Global war GIS / 1914-1918

First World War Operational Atlas

Name: First World War Operational Atlas
Creator: Ararat Petrosyan

A source-aware operational atlas of the First World War: fronts, campaigns, offensives, occupation zones, military movements, cities, photographs, archival maps, and evidence-linked records.

Operations42

Front lines18

Offensives31

Cities64

Photos120

Documents35

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1916

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archival refsfront linesAxis arrowsAllied/Soviet arrowsoccupation zonescitiesphotos / documents

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Select a front line, offensive arrow, operation, city, photo, document, sea route, air campaign, or occupation zone to inspect source status and source details.

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Source profileThis atlas separates schematic educational geometry from digitized archival geometry. Every operation, arrow, photograph, and document must carry source status, confidence, and source details.

Sources Operations Control states Operation zones Archival refs Digitization queue

Digitization methodv0.3 separates exact archival source registration from geometry precision. Archival front references point to item-level maps and collection essays; their linework remains schematic until raster georeferencing and manual tracing are complete.

How to citePetrosyan, Ararat. First World War Operational Atlas. public research atlas. AraratPetrosyan.com, 2026.

Version and limitsThis is a source-aware historical GIS interface for the First World War. Initial geometry includes schematic seed records. Archival digitization, daily front lines, and object-level source verification must be completed before treating the atlas as a final operational reconstruction.

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Record	Type	Theater	Date	Source	Confidence