French counterblows in wooded battle for Paris region
The article details French and Allied responses to Ludendorff’s advances from Laigue to Compiégne and Villers-Cotterets, noting forested zones as key screens. It highlights French gains, American involvement, and forecasts a possible northward shift unless Paris is protected, with Foch’s attrition strategy framed against German maneuvers.
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Coeuvres
St. Pierre-Aigle
Melbocq
Croix Ricard
le Fretoy-Authenil
Tudendorff
Oise
Aisne
Laigue
Compiagne
Villers-Cotterets
Ludendorff
Kemmel
Apri
Chateau Thierry
Aronde
Compiégne
Villers Cotterets
Foch
Paris
Evergy
Chemin Des Dames
French Regain Village and Height In Counter Attacks
The German left flank was struck hard by French counter moves as the central Tine region saw bold assaults. Melieveq village and Croix Ricard hill were retaken by French forces who now clear cellars and route prisoners to the rear. A German diversion near Villers-Cotterets gained a foothold at Coeuvres but failed to improve overall positions despite five divisions involved along a four mile front.
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France
Tine
Melieveq
Croix Ricard
Villers-Cotterets
Coeuvres
Courcelles
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Aisne
Laversine
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Matz River
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Belleau Wood
Surrender of Many Germans Shows Weakness
VARIS June The French resistance south west of Soissons between the Aisne and the Marne halted a German push. The enemy gained little ground at heavy cost, surrendering many troops, with morale reportedly eroded. French and Allied papers cite exhaustion and losses as dampening German resolve while noting renewed Allied strength under General Foch.
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Soissons
Alene
Marne
Maves
Echo Dy
Paris
Matin
Dommiers
Curry
Petit Journal
Foch
Counterattacks and Gains in Allied Front Paris June 18
Daily war bulletins report German counterattacks north of Mery Mich, efforts west of Verete- Feville Farm repulsed, French forces seizing Croix Ricard and Melicoca heights. American troops repel assault near Belleau Wood as Luftwaffe losses mount.
French Advance From Ground They Took at Belloy
June 13 morning dispatch reports Allied forces tightening hold near Belloy with a slight further advance. Germans retreat from cellars, surrendering in small detachments as Allied tanks and infantry advance. Bombing aircraft supported the assault, gunners silenced enemy batteries and parts of batteries were put out of action.
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Belloy
Almost Surrounded French Hold Town for Days
In France near Courcelles on June 9 to 11, French defenders repelled repeated German assaults on a key village. The outnumbered garrison, amid rising Japanese-like mist? No, German tactics through fields and hedges, held the position for 48 hours, then launched a counter attack that drove the Germans back, preserving the village and showing high Allied resolve.
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Courcelles
Germans to Move Army from Russia to France in Week
A June report cites Maxim Gorky’s Novaia Zhizn via a Stockholm correspondent, claiming Germany plans to withdraw most troops from Russia to the Western Front. A purported dispatch from General von Falkenhayn says Western battles are decisive and victory requires massive force concentrations, with only small detachments left in Russia.
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France
London
Germany
Maxim Gorky
Petrograd
Novaia. Zhizn
Daily News
Stockholm
Noyaia Zhizn
Gene von Falkenhayn
Armian General Staff
White
German Drive On Oise-Aisne Bend Large, But Slowing
British and French dispatches describe German efforts along the Oise and Aisne frontmain thrusts aimed to pinch the Allied line near Villers Cotterets and the forest edge, with gains at Mélicocq and Croix-Rivard contested while Bouresches and Belleau Wood observers report sustained American and French defense. The latest notices say momentum faded after early days, the Vierzy angle flattened, and a wider squeeze toward the Marne risks a broader retreat if held.
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Noyon
Garlepont Wood
Aisne-Marne
Soissons
Ludendorff
Villers-Cotterets
Longpont
Carey
Faverolles
Troenes
Oise- Marne
Aisne
Matz
Mélicocq
Croix-Rivard
Fontenoy
Vierzy
Missy-aux-Bois
Dommiers
Savieres
Ourey
Berlin
Jeres
Villers-Cotterets Forest
Aisne-Marie
Bouresches Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood
Chemin Des Dames
Ise
Oureq
Marne
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