Claim: Denis Auguste Duchêne(23 September 1862 - 9 June 1950) group held the high ground of the Chemin des Dames but he was openly contemptuous of General Philippe Petain's order.
Evidence: Denis Auguste Duchene (23 September 1862 - 9 June 1950) was a French World War I general. During the Third Battle of the Aisne (the Blücher-Yorck phase of the Spring Offensive), Duchêne's group held the high ground of the Chemin des Dames. However, he was openly contemptuous of General Philippe Petain's order to maintain a defence in depth, preferring instead to consolidate his troops in the front line.