Suippes () is a
commune in the
Marne department
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in north-eastern
France. It was part of the so-called ''la Champagne pouilleuse'', a region battered by conflict during
World War I. In the early months of the war, British soldiers were deployed here and were to march to
Châlons-sur-Marne to fight the First Battle of the Marne. In October 1918, the United States also deployed a brigade in the area and was assigned as Fourth French Army reserve. The commune was pillaged and razed by the Germans in the same way they attacked
Heiltz-le-Maurupt,
Marfaux,
Fromentieres, and
Esternay.
The commune is home to France's
40th Artillery Regiment
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and was once home to
15th Artillery Regiment
15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16.
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which operated the
nuclear
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Pluton missile
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as part of France's deterrent during the
Cold war
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left
Geography
The commune is traversed by the
Suippe
The Suippe () is an long river in Marne and Aisne départements, in north-eastern France. Its source is at Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aisne, into which it flows at Condé-sur-Suippe.
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river, from which it takes its name.
Population
References
Communes of Marne (department)
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