Tag: Fort
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01 Work, The art of War, Henri-Georges Chartier’s French infantry recapturing Fort Douaumont, with Footnotes
The French Second Army made a first attempt to recapture the fort in late May 1916. They occupied the western end of the fort for 36 hours but were dislodged after suffering heavy losses, mostly from German artillery and trench mortars nearby. The Germans stubbornly held onto the fort, as it provided shelter for troops…