Here’s something that came into my inbox today. It’s regarding the French general Henri Gouraud. His full name is Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, and he was born to Doctor Xavier Gouraud and Mary Portal. Gouraud is “best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the World War I. Henri [...]
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Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud
Posted: October 8, 2010 in 168th Infantry, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, Gouraud, World War I0
The 42nd as Part of the French Fourth Army
Posted: April 11, 2010 in 168th Infantry, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, Gouraud, World War IOn July 15, 1918, 23 German divisions of the First and Third armies, led by Bruno von Mudra and Karl von Einem, launched an attack on the French Fourth Army, beginning the Second Battle of the Marne. The 42nd Division was temporarily attached to the Fourth Army at the time. Precisely where Leslie Darling was [...]
