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Bois-le-Prêtre fighting (Priest's Wood, Priesterwald in German) was an engagement in the First World War between September 1914 and July 1915, involving the French 73rd Division and the 128th Division (the Wolves of Bois-le-Prêtre) and the German 121st Division.
Fighting at Bois-le-Prêtre | |||||||
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Part of Race to the Sea | |||||||
Bois-le-Prêtre in 1915 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henri Lebocq | Kurt von Ditfurth | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
167th Infantry Regiment 168th Division 73rd Division 128th Division | 121st Division |
Bois le Prêtre is a Lorraine forest, to the north-west of the town of Pont-a-Mousson near the Moselle River. In 1914 German troops attacked Verdun fortifications which are a strong point inside the French defenses lines.
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