The French launch their offensive, 2nd Battle of Champagne, France mb-code DEC361-35 Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia

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French troops invading Russia

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'Showroom of a Lantern Merchant in Peking'

The Princess is being escorted by the Crown Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe Coburg

The French launch their offensive, 2nd Battle of Champagne, France mb-code DEC361-35 Indigenous people of northern ScandinaviaThe French launch their offensive, 2nd Battle of Champagne, France, 25 September 1915. The French attack was initially successful, penetrating 3 kilometres through the German lines. The Germans counter attacked however, and by the time the offensive was called off in early November the French were back in their original positions with 145,000 casualties. The battle also took artillery away from Verdun, encouraging the Germans to launch their attack