15–17 December 1916 Battle of Verdun

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the 2ième bataille offensive de verdun (second offensive battle of verdun) conducted 126th division (general paul j. h. muteau), 38th (general guyot de salins), 37th division (general noël garnier-duplessix) , 133rd division (general fenelon f. g. passaga), 4 more in reserve , 740 heavy guns in support. attack planned pétain , nivelle , commanded mangin. attack began @ 10:00 a.m. on 15 december, after six-day bombardment of 1,169,000 shells, fired 827 guns. final french bombardment directed artillery-observation aircraft, falling on trenches, dugout entrances , observation posts. 5 german divisions supported 533 guns held defensive position, 2,300 m (2,500 yd) deep,  ⁄3 of infantry in battle zone , remaining  ⁄3 in reserve 10–16 km (6.2–9.9 mi) back; 2 of german divisions understrength c. 3,000 infantry, instead of normal establishment of c. 7,000. french advance preceded double creeping barrage, shrapnel-fire field artillery 64 m (70 yd) in front of infantry , high-explosive barrage 140 m (150 yd) ahead, moved towards standing shrapnel bombardment along german second line, laid cut off german retreat , block advance of reinforcements. german defence collapsed , 13,500 men of 21,000 in 5 front divisions lost, having been trapped while under cover , taken prisoner when french infantry arrived.


the french reached objectives @ vacherauville , louvemont had been lost in february, along hardaumont , côte du poivre, despite attacking in bad weather. german reserve battalions did not reach front until evening , 2 eingreif divisions, had been ordered forward previous evening, still 23 km (14 mi) away @ noon. night of 16/17 december, french had consolidated new line bezonvaux côte du poivre, 2–3 km (1.2–1.9 mi) beyond douaumont , 1 km (0.62 mi) north of fort vaux, before german reserves , eingreif units counter-attack. 155 mm turret @ douaumont had been repaired , fired in support of french attack. closest german point verdun had been pushed 7.5 km (4.7 mi) , dominating observation points had been recaptured. french took 11,387 prisoners , 115 guns. german officers complained mangin lack of comfort in captivity , replied, regret it, gentlemen did not expect many of you. lochow, 5th army commander , general hans von zwehl, commander of xiv reserve corps, sacked on 16 december.





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