Apr 29, 2018
With the capture of Hill 304 and le Mort Homme on the Left Bank, the Battle of Verdun shifts back to the Right Bank with a disastrous French attempt to retake Fort Douaumont and ensuing German attacks on the lines there.
GEN Petain is promoted in order to have a more ideologically favorable General Robert Nivelle...
Apr 15, 2018
Seicheprey is a little hamlet in the Woëvre, and in April of 1918 it was the scene of the first clash between the newly-arrived American Doughboys and the battle-hardened German soldier.
The Germans set out to teach the Americans a lesson: that they shouldn’t hope to tangle with the German soldier. In return the...
Apr 15, 2018
The Battle of Verdun widens as the Germans now launch attacks on the Left Bank of the River Meuse.
The battles for le Mort Homme and Hill 304 rage as the French and Germans fight bitterly for every inch of ground.
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Apr 8, 2018
In April of 1917 the United States of America formally entered the Great War on the Allied side.
As American Doughboys arrived in France, they would need training and mentoring to prepare for warfare on a scale hitherto unseen. American leadership was adamant however that they remain their own separate army with...
Apr 1, 2018
The Battle of Verdun grinds forward as the Germans press their attack on broken French lines following the capture of Fort Douaumont. French Army leadership determines that the lines at Verdun will be held whatever the cost.
General Philippe Petain comes in as commander of French forces and resistance stiffens....