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1914
August
30
Germans take Laon, La Fère and Roye
At the turn of August and September 1914 the German armies took Laon, La Fère and Roye. The towns remained in their hands for most of the war.
September
22
Key event
First Battle of Albert begins
In September 1914 the French and Germans clashed at Albert and Bapaume. On the heights above the Somme a front formed that held until the Somme battle of 1916.
24
Germans take Péronne
On 24 September 1914 German troops again occupied Péronne on the Somme. The town remained in their hands until March 1917.
25
First Battle of Albert ends
The British chronology ends the First Battle of Albert on 25 September 1914, but fighting for the heights between Albert and Bapaume went on to the month's end.