| Battle of the Ailette | |||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of World War I | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 German Empire |
 French Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Johannes von Eben |
Charles Mangin | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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9th Army |
Tenth Army | ||||||
The Battle of the Ailette took place during the First World War in August 1918, on the banks of the Ailette between Laon and Aisne.[1]