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Laffaux (French pronunciation: [lafo]) is a
commune in the
Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in
northern France.
Communes of the
Aisne department "Répertoire...
- north-western
outskirts of
Laffaux and Vauxeny. On 4
April German counter-attacks
north of the
Aisne were
repulsed south of
Vauxeny and
Laffaux. The
French captured...
- area
between Braye-en-Laonnois, Condé-sur-Aisne and
Laffaux to the
Hindenburg Line from
Laffaux Mill,
along the Chemin-des-Dames to Courtecon. The German...
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saillant east of
Laffaux where the
Hindenburg Line
hinged on the Chemin-des-Dames,
named after the
hillock of the Moulin-de-
Laffaux. This
attack was to...
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German withdrawal from the area of Braye–Condé–
Laffaux to the Siegfriedstellung,
which ran from
Laffaux mill to the
Chemin des
Dames and
joined the original...
- to be held in common. Fredegund, then her son's regent, sent a
force to
Laffaux and the
armies of
Theudebert and
Theuderic were defeated. In 599, Brunhilda...
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Front in
France during the
First World War. The line ran from
Arras to
Laffaux, near
Soissons on the Aisne. In 1916, the
Battle of
Verdun and the Battle...
- gain
control of high
positions commanding the
views between Craonne and
Laffaux, in
which the
French improved their tactical position in the sector. In...
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Schneider tanks.
Their first action as a
fighting vehicle took
place at
Laffaux Mill on May 5, 1917.
Sixteen Saint-Chamond
tanks were
engaged there, several...
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distinguished themselves at Dixmude, on the Yser, at Longewaede,
Hailles and
Laffaux during the
early stages of
World War I.
Three French ships have been named...
