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Nivelle offensive

The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War that led to mutinies in the French Army. The offensive was named after General Robert Nivelle, the commander-in-chief of the French metropolitan armies.

Nivelle offensive
Nivelle offensive · United States Military Academy’s Department of History [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
16 Apr 1917 – 9 May 1917
Where
France
Era
Modern

Topics

France359 BCE – today

Before and after

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