Perthes () is a commune in the

Ardennes The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. Geological ...

department and

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of north-eastern

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. It was the site of a minor skirmish in the

First Battle of Champagne The First Battle of Champagne () was fought from 1915 in World War I in the Champagne region of France and was the second offensive by the Allies against the German Empire since mobile warfare had ended after the First Battle of Ypres in Flande ...

, fought on 20 December 1914.

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Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Communes of Ardennes (department) {{Ardennes-geo-stub

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