Champagne

Shell casings that were fired during the artillery preparation in Champagne.

A view of a Champagne village. After numerous bombings, not a house remains standing.

155 L type battery in full action, in Champagne, 30 October, 1915

Timeline

The following timeline provides a simple chronological listing of events relating to Champagne.

1915

25 September	Violent artillery fighting during month of September.	Great French offensive begins.	Germans driven back between the Suippe and Aisne.
26 September	French advance between Auberive and Ville-sur-Tourbe.
27 September	German second lines attacked.
28 September	Progress towards Hill 185 and north of Massiges.
29 September	Continued progress north of Massiges and Butte-de-Tahure.	Fighting north of Mesnil.
29–30 September	French successes about Mesnil.
1–3 October	Indecisive fighting about Navarin Farm.
9 October–12 October	Heavy fighting round Tahure.
15 October	Enemy gain footing east of Auberive.
16–18 October	Continued artillery fighting throughout.
19–21 October	German attacks east of Reims defeated.
24 October	French capture La Courtine.
25–29 October	Stubborn fighting around La Courtine.
26–28 October	Continuous artillery work around Tahure.
3–4 November	Germans attack at Hill 199 and Chausson Farm.
9 December	Hard fighting, ground regained by the French.

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