| Battle of Chauny | |||||||
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| Part of Western Front | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Britain France
|  Germany
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maurice Gamelin | Gerd von Rundstedt | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ? | ? | ||||||
The Battle of Chauny was an early engagement of the Western Front of World War II, that resulted in an Allied victory. The British and French won the battle without much fighting.
Battle[]
The British and French assaulted the city of Chauny in Belgium, early in the day of November 18. The Allies quickly captured the German command posts, and the Germans were ousted without much trouble.