17 December 1916

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Western Front

General Max von Gallwitz is moved from the Somme to command the Fifth Army at Verdun.

General Georg de Marwitz is given command of the Second Army, near St. Quentin, replacing Gallwitz.


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 17 December 1916 , https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1916_12_17.html

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