Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus
Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus | |
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Location of Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Canton of Suippes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région de Suippes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Baptiste Leclere |
| Area 1 | 53.12 km2 (20.51 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 193 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51553 /51600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
On 9 December 1915 at Souain, a former battlefield with rough terrain and trenches, and in the presence of General Philippe Pétain, a prototype armoured vehicle motorized with a Baby Holt caterpillar was successfully tested. [1] [2] [3]
See also
References
- ^ Landships website
- ^ Armoured fighting vehicles of the world Duncan Crow 1970 p.68 "On December 9, 1915, the Baby Holt, modified with a mock-up armoured driving position ... was demonstrated on a crosscountry course at Souain"
- ^ Alain Gougaud L'Aube de la Gloire, Les Autos-Mitrailleuses et les Chars Français pendant la Grande Guerre, 1987, Musée des Blindés, ISBN 2-904255-02-8, p.111
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