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Battle Of The Serre
The Battle of the Serre was a battle of the First World War which took place in Aisne from 20 to 30 October 1918. Context Beginning October 1918, Foch resumed his general offensive, breaking the Hindenburg Line, forcing the German armies to take refuge behind the banks of the Selle, the Oise, the Serre, the Aisne, amidst the fortified lines of the ''Hermann Stellung'', ''Hunding Stellung'', ''Brunhilde Stellung'' and ''Kriemhilde Stellung''. On the Chavignon-Laon axis, Mangin (10th Army) dislodged the Germans from the Saint-Gobain forest massif and on 13 October entered Laon. On the 19th, it is located on the edge of the ''Hunding Stellung''. In a position that dominated the Mont d'Origny bridgehead and the Renansart plateau, Debeney (1st Army) faces a slip road of the Hermann Stellung between Origny and Mesbrecourt. Opposing Forces France * 10th Army (France) ** 16th Army Corps (France), 18th Army Corps (France), 35th Army Corps (France) * 1st Army (France) ** 8e corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Front (World War I)
The Western Front was one of the main Theatre (warfare), theatres of war during World War I. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the Imperial German Army, German Army opened the Western Front by German invasion of Belgium (1914), invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in Third Republic of France, France. The German advance was halted with the First Battle of the Marne, Battle of the Marne. Following the Race to the Sea, both sides dug in along a meandering line of fortified trench warfare, trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France, the position of which changed little except during early 1917 and again in 1918. Between 1915 and 1917 there were several offensives along this Front (military), front. The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments and massed infantry advances. Entrenchments, machine gun emplacements, barbed wire, and artillery repeatedly inflicted severe casualties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Army Corps (France)
The French 16th Army Corps was a French military unit created in November 1870 by the vice admiral Fourichon, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World War. Commanders Franco-Prussian War * 13 October 1870 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines * 17 October 1870 : Général Pourcet d'Arnéguy * 2 November 1870 : Général Chanzy * 5 December 1870 : Amiral Jauréguiberry World War I * 30 October 1913 : Général Taverna * 7 November 1914 : Général Grossetti * 13 January 1917 : Général Herr * 30 April 1917 : Général Corvisart * 26 August 1918 : Général Deville World War II *1939 - 1940 : Général Fagalde 016 016 Military units and formations established in 1870 Military units and formations disestablished in 1940 Corps of France in World War I {{France-mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parpeville
Parpeville () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Situated 24 kilometers east of Saint-Quentin and 28 kilometers northwest of Laon, Parpeville overlooks the surrounding plains due to its varying altitudes, ranging from 79 meters to 144 meters above sea level. History and architecture Parpeville has a number of notable landmarks. These include Parpeville Castle, which was built in 1722 by John Macquerel, lord of Quesmy and Parpeville. The castle's main building, flanked by two wings, is built wuith a combination of brick and white stone and has a Mansart-style slate roof. This building has remained in the possession of the same family since its construction. The castle's facade and roofs have been listed as Historical Monuments since 1928. The village itself has several houses constructed during the 18th and 19th centuries, exemplifying a mix of brick and limestone, sometimes reinforced with sandstone in the foundations. Many houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est Regions of France, region. Located near the Tri-border area, tripoint along the junction of France, Germany and Luxembourg,Says J.M. (2010) La Moselle, une rivière européenne. Eds. Serpenoise. the city forms a central part of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion. Metz has a rich 3,000-year history,Bour R. (2007) Histoire de Metz, nouvelle édition. Eds. Serpenoise. having variously been a Celts, Celtic ''oppidum'', an important Gallo-Roman city,Vigneron B. (1986) Metz antique: Divodurum Mediomatricorum. Eds. Maisonneuve. the Merovingian capital of Austrasia,Huguenin A. (2011) Histoire du royaume mérovingien d'Austrasie. Eds. des Paraiges. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrepont, Aisne
Pierrepont () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also * List of medieval bridges in France * Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Laon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortiers, Aisne
Mortiers () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Laon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crécy-sur-Serre
Crécy-sur-Serre (, literally ''Crécy on Serre'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. INSEE Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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Verneuil-sur-Serre
Verneuil-sur-Serre (, literally ''Verneuil on Serre'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Laon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesse-Notre-Dame
Liesse-Notre-Dame (, before 1988: ''Liesse'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. In the Middle Ages, the village near Laon developed around the cult of the Black Virgin, known as Notre-Dame de Liesse (Our Lady of Liesse, which happens to be French for Joy/Jubilation). Pope Pius IX granted the Marian image a decree of canonical coronation on 18 August 1857. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Liesse The basilica was built during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. According to ancient documents, the first shrine of Liesse was built by the pious Bartholomew of Vir, with the stones left over from the construction of Laon Cathedral. The portal and façade were constructed in the fifteenth century by Bishop of Laon, Charles of Luxembourg (1473–1519), son of the Count of Saint Pol, Constable of France under Louis XI. Formerly one of the portal stones were engraved with the inscription: In November 1568, the troops of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissonne
Sissonne () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is about 20 km east of Laon, close to the source of the river Souche. The community dates back to the 12th century with the first church built c.1107. The sculptor and engraver Guillaume Dupré was born at Sissonne c.1576. There has been a military camp at Sissonne since 1895, with British and German military cemeteries from World War I nearby. The politician Nicolas Fricoteaux was born at Sissonne in 1962. Population See also * Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Aisne {{Laon-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Army (German Empire)
The 18th Army () was an Field army, army level command of the German Army (German Empire), German Army in World War I. It was formed against France on 27 December 1917 from the former Heeresgruppe Woyrsch command. It served exclusively on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front and was dissolved on 2 January 1919. History 18th Army was one of three armies (along with 17th Army (German Empire), 17th Army and 19th Army (German Empire), 19th Army) formed in late 1917 / early 1918 with forces withdrawn from the Eastern Front (World War I), Eastern Front. They were in place to take part in Erich Ludendorff, Ludendorff's German spring offensive. The Germans had realised that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and matériel resources of the United States could be deployed. They also had the temporary advantage in numbers afforded by nearly 50 divisions freed by the Russian withdrawal from the war (Treaty of Brest-Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Army (German Empire)
The 7th Army () was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the II Army Inspection. The army was disbanded in 1919 during demobilization after the war. History Formed at the outbreak of World War I, 7th Army formed the extreme left (southern) wing of the German Armies on the Western Front. During the execution of the French Plan XVII, the 7th Army covered Alsace, successfully repulsing the French attack in the Battle of Lorraine. It then took part in the Race to the Sea, an attempt by both German and Anglo-French armies to turn each other's flank. At the end of the war it was serving as part of '' Heeresgruppe Deutscher Kronprinz''. Order of Battle, 30 October 1918 By the end of the war, the 7th Army was organised as: Commanders The 7th Army had the following commanders during its existence. Glossary *''Armee-Abteilung'' or Army Detachment in the sense of "something detached from an Army". It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
