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ARGONNE FRONT
151st’s SECTOR
From the official account of the 151st regiment of the French army:
28 May: The Germans have been active throughout the night, sending over bombs intermittently along the whole front. At 2045 hrs in the evening of 28 May, they explode a mine at the Queue de Cochon, which causes great damage to the connecting trench, destroying 30 meters of trench. The French engineers who were working in a mine are buried and are unable to be retrieved. At la Sapinère work continues on the new trench. At 2300 hrs the French explode a mine at 'R b'. The mine is too powerful though and results in 28 men of the 328 RI being wounded. It's thought by the engineer commander that this was due to secondary explosions that followed 3 seconds after the French mine went, likely two German mines being triggered. The crater produced by the French mine is 20 meters long by 12 meters wide.
Sous-Lieut. Joseph Antonetti and Lieut. Jean Webanck.
At 0800 hrs, 3 Bat. moves up from the reserve to relieve 1 Bat. at la Sapinère in preparation of an attack it must carry out in the evening. The 1 Bat. goes to rest at Florent. Lieut-Colonel Moisson is relieved by Lieut-Colonel Vallier (328) who then goes to Florent with his staff. In the evening, 3 Bat. receives the order to attack at la Sapinère and seize a German trench. Two sections of 10 Co. (Lieutenant Antonetti) and one section of 12 Co. (Lieutenant Webanck) are to carry out the attack. But in the event, the attack fails in the face of German machine-gun fire flanking all the boyaux while at the same time two mines are set off under the attack groups. A quarter of the force is killed or wounded. Losses for the regiment on 28 May include 7 killed, 35 wounded (including Sous-Lieut. Bracq and Adj. Bréda) and 6 missing. The casualties recorded in the JMO include:
Killed: Sgts. Robichon (René); Sdts. Chocquet, Vigneron, Rioult, Lov, Capliez, Blancourt.
Wounded: Sgts. Carré (Henri), Saupin; Caps. Leblanc (Lucien), Farteville, Tourner; Sdts. Castle (Ferdinand), Braconnier (Clodomir), Fourmir (Ernest), Deleris (Prospir), Gamin (Georges), Duvivier, Collard, Macary, Jenmian (sp?), Charvot, Coquelle (Louis), Coquelle (Ernest), Cayen, Verbecke, Bigre, Legrand (Victor), Bocquet (Edouard), Lardin, Wagner (Georges), Lebon (Ulysse), Méresse, Ducatillon, Vauhelder, Le Mason (Albert), Le Prêtre (Désiré), Auby, Pinel.
Missing: Sdts. Delaporte (Jules), Cotton (Maxime), Joumais (sp?) (Louis), Martel (Louis), Hugotte (Georges), Boune (sp?) (Pierre).
DETAILED MAPS
GERMAN POSITIONS:
*I was unable to find a German account of the assault in the records of the 123rd or 124th regiments.
CONDENSED BATTLE SUMMARY:
Units Involved
French Forces (Attackers)
3rd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment (153 men)
• 10th Company (Lieutenant Antonetti) – 102 men
• Section 1: 51 men
• Section 2: 51 men
• 12th Company (Lieutenant Webanck) – 51 men
• Section 3: 51 men
Deployment: French forces begin in boyaux (communication trenches) behind Tranchée des Mitrailleuses.
Objective: Break through the German frontline at La Sapinère.
German Forces (Defenders)
123rd Infantry Regiment (Württemberg) (154 men)
• Platoon 1 (Initial Defenders) – 77 men
• Section 1: 38 men
• Section 2: 39 men
• Platoon 2 (Reserves) – 76 men
• Section 1: 38 men
• Section 2: 38 men
Deployment:
• Platoon 1 starts the battle in the German frontline trench (salient formation).
• Platoon 2 remains in reserve, in case the French break through.
Objective: Hold the line. If overrun, reserves counterattack to reclaim lost ground.
Battle Summary
Date: May 28, 1915
Location: La Sapinère, Argonne Forest, France
At 0800 hours, the 3rd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment moves up from reserve positions to relieve 1st Battalion at La Sapinère and prepare for an evening assault. French forces assemble in boyaux behind Tranchée des Mitrailleuses, ready to storm the German frontline.
In the evening, two sections from 10th Company and one from 12th Company launch the attack. However, as they advance:
• German machine guns enfilade the French from the flanks.
• Mines pre-set by German pioneers detonate under advancing troops.
• A quarter of the French force is killed or wounded within minutes.
FUN FACT: Oskar Dirlewanger served with the 123rd German Grenadier Regiment in the Argonne. It’s possible he participated in this action.
