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The First Battle of Champagne (French: 1ère Bataille de Champagne) was fought from 20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915 in World War I in the Champagne region of France and was the second offensive by the Allies against the German Empire since mobile warfare had ended after the First Battle of Ypres in Flanders (19 October – 22 November 1914).
The Battle of Champagne is the name of several battles fought in the Champagne region of northern France during World War I: First Battle of Champagne (20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915) Second Battle of Champagne (25 September – 6 October 1915) Third Battle of Champagne (17 – 20 April 1917), or the Battle of the Hills (a diversionary ...
Battle of the Hills (also known as Third battle of Champagne), a diversion to the Second Battle of the Aisne. April 19 Middle Eastern: Second Battle of Gaza. The Ottoman lines resist a British attack. April 22 – May 8 Balkan: Second Battle of Doiran. April 23 Politics: The Ottoman Empire severs relations with the United States. [24]
The French had attacked in Champagne with 35 divisions against the equivalent of 16 German divisions. On the Champagne front, the Fourth, Second and Third armies had fired 2,842,400 field artillery and 577,700 heavy shells, which, with the consumption during the Third Battle of Artois in the north, exhausted the French stock of ammunition. [1]
World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Powers and the Central Powers used planes extensively. Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: 1914 in aviation. Raid on Cuxhaven; Air combat of October 5, 1914
The following week, co-operating American and French units broke through in Champagne at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, forcing the Germans off the commanding heights, and closing towards the Belgian frontier. [59] On 8 October the line was pierced again by British and Dominion troops at the Battle of Cambrai. [60]
Still some Champenois forged on in producing Champagne during the difficult vintages of World War I (1914–1917). By the time the war ended the Champagne region had lost over half its population with the Aisne region alone losing nearly two thirds. Champagne production and warehouses were completely destroyed, as were many vineyards. [10]
The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun.