The Battle of Nev-Chapelle ( March 7 - 13, 1915 ) - the offensive of the British troops, together with the Belgian units, carried out near the village of Nev-Chapelle, during the First World War . The set goal, namely the breakthrough of the German front, the British troops did not achieve.
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| Main Conflict: World War I | |||
 battle map ( New York Times , May 1915) | |||
| date of | March 7 - 13, 1915 | ||
| A place | France | ||
| Total | failure of the Entente troops [~ 1] | ||
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Content
- 1 Before the onset
- 2 Offensive
- 3 In art
- 4 Literature
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Before the onset
In March 1915, the British command decided to conduct a private offensive at the Nev-Chapelle, using 2 army corps. Distracting actions by forces of the 2nd English army and the Belgian units were also supposed. The French army supported this offensive only with artillery.
Offensive
On March 7, after artillery preparation, on a 3-km front, British troops attacked the positions of the 7th German Corps. After the ensuing battles, the attackers managed to take control of the village of Nev-Chapelle and the first German line of defense. Then, in order to prepare for the second attack, the British were forced to suspend, which made it possible for the Germans to tighten their reserves. Subsequent attacks by the British successfully repelled the Germans, who often went on the attack. The British offensive was exhausted. General French due to losses and lack of shells was forced to stop the offensive. The English army lost about 13,000 killed and wounded. The offensive at Nev-Chapelle was unsuccessful for the Allies.
In art
George Clausen ’s painting “The Grieving Youth ” symbolically depicts the grief of his daughter, whose fiancé died in the battle of Nev-Chapelle and was buried at the scene of the battle.
Literature
- Verzhkhovsky D.V. First World War 1914-1918. - M .: Nauka , 1954. - 203 p.
- Zayonchkovsky A.M. World War I. - SPb. : Polygon, 2000 .-- 878 p. - ISBN 5-89173-082-0 .
- The history of the First World War of 1914-1918 / edited byI.I. Rostunova . - M .: Nauka , 1975 .-- T. 2 .-- 608 p.
- John Keegan . World War I. - M .: AST , 2004 .-- 576 p. - 4000 copies. - ISBN 5-170-12437-6 .
- Liddell Garth B. 1914. The Truth About World War I. - M .: Eksmo , 2009 [1930]. - 480 p. - (Fracture of history). - 4300 copies. - ISBN 978-5-699-36036-9 .
- World Wars of the 20th Century: In 4 books / Institute of World History. - M .: Nauka, 2002. - ISBN 5-02-008804-8 Book. 1: World War I: East. essay / Ans. ed. G. D. Shkundin. - 2002. - 686 pp .: ill. ISBN 5-02-008805-6 (per.)
Notes
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to the Battle of Nev Chapelle
- The Battle of Nev Chapelle on the World War One Battlefields website
- British Army Corps Memorial in Nev Chapelle
- World War I Document Archive - The Battle of Neuve Chapelle by Count Charles de Souza