battle of neuve chapelle
come and visit us on march 10-15 1915 in artois france
this website is by Maryanne Wehde
what happend ?
generals of the battle
erich von falkenhayn
General der infunterie Erich von Falkenhayn (11 September 1861 – 8 April 1922) was a German soldier and chief of the general staff during the first two years of World war 1 He became a military writer after World War I
Casualties
40,000 Allied troops took part during the battle and suffered 7,000 British and 4,200 Indian casualties. The 7th Division had 2,791 casualties, the 8th Division 4,814 losses, the Meerut Division 2,353 casualties and the Lahore Division 1,694 losses.German casualties from 9–20 March were c. 10,000 men.The 6th Bavarian Reserve Division lost6,017 men from 11–13 March, Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 21 losing 1,665 casualties, Infantry Regiment 14 of the VII Corps lost 666 troops from 7–12 March. Infantry Regiment 13 lost 1,322 casualties from 6–27 March.
Neuve Chapelle
(10–13 March 1915)[1]
Gun type Number shells
13-pdr 60 600
18-pdr 32 4410
4.5-inch how 54 212
60-pdr 12 450
4.7-inch gun 32 437
6-inch how 28285
6-inch gun 4 400
9.2-inch how 3 333
2.75-inch gun 12 500
15-inch how 1 40
where to eat ?
18 Rue du General de Gaulle, 62690 Aubigny-en-Artois, France
03 21 59 27 88
fun things to do in neuve chapelle
Rue Guy Mocquet, 59263 Houplin-Ancoisne, France
the battle feild of neuve chapelle
Rue du Bois 62136 Richebourg France