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© Stéphane Compoint
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The Chemin des Dames: Trenches on the Plateau of California during the war. On April 16, 1917 at 6:00 am begins the great offensive commanded by General Nivelle, to end the endless trench warfare. Nearly a million people were gathered between Soissons (west) and Reims (east). Without an appropriate strategy, it has been a dismal failure for the French army, which cause the largest movement of mutinies of war and the resignation of Nivelle. (This historic photo archive is not available for sale and only presented here to set the context).
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