Second Battle of the Aisne

When

16 Apr 1917 – 9 May 1917

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.40° N, 3.60° E

Location

Between Soissons and Reims, France

Outcome

Inconclusive

Belligerents

Germany vs France Russia

Fix

year 2024 → 1917 (source typo)

Battle of the First World War

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 offensives from north to south, beginning with an attack by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) then the main attack by two French army groups on the Aisne.

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