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A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier
Frontier

A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a Border....
 between opposing forces. This can be a local or tactical front, or it can range to a theater
Theater (warfare)

In warfare, a theater or theatre is defined as a specific geographical area of conduct of armed conflict, bordered by areas where no combat is taking place....
. A typical front was the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Empire army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France....
 which was along the French-German border in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
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A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier
Frontier

A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a Border....
 between opposing forces. This can be a local or tactical front, or it can range to a theater
Theater (warfare)

In warfare, a theater or theatre is defined as a specific geographical area of conduct of armed conflict, bordered by areas where no combat is taking place....
. A typical front was the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Empire army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France....
 which was along the French-German border in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
.

  • The term "home front
    Home front

    Home front is the informal term commonly used to describe the civilian populace of the nation at war as an active support system of its military....
    " has been used to denote conditions in the civilian sector of a country at war, including those involved in the production of war matériel
    Materiel

    Materiel is a term used in English language to refer to the equipment and supply in Military supply chain management and Business supply chain management....
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  • During the Polish-Soviet War
    Polish-Soviet War

    The Polish-Soviet War was an armed conflict of Russian SFSR and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic against the Second Polish Republic and the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic, four states in post-World War I Europe....
     and World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
    , the Soviet Army and Polish Army used the term "Front
    Front (Soviet Army)

    A front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army during the Second World War, roughly equivalent to an army group in the militaries of most other countries except Germany....
    " to designate an army group
    Army group

    An army group is a military organization consisting of several field army, which is self-sufficient for indefinite periods. It is usually responsible for a particular geographic area....
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See also

  • Front line
    Front line

    The Forward Line of Troops, is a term parlanced by most armed forces worldwide. It is a battlespace control that designates the forward-most friendly and hostile forces that are presently on the battlespace during an armed conflict or war; whether it be regular infantry or reconnaissance....