page_title: Attigny, Ardennes
section_title: Contemporary era
hierarchical_section_title: Attigny, Ardennes / History / Contemporary era
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Attigny (Ardennes, France)&#160;; mémorial 15e RI
context_page_description: Attigny is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Attignatiens.
  The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: The town was badly damaged by the two world wars.
  From 14 May to 10 June 1940 the 18th Infantry Regiment of Pau fought at Attigny. For 25 consecutive days it repelled successive attacks by an enemy superior in numbers and resources. They left their position in order, their flanks being threatened by the German advance.
  The town was destroyed in 1914 and 1940. Attigny holds two Croix de Guerre. A monument to the 18th Infantry Regiment was inaugurated on 20 September 1947 near the canal bridge. A plaque celebrating Franco-German reconciliation was later affixed by the Fellowship of the French 18th regiment and the German 20th Infantry Regiment of Ratisbonne. This regiment was part of the attacking German forces at Attigny.
caption: Reconciliation plaque
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