Sainte-Menehould, on the Verdun-Paris railway, can be reached, by G. C. 67 and then G. C. 17, 15 kilometres.
In October 1915, troops of the 1st Colonial Corps at rest in the cagnas built along the road to Marson ravine.
Picture taken from the Guide: "The Battles of Champagne".
Different moments of an attack during the offensive of September 25th 1915.
Before the attack, the first waves wait for "Zero" in the starting off trench: in the distance, smoke of the bursting shells used in the artillery preparation.
The first wave has gone over, and has just got into the first enemy trench from which they are about to start for their new objective.