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Sedan (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu (administrative centre) of the arrondissement of the same name. Sedan is notable as the site of two major battles between the armed forces of France and Germany, both of which were won by Germany.
The defeat at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III and France's second line army, and with the first line French Army shut up in Metz, sealed the doom of France, thus decided the outcome of the war in Prussia's favor. [26] By 19 September, the Prussian Third and Fourth Armies went on to besiege Paris. [27]
The German military cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, contains the graves of 1412 German and four French soldiers who died in World War I. The cemetery was opened by the German Army in August 1914 after heavy fighting in the area. A number of military hospitals were set up in the area all of which required a suitable burial ground.
The Meuse–Argonne offensive also involved troops from France, while the rest of the Allies, including France, Britain and its dominion and imperial armies (mainly Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), and Belgium contributed to major battles in more northwestern sectors of the Western Front, including the Hindenburg line.
The Battle of Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) [10] [13] [14] took place in World War II during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht ' s operational plan codenamed Fall Gelb (Case Yellow) for an offensive through the hilly and forested Ardennes, to encircle the Allied armies in Belgium and north-eastern France.
German soldiers resting during the occupation of the town of Hautmont. German occupation of the city hall (hôtel de ville) of Caudry, France, during World War I.. The German occupation of north-east France refers to the period in which French territory, mostly along the border with Belgium and Luxembourg, was under military occupation by the German Empire during World War I.
The Sedan subsector comprises two distinct lines, with fortified houses close to the border and a line of blockhouses along the line of the Meuse. The houses were built in 1938 by the Military Works organisation ( Main d'Oeuvre Militaire (MOM) ), while the blockhouses were built primarily by the Army Engineer Service ( Service Technique du ...
Sedan, France: Died: 17 January 1924 (aged 71) Tours, France: Allegiance France: Service / branch: French Army: Years of service: 1872-1917: Rank: General de division: Commands: 1st Cavalry Division 9th Army Corps French Sixth Army: Battles / wars: Pacification of Algeria World War I: Awards: Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur Croix de ...