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CC Du Chemin Des Dames (Siren : 240200592)
Groupement Mise à jour le 01/07/2021 CC du Chemin des Dames (Siren : 240200592) FICHE SIGNALETIQUE BANATIC Données générales Nature juridique Communauté de communes (CC) Commune siège Craonne Arrondissement Laon Département Aisne Interdépartemental non Date de création Date de création 29/12/1995 Date d'effet 29/12/1995 Organe délibérant Mode de répartition des sièges Répartition de droit commun Nom du président M. Jean-Paul COFFINET Coordonnées du siège Complément d'adresse du siège 1 rue de l'Eglise Numéro et libellé dans la voie Distribution spéciale Code postal - Ville 02160 Craonne Téléphone 03 23 22 47 84 Fax 03 23 22 47 84 Courriel [email protected] Site internet www.cc-chemindesdames.fr Profil financier Mode de financement Fiscalité additionnelle sans fiscalité professionnelle de zone et sans fiscalité professionnelle sur les éoliennes Bonification de la DGF non Dotation de solidarité communautaire (DSC) non Taxe d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères (TEOM) non Autre taxe non Redevance d'enlèvement des ordures ménagères (REOM) non Autre redevance non 1/4 Groupement Mise à jour le 01/07/2021 Population Population totale regroupée 5 588 Densité moyenne 31,14 Périmètre Nombre total de communes membres : 30 Dept Commune (N° SIREN) Population 02 Aizelles (210200077) 124 02 Aubigny-en-Laonnois (210200333) 107 02 Beaurieux (210200572) 861 02 Berrieux (210200713) 190 02 Bouconville-Vauclair (210200994) 195 02 Bourg-et-Comin (210201034) 828 02 Braye-en-Laonnois (210201117) 201 02 Chermizy-Ailles (210201653) 108 02 Chevregny (210201703) -
Segunda Parte
Verdún 1916 Una oda al infierno SEGUNDA PARTE Por José Mª García Núñez. nes, más de 190.000 hombres, 23.000 toneladas de municiones y 4 Universidad de Alcalá. 2.500 toneladas de vituallas . Así mismo, el buen funcionamiento de la “Voie Sacrée” permitió al general Pétain, llevar a cabo su “Verdún c’est une guerre tout entière insérée dans la Grande política de rotación de tropas. Guerre”1. Paul Valéry. Antes, los soldados marchaban a la batalla sin saber cuándo La luz llegó al ejército francés en el momento en que este más serían reemplazados por tropas de refresco, por lo que –en lo necesitaba. El general Philippe Pétain (1856-1951), se trasladó a general – no se hallaban con la motivación apropiada para com- su cuartel general de Souilly (cercano a Verdún) el 25 de Febrero. batir, ya que en muchas ocasiones se consideraban virtualmente Prontamente, su carácter –era un ferviente antipolítico-, sus muertos. Sin embargo, al fi jar una fecha más o menos estable escarceos amorosos con la joven enfermera Eugénie Hardon, de reemplazo – tras quince días en el frente-, permitía que cada junto con su particular visión militar, basada en la exaltación soldado, albergase en el fondo de su alma, una tímida esperanza de la defensa, – consciente de que tarde o temprano el ejército de supervivencia, por lo que ahora merecía la pena combatir con alemán se vería ahogado por su propia ofensiva – despertaron más ímpetu si cabe, a fi n de salvar la vida. en torno a la fi gura de Pétain, un fuerte amor odio que a día de Esta visión de Pétain, se basaba en el amplio respeto que tenía hoy, perdura. -
Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire | International Encyclopedia of The
Version 1.0 | Last updated 02 March 2021 Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire By Mathieu Panoryia Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire French general and statesman Born 14 January 1852 in Rivesaltes, France Died 03 January 1931 in Paris, France Joseph Joffre was commander-in-chief of the French army at the beginning of the First World War, which was supposed to be short. He fought to stop German progression and maintain the war effort in France over time. Despite being idolized by the people of France, he was removed from his positions at the end of 1916 due to a mixed record of success. Table of Contents 1 A colonial officer of the French Republic 2 At the head of the Army (1911-1916) 2.1 From preparations for war to practice 2.2 A global vision of the conflict 2.3 French dissensions 3 Disgrace or apotheosis? 4 Selected Archives: Selected Bibliography Citation A colonial officer of the French Republic Born in Rivesaltes, southern France, Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) entered the prestigious École Polytechnique in 1869, the youngest student of his year. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War interrupted his classes and he was called to command an artillery battery in Paris. He was, however, never involved in action. A year later, he refused to take part in the Commune. After the second siege of Paris, he went back to his classes. He was a brilliant student and after graduating joined the Engineer Corps, where he became a specialist in fortifications and railways. He helped build several forts in mainland France, before applying his expertise, with great success, during the French colonial expeditions in Taïwan, Tonkin, Mali, and Madagascar. -
The German Army, Vimy Ridge and the Elastic Defence in Depth in 1917
