The above Map, which has toeen specially arranged for THE SUN and brought up to date, gives a complete outline of the scene of operations in Western JEurepe from Brussels to Blamont. The French and German fortresses are clearly indicated. For the further enlightenment of SUIT readers, it may be added th*t the German right is operating through Belgium, the centre is probably concentrated immediately opposite the fortresses oi Verdun and Toul, while the left wing holds Alsace. The two chief French concentrations ate— (1) between Laon and Rheims, and (2) between Dijon and Besancon.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 167, 20 August 1914, Page 4
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95The above Map, which has toeen specially arranged for THE SUN and brought up to date, gives a complete outline of the scene of operations in Western JEurepe from Brussels to Blamont. The French and German fortresses are clearly indicated. For the further enlightenment of SUIT readers, it may be added th*t the German right is operating through Belgium, the centre is probably concentrated immediately opposite the fortresses oi Verdun and Toul, while the left wing holds Alsace. The two chief French concentrations ate— (1) between Laon and Rheims, and (2) between Dijon and Besancon. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 167, 20 August 1914, Page 4
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