Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare.
It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. [3 ] The capital and main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Quercy, Cahors is home to 20,141 cadurciennes and cadurciens…
The bombardment [hit] targets over an area of 150 square miles [390 km2], the biggest barrage of the entire war. Over 1,100,000 shells were fired in five hours... [19 ]