Second Battle of Champagne
1915 battle during the First World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Third Battle of Artois and Battle of Loos
The Second Battle of Champagne (Herbstschlacht or Autumn Battle) in World War I was a French offensive against the German army at Champagne that coincided with an Anglo-French assault at north-east Artois and ended with French retreat.
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Second Battle of Champagne | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of the First World War | |||||||
Western Front, 1915–1916 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | German Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph Joffre Philippe Pétain |
Erich von Falkenhayn Karl von Einem | ||||||
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Fourth Army Second Army (27 divisions) |
3rd Army (19 divisions) | ||||||
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145,000 |
97,000 (25,000 taken prisoner) | ||||||
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