What the records say
- When
- 17 May 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.70° N, 4.02° E
- Description
- engagement of the Battle of France on 17 May 1940
- War
- World War II
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “contre-attaque française à Montcornet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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