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Nivelle Offensive (Berry-au-Bac) Scenario#: 257     Date: 16 April 1917     Location: Berry-au-Bac, France North of Berry-au-Bac, the French tanks succeeded in crossing the first two German trench lines. Advancing on the third line, a direct hit on the group leader’s tank “Dare-devil” did not prevent the remaining Schneiders from pushing onward through a… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (Caronne Afternoon) Scenario#: 256     Date: 16 April 1917     Location: Berry-au-Bac, France On 16 April, waves of French infantry moved against the German trenches. The German front trench line was taken and, when the French tanks arrived, the tanks pushed through the second line. The Germans in the second line, however, did … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (Caronne) Scenario#: 255     Date: 16 April 1917     Location: Berry-au-Bac, France The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 was a Franco-British offensive on the Western Front. Robert Nivelle, recently appointed supreme French commander, hoped that the first Schneider CA tank units could be of some use in his planned offensive. The Germans,… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (Moulin-de-Laffaux) Scenario#: 258     Date: 5 May 1917     Location: Moulin-de-Laffaux, France As the Nivelle Offensive drew to a close, the French command focused on the taking of limited objectives. On 5 May, the windmill at Laffaux, being used by the German artillery spotter, became the objective. The 4th, 9th and 11th … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (St. Quentin) Scenario#: 253     Date: 1-4 April 1917     Location: St. Quentin, France The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 was a Franco-British offensive on the Western Front. The offensive opened with the French Third Army’s preliminary attacks on German forward observation points near St. Quentin. The initial French attack was directed… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion