Historical place archive

Montdidier in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Montdidier in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels3 people1918–1918

Historical events in Montdidier

1918

27 March 1918
Capture of Montdidier
Ferdinand Foch · World War, 1st

The French 3rd Army loses Montdidier

27 March 1918
Third Army
Ferdinand Foch · World War, 1st

The French 3rd Army loses Montdidier

August 1918
Capture of Montdidier
Marie-Eugene de Debeney · World War, 1st

Captures Montdidier & moves the line forward to the River Somme

10 August 1918
Amiens Offensive
Marie-Eugene Debeney · World War, 1st

French First Army captures Montdidier, helping restore Allied control around the Paris-Amiens railway area.

Provenance

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