@Jason Voorhees @Kroker @Mogs me @ImissPneumo @GhostBoySwag
151st’s SECTOR
From the official account of the 151st regiment of the French army:
28 May: The Germans have been active throughout the night, sending over bombs intermittently along the whole front. At 2045 hrs in the evening of 28 May, they explode a mine at the Queue de Cochon, which causes great damage to the connecting trench, destroying 30 meters of trench. The French engineers who were working in a mine are buried and are unable to be retrieved. At la Sapinère work continues on the new trench. At 2300 hrs the French explode a mine at 'R b'. The mine is too powerful though and results in 28 men of the 328 RI being wounded. It's thought by the engineer commander that this was due to secondary explosions that followed 3 seconds after the French mine went, likely two German mines being triggered. The crater produced by the French mine is 20 meters long by 12 meters wide.
Sous-Lieut. Joseph Antonetti and Lieut. Jean Webanck.
At 0800 hrs, 3 Bat. moves up from the reserve to relieve 1 Bat. at la Sapinère in preparation of an attack it must carry out in the evening. The 1 Bat. goes to rest at Florent. Lieut-Colonel Moisson is relieved by Lieut-Colonel Vallier (328) who then goes to Florent with his staff. In the evening, 3 Bat. receives the order to attack at la Sapinère and seize a German trench. Two sections of 10 Co. (Lieutenant Antonetti) and one section of 12 Co. (Lieutenant Webanck) are to carry out the attack. But in the event, the attack fails in the face of German machine-gun fire flanking all the boyaux while at the same time two mines are set off under the attack groups. A quarter of the force is killed or wounded. Losses for the regiment on 28 May include 7 killed, 35 wounded (including Sous-Lieut. Bracq and Adj. Bréda) and 6 missing. The casualties recorded in the JMO include:
Killed: Sgts. Robichon (René); Sdts. Chocquet, Vigneron, Rioult, Lov, Capliez, Blancourt.
Wounded: Sgts. Carré (Henri), Saupin; Caps. Leblanc (Lucien), Farteville, Tourner; Sdts. Castle (Ferdinand), Braconnier (Clodomir), Fourmir (Ernest), Deleris (Prospir), Gamin (Georges), Duvivier, Collard, Macary, Jenmian (sp?), Charvot, Coquelle (Louis), Coquelle (Ernest), Cayen, Verbecke, Bigre, Legrand (Victor), Bocquet (Edouard), Lardin, Wagner (Georges), Lebon (Ulysse), Méresse, Ducatillon, Vauhelder, Le Mason (Albert), Le Prêtre (Désiré), Auby, Pinel.
Missing: Sdts. Delaporte (Jules), Cotton (Maxime), Joumais (sp?) (Louis), Martel (Louis), Hugotte (Georges), Boune (sp?) (Pierre).
DETAILED MAPS
GERMAN POSITIONS:
*I was unable to find a German account of the assault in the records of the 123rd or 124th regiments.
CONDENSED BATTLE SUMMARY:
Units Involved
French Forces (Attackers)
3rd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment (153 men)
• 10th Company (Lieutenant Antonetti) – 102 men
• Section 1: 51 men
• Section 2: 51 men
• 12th Company (Lieutenant Webanck) – 51 men
• Section 3: 51 men
Deployment: French forces begin in boyaux (communication trenches) behind Tranchée des Mitrailleuses.
Objective: Break through the German frontline at La Sapinère.
German Forces (Defenders)
123rd Infantry Regiment (Württemberg) (154 men)
• Platoon 1 (Initial Defenders) – 77 men
• Section 1: 38 men
• Section 2: 39 men
• Platoon 2 (Reserves) – 76 men
• Section 1: 38 men
• Section 2: 38 men
Deployment:
• Platoon 1 starts the battle in the German frontline trench (salient formation).
• Platoon 2 remains in reserve, in case the French break through.
Objective: Hold the line. If overrun, reserves counterattack to reclaim lost ground.
Battle Summary
Date: May 28, 1915
Location: La Sapinère, Argonne Forest, France
At 0800 hours, the 3rd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment moves up from reserve positions to relieve 1st Battalion at La Sapinère and prepare for an evening assault. French forces assemble in boyaux behind Tranchée des Mitrailleuses, ready to storm the German frontline.
In the evening, two sections from 10th Company and one from 12th Company launch the attack. However, as they advance:
• German machine guns enfilade the French from the flanks.
• Mines pre-set by German pioneers detonate under advancing troops.
• A quarter of the French force is killed or wounded within minutes.
FUN FACT: Oskar Dirlewanger served with the 123rd German Grenadier Regiment in the Argonne. It’s possible he participated in this action.
@Jason Voorhees @Kroker @Mogs me @ImissPneumo @GhostBoySwag
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