Western Front First World War battle sites

Name: Western Front First World War battle sites
Creator: Wikidata
License: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing

Map 110 First World War battle records on the Western Front, dated from 1914 to 1918. Compare approximate locations and add historical notes.

About this dataset

This map contains 110 named Wikidata records with point coordinates.
Battle records have a Western Front link and a date from 1914 to 1918. Locations are approximate historical points. Memorials are not selected as battles.
Use the points to compare sites and add your own map notes.
The source query was run on 15 September 2026. Wikidata coverage and classifications can change.
Historical point locations are approximate. They do not show battle areas, trench lines, or present-day memorials. Source coverage is incomplete.

Licence: CC0 1.0

The download includes all 110 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 4

name: Place or event name in Wikidata.
wikidata_id: Stable Wikidata item identifier.
source_url: Wikidata source record.
detail: Battle start date or point-in-time date used to select the record.