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The First World War touched the livesof many thousands of people at the time around the world, both on the fightingfronts and on the home front. Many people from France, Belgium, the UnitedStates, and the Great Britain wanted to journey to the battle fields to see,and experience, where their beloved soldiers had seen and sacrificed so much.
Michelin came up with the idea ofproviding tours of the battlefields along with complimentary souvenir historybooks on the battle and of the tour. Provides fascinating insight into thebattle, the towns, and the region before and after the battle.
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The Battle of Soissons (also known as the Battle of theSoissonnais and of the Ourcq (French: Bataille du Soissonnais et de L'Ourcq)[a]was a battle during World War I, waged from 18 to 22 July 1918, between theFrench (with American and British assistance) and German armies.
Ferdinand Foch, the Allied Supreme Commander, launched theoffensive on 18 July; 24 French divisions and 2 British and 2 U.S. divisionsunder French command, supported by approximately 478 tanks, sought to eliminatethe salient that was aimed at Paris.
The Allies suffered 107,000 casualties (95,000 French and12,000 American), while the Germans suffered 168,000 casualties.
The battle ended with the French recapturing most of theground lost to the German Spring Offensive in May 1918.
Adolf Hitler, the future Führer of Nazi Germany, earned andwas awarded the Iron Cross First Class at Soissons on August 4th 1918.
The casualties during this battle are absolutely unbelievable.
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