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French Victory on Aisne Advances Morale in 1917
In October 1917 General Petain’s forces under d Esperey assault along the Aisne with eight divisions and tanks, capturing Fort Malmaison and pushing German troops back across the Ailette. The advance boosted morale despite Caporetto.
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Cess
Verdun
Sixth Army
Aisne
Maistre
Fort Malmaigon
Ailette
Nivelle
Caporetto
Compiegne
Petain
Elsie de Wolfe
Lady Mead
Bunau-Varila
Panama Canal
David
Stanley
Bordeaux
Bassens
Pacific Coast
Quartermaster's Department
France