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The Third Battle of the Aisne (French: 3 e Bataille de l'Aisne) was part 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.
In 1917 he led the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in the Battle of Arras. In early 1918 Rees took command of the 150th (York and Durham) Brigade. He led them in a defence against the German spring offensive but the Brigade was over-run during the Third Battle of the Aisne and Rees was captured.
The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War. 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
Third Battle of the Aisne – German forces advanced on Paris, capturing 50,000 Allied soldiers and over 800 guns. [161] Battle of Skra-di-Legen – Greek forces captured the Bulgarian fort at Skra, Greece, taking 2,045 prisoners and inflicting 600 casualties. Allied casualties were 441 killed, 2,227 wounded and 164 missing. [162]
It served during the Third Battle of the Aisne, the Aisne-Oise Offensive, the Aisne-Marne offensive, [25] the Meuse–Argonne Offensive, and undertook a short time in the defensive sectors of Lorraine and Champagne. [26] It then marched into Germany from 17 November 1918 to 2 July 1919. It was officially demobilized on 1 July 1919. [25]
It called for an attack on Allied forces near the Aisne River, scheduled for spring 1918. It is also known as Third Battle of the Aisne - see German spring offensive. Operation Blücher, a World War II attack from the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Straits into the Caucasus, as part of Operation Blau. It was executed in a much smaller-than ...
After 25th Division was virtually destroyed at the Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May–6 June 1918), 75th Brigade's battalions were transferred to other divisions or reduced to training cadres.
Repulsing the French First Battle of Champagne (the Champagne-Marne offensive) from February–March and Second Battle of Champagne (September–November) 1915 respectively, the 3rd Army took part in all three battles of the Aisne and defeated the Fourth Army (General Anthoine) part of Groupe d'armées du Centre (General Philippe Petain) during ...