Battle of Arras (1917)
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The Battle of Arras, also known as the Second Battle of Arras, was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defe
The town square, Arras, February 1919
Troops of the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers at Wagonlieu, 8 April 1917
Exit from the Allied military tunnels in the Carrière Wellington
British machine gunners fire on German aircraft near Arras
Second Battle of the Aisne
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The Second Battle of the Aisne was the main part of the Nivelle Offensive, a Franco-British attempt to inflict a decisive defeat on the German armies in France. The Entente strategy was to conduct off
Chemin des Dames and Champagne, 1917
Chavonne defences, 1917
Illustration of the German retirement to the Siegfriedstellung/Hindenburg Line, 1917
Western Front, April 1917