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    Alberich. Nivelle left Petain in command of Groupe d'armées de Centre (GAC) and established a new Groupe d'armées de Reserve (GAR, Joseph Micheler) for...
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    April, the Groupe d'armées de Reserve (GAR, Reserve Army Group) attacked the Chemin des Dames and the next day, the Fourth Army, part of Groupe d'armées...
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  • radioed the tower and asked for instrument clearance to climb through overcast which was granted. About 5 minutes later the plane encountered severe turbulence...
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    annually. July is the rainiest month while February is the driest. Skies are overcast 60 to 65% of the time; the borough has an average of 1,720 hours of sunshine...
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    began to increase in May but the weather in Artois was mainly cloudy and overcast, which with French air superiority restricted German air reconnaissance...
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    on the east bank since 28 July. At 3:50 a.m. on 31 July, under a thick overcast sky, I Corps attacked on a 3,000 yd (1.7 mi; 2.7 km) front with the 1st...
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    area of Ovilliers and La Boisselle had 98 heavy guns and howitzers and a groupe of the French 18th Field Artillery Regiment was to fire gas shells. The...
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