Portrait postcard of French General Charles Mangin by J.F. Bouchor, December, 1917.
Musée de la Légion d'HonneurGénéral ManginPortrait de J.-F. Bouchor.Signed:11 Xbre 1917 (December 11, 1917)J. F. Bouchor
"Mangin was mightily pleased with Tenth Army's achievements, recording in his diary, rather immodestly, that 'my plan succeeded perfectly'. Almost smelling out German weakness, like the terrier he always reminded people of, Mangin wanted to push on. He was, however, increasingly concerned whether he would get any reserves; indeed, whether the French Army had enough left to continue the battle. He admitted on 22 August that 'it is most annoying that I did not have the necessary forces' to take advantage of the situation . . ."
In July, 1918, German commander Erich Ludendorff's Friedensturm — Peace Assault — the Champagne-Marne Offensive, left his forces occupying an enormous salient from Soissons and Reims to the Marne River. Commanding the French 10th Army, that included the 1st and 2nd American Divisions and the Moroccan Division, General Charles Mangin struck on the western side of the salient on July 18, advancing as much as 8 km on the first day. By early August, the Marne salient had been eliminated, and the city of Soissons retaken.
Hundred Days: The Campaign that Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd, page 76, copyright © 2014 by Nick Lloyd, publisher: Basic Books, publication date: 2014
1918-08-22, 1918, August, Mangin, Charles Mangin, Charles Mangin by Bouchor
