that there was hysteria among their ranks, no one knew what to do or what was going on. The intelligence failed to perceive the offensive coming and left the soldiers in the Ardennes in the dark. Assaulting through the Ardennes Woods in eastern Belgium on December 16, many German tanks and a few hundred thousand German troops got through the daintily held American lines. In spite of the fact that the Germans propelled as much as 50 miles in a few territories, the Ardennes hostile was fleeting. Regardless
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On June 28th, 1914 was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Sophia in Sarajevo. That was the final straw. Great Britain declared war on August 1st, 1914 and as a French allie, I was immediately sent out to begin fighting. It’s been a long two years and it just got a whole lot harder. 4 days ago, on July 1st began the Battle of the Somme. Along with the British, my troops and I tried to smash through German lines. The Germans had put up barbed wire that was so meshed together that you could
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Dunkirk to England when the Nazis were surrounding them. The Germans had such coordinated strategy, proficient air power and very mobile ground forces supported by panzer tanks. The Germans occupied Luxembourg on May 10, the Netherlands on May 14 and Belgium by the end of the month. German forces invaded France unexpectedly through Ardennes Forest, moving along the Somme Valley to the English Channel. German forces have cut off all communication and transportation between Allied forces, which pushed
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Operation ‘Blucher’ * The Blucher-Yorck offensive lasted from May 27- June 3, 1918 * The offensive was named after two Russian generals of the Napoleonic wars * It was the third battle of the Aisne (Making it third German offensive in a row) * The goal of the Germans was to bog down the allies in central France, in the hope of preventing reinforcements from reaching British positions in the north. * Began on 27 May between Soissons and Rheims, which was partly held by six British
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Lisa Rojas Jeff Johnson Civilization 2/HUM2052 Napoleon Out of the chaos and confusion of the French Revolution, one man arose who would change the course of French and European history. This man has been called everything from a military genius and heroic soldier to a delusional dictator and paranoid executioner. Whatever one’s opinion may be, one thing is certain: Napoleon Bonaparte redefined post-Revolutionary France and, in turn, redefined the idea of what it meant to be a military dictator
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ABOUT THE FRENCH CULTURE. France has a great image around the world, generally speaking. But what is the French culture in reality ? To give you a view of that culture, I will first make a brief description of the country. I think that the culture is linked with the geography, the weather and the history. Then, I will talk about the behaviour of the French people to each other in their own country, and to other persons abroad. Finally I will give you my opinion about all of this and about the
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Belgium Belgium has a population of around 10.7 million people. Belgium is in the continent Europe. It borders France, Germany, Luxemburg, and Netherlands. The capital is Brussels and it comes from the Old Dutch name, Broeksel which means “home in the marsh”. Most of the people living in Belgium speak Dutch or French. Dutch speakers take up 59% of Belgium and French speakers the other 41%. The total size of Belgium is about the size of Maryland. It has mild winters and cool summers. The
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© Roger Bougie 2011 The Larouche Candy Company In 1864 Henricus Larouche started making high-quality chocolate in his kitchen in Ooigem, Belgium. Henricus learned his trade at a famous chocolate shop in Paris, and he and his wife began to make chocolate in bars, wafers and other shapes soon after Henricus had returned to Belgium to start his own business. The Belgian people loved Larouche’s chocolate and the immediate success soon caused him to increase his production facilities. Henricus decided
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To what extent did the creation of the Empire in 1804 mark a significant change in Napoleon’s rule of France? The empire was created in 1804 where Napoleon was crowned the hereditary emperor of France by the Pope. His empire consisted of the pays réunis; land ruled by France and the pays conquis, which were satellite states ruled by the French that bordered France and gave them protection and safety from invasion. Despite becoming emperor in 1804, Napoleon already had a lot of power with his role
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The Battle of the Bulge The battle of the Ardennes is a battle that happened on December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1945. It was also known as the battle of the Bulge. It was the largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during World War ll: it is also the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. Three to five battalions, approximately 1500 to 4000 soldiers, comprise a brigade. The size of a division varies from about 10000 to 18000 soldiers, and most divisions have three
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