Journal of Military and Strategic VOLUME 18, ISSUE 2 Studies “Lessons learned” in WWI: The German Army, Vimy Ridge and the Elastic Defence in Depth in 1917 Christian Stachelbeck The Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917 marked the beginning of the major allied offensives on the western front. The attack by the British 1st Army (Horne) and 3rd Army (Allenby) was intended to divert attention from the French main offensive under General Robert Nivelle at the Chemin des Dames (Nivelle Offensive). 1 The French commander-in-chief wanted to force the decisive breakthrough in the west. Between 9 and 12 April, the British had succeeded in penetrating the front across a width of 18 kilometres and advancing around six kilometres, while the Canadian corps (Byng), deployed for the first time in closed formation, seized the ridge near Vimy, which had been fiercely contested since late 1914.2 The success was paid for with the bloody loss of 1 On the German side, the battles at Arras between 2 April and 20 May 1917 were officially referred to as Schlacht bei Arras (Battle of Arras). In Canada, the term Battle of Vimy Ridge is commonly used for the initial phase of the battle. The seizure of Vimy ridge was a central objective of the offensive and was intended to secure the protection of the northern flank of the 3rd Army. 2 For detailed information on this, see: Jack Sheldon, The German Army on Vimy Ridge 1914-1917 (Barnsley: Pen&Sword Military, 2008), p. 8. Sheldon's book, however, is basically a largely indiscriminate succession of extensive quotes from regimental histories, diaries and force files from the Bavarian War Archive (Kriegsarchiv) in Munich. -
BCMH First World War Occasional Paper
British Commission for Military History First World War Occasional Paper No. 1 (2015) The Battle of Malmaison - 23-26 October 1917 ‘A Masterpiece of Tactics’ Tim Gale BCMH First World War Occasional Paper The British Commission for Military History’s First World War Occasional Papers are a series of research articles designed to support people’s research into key areas of First World War history. Citation: Tim Gale, ‘The Battle of Malmaison - 23-26 October 1917: ‘A Masterpiece of Tactics’’, BCMH First World War Occasional Paper, No. 1 (2015) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. The Battle of Malmaison Page 2 BCMH First World War Occasional Paper Abstract: This occasional paper explores the background, planning, conduct and aftermath of the Battle of Malmaison in October 1917. The Battle of Malmaison was not a large battle by the standards of the First World War; however, it was of crucial importance in the development of French military thought during the war and it was a significant moment in the process of restoring morale within the French army. About the Author: Dr Tim Gale was awarded his PhD by the Department of War Studies, King's College London for his work on French tank development and operations in the First World War. He has contributed chapters on this subject in several academic books, as well as other work on the French Army during the First World War. Tim has made a special study of the career of the controversial French First World War General, Charles Mangin. -
The French Army and the First World War'
H-War Fogarty on Greenhalgh, 'The French Army and the First World War' Review published on Saturday, May 5, 2018 Elizabeth Greenhalgh. The French Army and the First World War. Armies of the Great War Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. xv + 469 pp. $88.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-107-01235-6; $30.99 (paper), ISBN 978-1-107-60568-8. Reviewed by Richard Fogarty (University at Albany, SUNY)Published on H-War (May, 2018) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air War College) Printable Version: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=46655 Elizabeth Greenhalgh has written an indispensable book on France in the Great War. In fact, the book is indispensable more broadly to the history of the First World War, and to the history of modern France. One of the author’s primary arguments is that English-language historiography all too often underplays the critical importance of the French army to all aspects of the fighting, from the war’s beginning to its very end. After all, “France provided moral leadership” to the Allied coalition “by supplying the largest army of the belligerent democracies” (p. 2), and the decisive western front lay almost entirely in France. But beyond this argument about the war, Greenhalgh shows just how important the French army’s experience in the war was in shaping the nation and argues that by 1919 “the relationship between France and its Army could not have been closer” (p. 401). Since 1870, France had slowly made its army republican, but the war accelerated and finished the job, and joined the institution to the nation of citizens ever more closely. -
Les Sites De La Grande Gu Sur Le Chemin De L'unes
