What the records say
- When
- 20 Apr 1918 – 21 Apr 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.70° N, 2.55° E
- Location
- Seicheprey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
- Outcome
- Indecisive; Germans accomplished their tactical goal, Americans later retook the ground
- Belligerents
- United States of America vs German Empire
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of Seicheprey
1918 battle on the Western Front of World War I
The Battle of Seicheprey was a military engagement fought from 20 to 21 April 1918 as a part of the German spring offensive in north-eastern France during the First World War. Three German battalions of Sturmtruppen units commenced an attack on Allied positions in the village of Seicheprey, defended by American troops of the 26th Infantry Division, and after fierce fighting captured the village.
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