Faverolles

Excerpt from a French officer’s diary (167th Regiment d’Infanterie): “The attacks on the 3rd would be extraordinarily fierce. At 4 am the German artillery, launched a violent fire. The 75 behind us retaliated violently, and it was under a deadly barrage that the enemy infantry appeared before us. At noon, …

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Excerpt from a French officer’s diary (167th Regiment d’Infanterie): “The attacks on the 3rd would be extraordinarily fierce. At 4 am the German artillery, launched a violent fire. The 75 behind us retaliated violently, and it was under a deadly barrage that the enemy infantry appeared before us. At noon, we still fought hand-to-hand on the outskirts of Faverolles, and our men became worried. Fortunately, this situation would not last. A word soon spread from post to post: “The tanks will attack”. Five emerged near us and deployed. The adjusted fire of the tanks, its murderous effect put the enemy to flight; our infantrymen were enthusiastic, and what remained of the Boches scattered in the wheat and was easily captured by our men.

Faverolles, France

The Third Battle of the Aisne was a battle of the German spring offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Forces arrived completely in France. It was one of a series of offensives, known as the Kaiserschlacht, launched by the Germans in the spring and summer of 1918. The massive surprise attack (named Blücher-Yorck after two Prussian generals of the Napoleonic Wars) lasted from 27 May until 4 June 1918[1] and was the first full-scale German offensive following the Lys Offensive in Flanders in April. The Germans 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).

Wikipedia: Third Battle of the Aisne

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