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Verdun, the Somme
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World War I Battles
Verdun, the Somme
(1914 - 1917)
By the time the United States entered World War I, the conflict had reached a deadly stalemate. The opposing armies stared at one another across no man’s land, a shell torn, body strewn, ma...
Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood
(Jun 3, 1918 - Jun 26, 1918)
The German high command recognized that a window had opened in the spring of 1918. Revolution had forced Russia to withdraw from the war allowing Germany to transfer troops from the eastern to the...
Second Battle of the Marne
(Jul 15, 1918 - Aug 6, 1918)
Having earned their spurs at Château-Thierry and Belleau Wood, American troops were assigned increasingly important parts during the German’s summer offensive. More than 25,000 Yankees man...
Meuse –Argonne Forest
(Sep 12, 1918 - Oct 10, 1918)
After the Second Battle of the Marne, the Allies barely stopped to catch their breaths before they resumed their offensive against the now reeling German army. Major attacks continued all alo...