Montcornet Family
Montcornet may refer to: * Montcornet, Aisne, a municipality in the Aisne department, France ** Battle of Montcornet, an engagement of the Battle of France on 17 May 1940 * Montcornet, Ardennes, in the Ardennes department, France ** Château de Montcornet Montcornet Castle () is a castle in the '' commune'' of Montcornet in the Ardennes ''département'' of France. History The castle was built between the 11th and 12th centuries by the first occupants, the Montcornets. In the 13th and 14th c ...

Montcornet, Aisne
Montcornet () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Battle of Montcornet On 14 May 1940, Charles de Gaulle was given command of the new 4e Division cuirassée and ordered to execute a counterattack toward Montcornet, with the objective of slowing the German advance. This was one of the only counterattacks of the French campaign that succeeded in repulsing the German troops. 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
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Battle Of Montcornet
The Battle of Montcornet, on 17 May 1940 took place during the Battle of France. The French 4e Division cuirassée (Colonel Charles de Gaulle), attacked the German-held village of Montcornet with over 200 tanks. The French drove off the Germans but later had to retreat due to lack of support and the intervention of the . Background On 10 May 1940, the Third Reich had launched a vast offensive against the Netherlands, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ... and France. After the German breakthrough in the Battle of Sedan on 13 May, the Germans had driven the French troops to a hasty retreat. Prelude De Gaulle had just taken command of the new (4e DCr) on 12 May as the Germans were fighting to break through. That day, with three tank battalions assembled, ...
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Montcornet, Ardennes
Montcornet () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Ardennes department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Frenc ... References Communes of Ardennes (department) Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardennes-geo-stub ...
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