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| Battle of Arras Petain, Henri Philippe |  |
| 9th May Arras First day of the Arras Offensive |
| 16th May Arras Final day of the Arras Offensive, nearly breaks the German defenses on Vimy Ridge |
| 16th May Vimy Ridge Final day of the Arras Offensive, nearly breaks the German defenses on Vimy Ridge |
| Battle of Artois Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| Artois Commander at the Battle of Artois |
| Battle of Champagne, 1st Joffre, Joseph | |
| Mar Champagne By the end of the battle the French have advanced 500 yards |
| Battle of Champagne, 1st Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| Champagne Commander of the 2nd Army during the Battle of Champagne |
| Battle of Champagne, 2nd Joffre, Joseph | |
| Aug Champagne Hopes to divert the Germans from the Eastern front |
| 4th Oct Champagne A final French attempt to attack the Germans is halted |
| Champagne Castelnau, Marie-Joseph Edouard de | |
| Champagne Directs the Champagne Offensive |
| Chief of Staff Castelnau, Marie-Joseph Edouard de | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff |
| Commander 2nd Army Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| Appointed Commander of the 2nd Army |
| Commander Army Group North Foch, Ferdinand | |
| Jan Appointed Commander of the Army Group Nth, given full command |
| Composition of Debussy Debussy, Achille-Claude | |
| Composes, "Douze Preludes" |
| Diplomacy Bark, Peter |  |
| Dec Paris France moves quickly to give Russia the economic assistance she requires |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Cambon, Jules-Martin | |
| Appointed Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry |
| Minister of Instruction Painleve, Paul | |
| Appointed Minister of Public Instruction |
| Minister of Justice Viviani, Rene | |
| Appointed Minister of Justice |
| Minister of War Gallieni, Joseph | |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| Nobel Prize Rolland, Romain | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature |
