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5 unusual facts about Battle of the Aisne


Battle of the Aisne

Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May–6 June 1918), third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German Spring Offensive

First Battle of the Aisne (12–15 September 1914), Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne

Second Battle of the Aisne (16 April–9 May 1917), main component of the Nivelle Offensive

Karl von Einem

Successfully repulsing the French Champagne-Marne offensive from February–March and September–November 1915 respectively, Einem would take part in all three Battles of the Aisne and would hold Gen. Anthoine's 4th Army (under Gen. Philippe Petain's Center Army Group) during the Second Battle of the Aisne as part of the Nivelle Offensive from April 16-May 15, 1917.

Third Battle of the Aisne

The Germans had held the Chemin des Dames Ridge from the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 to 1917, when General Mangin captured it during the Second Battle of the Aisne (in the Nivelle Offensive).



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