Suippes () is a
commune in the
Marne department in north-eastern
France
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. It was part of the so-called ''la Champagne pouilleuse'', a region battered by conflict during
World War I
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. In the early months of the war, British soldiers were deployed here and were to march to
Châlons-sur-Marne to fight the First Battle of the Marne. In October 1918, the United States also deployed a brigade in the area and was assigned as Fourth French Army reserve. The commune was pillaged and razed by the Germans in the same way they attacked
Heiltz-le-Maurupt,
Marfaux,
Fromentieres, and
Esternay.
The commune is home to France's
40th Artillery Regiment and was once home to
15th Artillery Regiment which operated the
nuclear Pluton missile as part of France's deterrent during the
Cold War
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.
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Geography
The commune is traversed by the
Suippe river, from which it takes its name.
Population
References
Communes of Marne (department)
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