Marie Eugène Debeney
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Marie Eugène Debeney was a French Army general who fought in the First World War. He commanded a corps at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 then, in the second half of 1917, served as chief of staff to
General Debeney in 1926
Commemorative tablet to General Debeney in Amiens Cathedral
Debeney presenting the fourragère to the flag of the 113th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, at Chaumont-Porcien, France. Photograph taken by Lieutenant Victor Mage, 19 December 1918.
Battle of Amiens (1918)
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The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which ultimately
8 August 1918, a painting by Will Longstaff, showing Imperial German Army prisoners of war being led towards Amiens, France
Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery loading a 9.2-inch howitzer near Bayencourt just before the battle
British Mark V tank (B56, 9003) of the 2 Battalion, Tank Corps traversing a ditch at the side of a road at Lamotte-en-Santerre, 8 August 1918.
An Australian Lieutenant addressing his platoon before the advance onto Harbonnières which is obscured by smoke from heavy shellfire.