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Western Front: 1915 – 1917: Stalemate
Operations in 1917
1. Nivelle's
Offensive
2. Battle
of Arras
3. Battle
of Messines
4. Third
Battle of Ypres
5. French Victories
6. Battle
of Cambrai
French Victories
Petain was eager to contribute all he could, both to
aid the British offensive and to test the recovery of the French Army
and encourage its self-confidence. The first of these experiments was
the victorious blow struck by Gen: Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat and
his Second Army on August 20 near Verdun. It was an invaluable effort,
but the anxiety it created in German minds was brief, though Ludendorff
for the next month or so expected the foe to try again. The second and
more famous episode was delayed until the end of the main battle on
October 23 and was carried out by the Tenth Army, commanded by Gen.
Paul Andre Marie Maistre. By November 1, the attack had recaptured Fort
Malmaison and secured 12,000 prisoners.
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