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Nivelle Offensive (1917)
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16 Apr-9 May 1917 — Nivelle promises rupture in 48 hours at the Chemin des Dames and delivers a bloodbath. Half the French army then refuses further attacks — “collective indiscipline” — and Pétain repairs it with rest, leave, and only 49 executions from 554 death sentences.
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- WWI in 1917, the year of crisis (chapter 10 of WWI)
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- The Great War, 1871–1923
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