Aisne


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Aisne

 (ān)
A river of northern France rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing about 265 km (165 mi) northwest and west to the Oise River. Four major World War I battles were fought along its banks, including the final defeat of the Germans by French and American troops in September-October 1918.
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Aisne

(eɪn; French ɛn)
n
1. (Placename) a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
2. (Placename) a river in N France, rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing northwest and west to the River Oise: scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 which turned the tide finally against Germany in World War I. Length: 282 km (175 miles)
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Aisne

(eɪn)

n.
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 mi. (280 km) long.
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Takle, who served in the British Army, describes the fighting by British and American divisions under French command in the Battle of the Aisne and the Second Battle of the Marne in World War II during the summer of 1918, as the Allies turned the tide against the German Army.
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1914); he repulsed the French Champagne-Marne offensives (February-March and September-November 1915); held General Anthoine's Fourth Army of Petain's Center Army Group to minor gains during the Nivelles offensive (Aisne II) (April 16-May 15, 1917); some of his right wing units played a role on the extreme left of Ludendorff's Champagne-Marne offensive (July 15-17, 1918), covering the east flank of First Army; his forces were badly mauled by U.S.
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