centenaire 14-18 Les sites de la Grande Guerre sur le chemin de l’UNESCO Les sites de la Première Guerre mondiale portent la mémoire de l’une des plus grandes tragé- dies humaines. Afin de transmettre cette mémoire et de continuer à faire vivre le message de paix qu’ils inspirent, le Conseil départemental de l’Aisne est engagé aux côtés de la Belgique et de 13 autres Départements français dans une candidature sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial de l’Humanité de ses principaux sites funéraires et mémoriels. La prestigieuse inscription au Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO représente toujours un défi. Pour y parvenir il faut mettre en avant la valeur universelle exceptionnelle du bien. La série de monuments et sites de la Grande Guerre qui forme ce bien témoigne d’un rapport à la mort du soldat entière- 2 Effry ment nouveau qui s’explique par le caractère inouï Saint-Quentin des pertes humaines dues au caractère industriel 9 4 du conflit. Seul un nouveau culte des morts, dont Lemé-Le Sourd l’identité est pour la première fois reconnue par des tombes individuelles ou l’inscription de noms sur des monuments, apporte une réponse humaine et universelle à l’inhumanité de la guerre. Dans l’Aisne, 9 sites ont été retenus pour atteindre cette reconnaissance internationale. 9 sites à découvrir 6 Veslud Cimetière militaire « Aisne-Marne American 1 Cemetery » (Belleau) Cerny-en-Laonnois 7 3 Craonnelle 2 Cimetière de prisonniers d’Effry Braine 8 3 Nécropole française de Craonnelle Cimetière allemand et monument franco- 4 Oulchy- allemand de Saint-Quentin -
Le Chemin Des Dames ( Aisne) : Archéologie Des Défenses Allemandes De La Première Guerre Mondiale
ARCHÉOLOGIE DES HAUTS-DE-FRANCE DÉFENSES ALLEMANDES DE LA PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE Le Chemin des dames (aisne) : arChéoLogie des LAON n°90 n°120/sortie D n°95 n°22 n°140 n°80 n°40 n° 4 Moulin Emprise de la fouille Structure non fouillée Structure des années 1960 Béton de Laaux l’Ailette 0 25m Structure fouillée Restitution du tracé des tunnels Impact d’obus Elément métallique Chemin des Dames Caverne du Dragon N l’Aisne SOISSONS 5 km LE CHEMIN DES DAMES : UN ENJEU LES OPPORTUNITÉS D’UNE FOUILLE DE LA PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE À LA CAVERNE DU DRAGON Localisation du Chemin des ntre Laon et Soissons dans l’Aisne, le Un cimetière est même aménagé. Des es travaux d’extension du parking du Plan général du site et de la Dames (carte Claire Bénard, plateau étroit du Chemin des Dames sorties permettent aux soldats d’accéder musée de la Caverne du Dragon ont conditions de sécurité, les vestiges ont été carrière (DAO : Claire Bénard, E L afin de mener l’opération dans de bonnes CD 02) s’étire d’est en ouest, sur environ 25 km. Il au plateau pour le défendre et le offert l’opportunité au Pôle archéologique dégagés au moyen d’une pelle mécanique. CD 02) constitue une particularité topographique surveiller. Après une relative incertitude du Département de l’Aisne de procéder Le nettoyage des aménagements, le Soldats français prenant leur et un enjeu stratégique - dernier territoriale entre septembre 1914 et à un diagnostic archéologique sur une prélèvement du mobilier, ainsi que les Le site en cours de fouille, repas dans la carrière, 7 juillet « rempart » avant Paris - que se sont janvier 1915, les Allemands deviennent surface de près de 2 800 m² en août dessins et photos n’ont été réalisés depuis le nord-ouest (Frédéric 1917 (Fonds Valois/ BDIC, 22 Fi disputé Français et Allemands pendant la 2014, suivi d’une fouille réalisée du 17 qu’une fois les risques pyrotechniques Canon, Vertical Photo) Guerre 1914-1918, 002) Grande Guerre. -
5 Last Chance of an Opportune War: Preempting Woodrow Wilson in Asia
5 Last Chance of an Opportune War: Preempting Woodrow Wilson in Asia Away, then, with the alien and repulsive slogan, "democratic!" Never will the mechanical-democratic state of the West be naturalized with us. -Thomas Mann, Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man, 1918 The American president's propagation of democracy throughout the world in the wake of military victory has given a strong push [to parliamentary gov ernment and universal suffrage] .... For better or for worse, we are truly up against a time of crisis. -Mori Ogai, 1918 The principal belligerents entered the third year of war in the fall of 1916 reinvigorated for battle. The heroes of Germany's eastern campaign, General Paul von Hindenburg and Major General Erich Ludendorff, be came in August the chief of the German General Staff and quartermaster general, respectively, and refused to accommodate Russia by renouncing German gains in Poland. In France, General Robert Nivelle, architect of recent spectacular advances at Verdun, assumed the role of supreme commander on the Western front in November and announced that "victory is certain."1 In London, the Liberal Party's David Lloyd George, who had called in parliament for a "knock-out blow" against the Ger mans, in December formed a "national unity" cabinet and promised to prosecute the war with vigor. LAST CHANCE OF AN OPPORTUNE WAR 155 While the French and British thus focused on crushing the German menace, their Japanese allies had turned their attention to a very different challenge. That challenge was graphically described in the title of a spe cial three-part series in the monthly Chuo koron beginning October 1916: "A Study of America, Which Is Extending Its Expansionary Wings over the Pacific and East Asian Continent." Japan's most prominent intellec tuals, businessmen, and soldiers gathered in the fall of 1916 for a forum not on how to defeat Germany in the present but on how to confront the United States in the future. -
