Montcornet, Aisne

Montcornet is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Battle of Montcornet
On 14 May 1940, Charles de Gaulle was given command of the new 4e Division cuirassée and ordered to execute a counterattack toward Montcornet, with the objective of slowing the German advance. This was one of the only counterattacks of the French campaign that succeeded in repulsing the German troops.