France Bleu reports that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will visit northern Rheims in France in 2014 to inaugurate a memorial dedicated to the First World War Russian Expeditionary Force.
The monument will recognise the Nivelle Offensive of 1917, which saw the Russian Expeditionary Force join an Allied offensive on the Western Front. There were large scale losses on all sides – including more than 5,000 Russian casualties.
To read the full French language article, visit the France Bleu website here.
Date of article publication: 19/09/2013
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News