The Americans from Thechemin Des Dames to the Marne
The first US troops in Soissons station, February 4, 1918. Fonds Valois - BdiC 1917-1918 AISNE The Americans from the Chemin des Dames to the Marne Grand Cerf crossroads, Villers-Cotterêts forest, July 19 1918. american supply base. America’s entry into Psychology and numbers Trucks unloading supplies. Fonds Valois - BdiC In the months preceding America’s entry into WW1, the prospec- tive involvement of American soldiers in the fighting on French soil greatly influenced the calculations of German and Allied strategists alike. Though it was inexperienced and faced organi- zational problems, the American Army numbered 200,000 men and its troops were fresh, unlike war-weary allied forces who had Mark MEIGS, in 1918. De guerre lasse, Dép.de been fighting for three years already and had experienced the l’Aisne, 2008. Translated from the French. horrors of trench warfare. American support was then crucial and likely to influence the outcome of the war. examine the various actions of the Ame- rican ships in the first months of 1917 rican Army, they do not deem them deci- that the USA could not avoid entering the sive, and hardly proportional to the num- war, there were a central Army Staff and ber of American soldiers on French soil national army officers able to implement at the end of the war, namely two million. such effort but there were inevitable blun- American actions did not decide the out- ders due to lack of coordination and to come of the war but the sheer presence the new conditions of organization and of their troops did, as all parties felt that recruitment. -
Strategic Moves of the War-May 17Th, 1917
522 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN May 26, 1917 Strategic Moves of the War-May 17th, 1917 By Our Military Expert M ARSHAL JOFFRE is said to have remarked that by forty or more divisions from the Russian front. Quentin. The famous Chemin-des-Dames or Road of all previous experience in warfare can now be This battle now raging is a frightfully costly affair to of the Ladies running over the Craonne plateau is the thrown into the scrap heap-and a more true saying could both sides engaged and the end is not yet. Since the key of this whole section; it is now for the greater part not be written if the accounts of the present fighting on battle of Arras began the Allies have captured 50,000 in the possession of the French. In several places, as at the Western front are correct. When Hindenburg can prisoners, and have taken 450 guns; granting the unusual Courte<;on, they have even gone beyond it. It was due throw forward part of his reserve, given at 160,000 men, proportion of one prisoner to five killed and wounded, to this road being in German hands that the latter were to assault one portion only of the British fighting line there would be 250,000 Germans placed hors de combat able to hold up so long the French advance. Its capture and when the artillery can pound opposing trenches night in a little more than one month. The Allied losses are therefore shows the value of the successes of the recent and day, and for days, the magnitude of the present probably not so high since the assaults that have been battles along its length. -
HAIG, NIVELLE, and THIRD YPRES by Frank E. Vandiver"
HAIG, NIVELLE, AND THIRD YPRES by Frank E. Vandiver" In a battle that raged from June to November, 1917, British troops under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig advanced against German positions in Flanders. With the capture of the village of Passchendaele, the vaunted Third Battle of Ypres ended. Gains were balanced against Allied losses of nearly half a million men,' but the British commander considered his campaign a success. He had dented the powerful Hindenburg Line, had thinned German ranks by some 270,000 men, and had exhausted many of Germany's best divisions-all of which certainly constituted success. According to the relative definition of "success" in vogue on the Western Front in 1917, Haig might have been right. But if experience counted, his measure of success was challenged by an overriding question: Should he have launched Third Ypres at all? A recent biographer, John Terraine in Ordeal of Victory (1963), considers the campaign vital and suggests that it reflects Haig's study of the war. Did he study the war? Did it teach him anything?" Experience should be the constant tutor of generals. War in France and Belgium was rich in experience, most of it new and hectic. Cone were "the good old days" of Empire Wars. The uncomplicated tactics Haig had seen at Omdurman, in the South African campaigns, in India's myriad combats, had given way to the digging, dredging, and engineering that made the Western Front the epitome of modern warfare. First attempts at maneuver and open war had come to grief on the Marne; the "race to the sea" ended mass movements for inexplicable reasons.