 29 set 1914 ano)

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The Battle of Albert (also known as the First Battle of Albert) began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during World War I. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, trying to turn the northern flank of the opposing army. The Second Army (Noël de Castelnau), began to assemble at Amiens in mid-September and was directed by General Joseph Joffre, the Generalissimo of the French Army, to attack near Albert.