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Recapture of Fort Vaux
Part of Battle of Verdun 1916 and World War I 1914-1918
Cover page Mangin Group and storming of Fort Vaux 's war diaries
Date October 24 to November 3, 1916 Location Verdun ( Damloup, Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Douaumont-Vaux, France) 49.1155°N 5.2805°E / 49.1155; 5.2805 Result Victory of the French offensive
Belligerents
France	Germany Empire
Commanders and leaders
G.A.C Commander General Pétain G.A.C Artillery Commander General Franiatte Chef Commander 2nd Army General Nivelle Group D.E. Commander General Mangin 74th DI Commander General de Lardemelle 63th DI Commander General Andlauer 50th BCP Commander Commandant Imbert 71st BCP Commander Commandant Cour 22nd DI Commander General Bouysson 230th RI Commander Lt-colonel Viotte 299th RI Commander Lt-colonel Vidal	Commander in chief Imperial Kronprinz Wilhelm of Prussia Cdt Maas-Ost-Groupe General Von Lochow Area commander Gal K. A. vonSteuben 34th DI Commander Galmajor T. Teetzmann 9th D Commander Generalmajor J.R. von Bieberstein 13th DI Commander Generalleutnant Kurt von dem Borne 25th D Commander Generalleutnant Thaddaüs von Jarotzky 54th D Commander Galmajor O. von Watter 33rd D Commander Generalleutnant Viktor Bausch 53th RD Commander 50th DI Commander Generalleutnant George von Engelbrechten
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The recapture of Fort Vaux (French: Reprise du fort de Vaux) by the French troops was a military engagement between October 24 and November 3, 1916 ; during the Battle of Verdun on the French Western Front in World War I.

Fort Vaux has been in the hands of German troops since the beginning of June 1916. This French structure is one of the essential points of the fortification belt around Verdun.

Context

Following a series of German offensive victories (capture of Fort Douaumont, Fort Vaux, Damloup battery, etc.) General Mangin took command of Group D then D and E on June 19, 1916. (Also named Group Mangin).

During the summer, fighting never stops in the area. Each side fights hard for every meter of land. The front constantly moves a few meters or even a hundred meters, and the ground conquered one day by one side is retaken by the adversary the next day.

For example, on July 1, 1916, we observe the most pronounced advance of the Germans towards Verdun. They will be stopped at "La Poudrière", only about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the outskirts of the city of Verdun (4 km (2.5 mi) from the city center). On the other hand, at the beginning of August, French troops brought the fight to the Fumin woods, only 800 m (0.50 mi) from the Fort.