Allied and German Offensives Crown Day of Battles
Paris reports describe massive daytime and night assaults as German and French forces clash near Estreos St Kenis and Ribecourt. French troops hold positions though heavy fighting, with 500 prisoners taken and air and artillery bombardments across Oise Rheims sectors. Berlin and London dispatches claim 6,000+ prisoners and dozens of planes shot down as Haig notes limited activity.
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Berlin
Noyon
DAV
Arras
Albert
Somme
Avre
Matz River
Morlemer
Orvillers
Cuvilly
Oise
Rheims
Aisne
Chateau Thierry
Bligny
French hold and German gains near Montdidier
Paris dispatches report brutal fighting between Montdidier and Noyon with German troops driven back in many sectors. Allied defenders cling to their lines as heavy losses mount on both sides. center remains contested with Courcelles and Ressons-sur-Matz changing hands amid stubborn French resistance.
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Hindenburg
Besson-sur-Marz
France
Montdidier
Noyon
Slaghter
Oise
Ne Pont
Ressons-sur-Matz
Courcelles
Mont Renaud
le Plemont
Ressons-sur- Matz
Wreater
Fury of Attack Unabated in French Frontline Fight
A Reuters dispatch from French headquarters reports night and morning combat along the new front with unabated fury. Germans press along the center while holding wings, Courcelles changes hands six times, and Ple mont holds. Mont Remaud remains French, but the German assault concentrates toward the Oise region, signaling a prolonged, costly engagement.
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London
Reuter
Courcelles
Plemont
Heavy German Blow Near Bouresches Repulsed
General Perrhing reports repulse of a heavy German attack northwest of Chateau Thierry near Bouresches with severe losses. Artillery duels raged in Chateau Thierry Picardy. Marne sector shows decreased activity after night assault prep and heavy machine gun fire.
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Bouresches
Washington
Perahing
Chateau Hierry
Picardy
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Offensive commentary from wartime press warns of early gains
A collection of translated quotes from French papers and agencies assesses the first day of a new German offensive. They describe cautious optimism and caution against premature judgments while noting heavy early losses for the enemy and strong Allied responses in artillery actions.
New German Attack Aimed at Compiegne To Aid Drive on Paris
London reports a new German thrust targets Compiegne to support Paris offensive. Commentators note this vital sector guards heights overlooking the Oise valley and major rail and road routes to Auris, with potential to draw Allied lines eastward toward St Just and Clermont.
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Compiegne
Paris
London
Oise
Auris
Just
Clermont
Villers- Cotterets
Marne
Fragmentary War Note with Treacherous Advance
A fragmentary account notes a heavy gun and mercy in bombardment as troops expect several anxious days ahead. The text hints at a fierce forthcoming clash and the soldiers paying a high price for a long advance, with implied enemy resistance.
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Daye
Five Teuton Divisions Out of 15 Already Out of the Battle
Paris June 1 It was a perfectly satisfactory day Premier Clemenceau said as advices from the front indicated the enemy suffered a check. Five German divisions were put out of commission on the wings and the Germans had to move reserves to prevent alarm. French gunners raked the German lines as they enveloped the Bocages and Riquebourg heights. Ressons sur-Matz and Mareuil along the Roye road bore the heaviest fire as German assaults continued, with strong counter actions anticipated southward toward Estrees Saint Denis and Compiegne.
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Soissons-Rheins
Flanders
von Hutier
Britain
Soissons An Rheims
Oma
Hindenburg
Germany
Scheidemann
Atlantic
United States
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Verdun
Prise
Aisne
Somme
Lys
Roye Senlis
Noyon
Noyon-Chateau Thierry
Ludendorff
Foch
Ludendorf
Armentieres
Ypres
Compiegne
Cotterets
Matz
Yegard
Clemenceau
Maged
Bocages
Riquebowrg
Ressona-sur Mula
Mareuil
Roye Road
Resnons-sur-Murs
Her
Aisne-Marne
Signy
Tha
Lassigny
Laigne
Aigl
Piegne Forest
Seine Ress sur-Matn
Roye
Ise Ris
Compiégne
Estrées St. Denis
Oise
Greil
von Kluck
Sons
Senlis
lers-Cotterets
Pari
Chemin Dames
Château-Thierry
Hindenburg Aims to Smash Through Westward Again
Enemy forces pay heavy prices for each advance as German troops press toward Paris from the West and Rheims from the East with Hindenburg determined to renew a push against the capital.
Fourth German drive mirrors prior offensives in ferocity and wedge tactics
Military observers compare the fourth German push south of Lassigny with earlier drives. The wedge on the Lys Valley front shows limited progress on a broad front, with gains concentrated around Ressons sur Matz and Mareuil. Allied lines retreat slightly, with German forces reaching Marqueglise and Elincourt as the Paris defense remains steady.
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Lassigny
Noyon
Montdidier
Cuvilly
Bessons-sur-Matz
Mareuil
Ressons-sur-Matz Wood
Belléglise
Paris
Ressons-sur-Matz
Mery
Cugilly
Ressonssur-Matz
Relloy
Ressons
St. Maur
Americans Earning Notion of Strength in France Report
A French officer spoke of American feats in ongoing fighting, noting a growing enemy belief in substantial American strength. He said early German impressions were of small regiments, while morale and spirit among U S troops impressed allied troops and could lift American character to rival 1914 French resolve.
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France
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