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Major US Land Battles

Major US Land Battles. By: Marea Ferry. The Battle of Cantigny . May 28-30, 1918 The Somme Sector, North of Paris United Stated, France, and Germany General Robert L. Bullard 1,603 wounded and 199 killed First battle for the AEF- 1 st division Was the first US offensive and Victory.

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Major US Land Battles

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  1. Major US Land Battles By: Marea Ferry

  2. The Battle of Cantigny • May 28-30, 1918 • The Somme Sector, North of Paris • United Stated, France, and Germany • General Robert L. Bullard • 1,603 wounded and 199 killed • First battle for the AEF- 1st division • Was the first US offensive and Victory

  3. French Flame Throwers Team

  4. The Third Battle of Aisne • Battle of the German Spring Offensive • May 27- June 6, 1918 • Aisne River near Paris, France • France, Britain, US, and Germany • Denis AugusteDuchёne, Alexander Hamilton-Gordon, Erich Ludendorff, and Crown Prince Wilhelm • 127,000 US, Britain, and French casualties and 130,000 German • Germany won • Focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before America

  5. The Battle of Belleau Wood • June 1-26, 1918 • Belleau Wood near Paris, France • France, British Empire, US, and Germany • John J. Pershing and James Harbord, Crown Prince Wihelm • 1,811 killed and 7,966 wounded Allies, Unknown number of German killed, but a lot were killed and 1,600 captured • Allies won • We took over Belleau wood a total of six times before Germans were finally expelled

  6. American Marines in Belleau Wood

  7. Battle of Le Hamel • July 4, 1918 • Hamel, France • Australia, United States, Britain, and German Empire • John Monash • Allies- 976 KIA and 338 WIA, Germany- 1000 KIA and 1600 POW • Allies won • Successful to advance towards the Western Front

  8. English, American and Australian troops lunching in a wood near Corbie the day prior to the attack and capture of the German positions at Hamel and Vaire Wood

  9. Second Battle of Marne • July 15- August 1918 • Marne River near Paris, France • France, Britain, US, Italy, and German Empire • Ferdinand Foch +4 others, Alexander Godley, AlbericoAlbricci, and Erich Ludendorff +3 others • France: 95,165 dead/wounded, Britain: 16,552 dead/wounded, US: 12,000 dead/wounded, Italy: 9,000 dead/wounded, and Germany:139,000 dead/wounded • Allies won • Last major German Spring offensive

  10. Location of Second Battle of Marne

  11. Hundred Days Offensive • August 8- November 11, 1918 • Amiens, France to Mon, Belgiun • France, British Empire, Britain, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, US, Belgium, Portugal, and German Empire and Austria-Hungary • Ferdinand Foch, Douglas Haig, John Monash, Arthur Currie, King Albert l and Erich Ludendorff • Allies won • Collapsed the German Empire

  12. A machine gun position established by the 54th Battalion during the morning of the attack through Peronne. The photograph was taken the following day, after the capture of the town, when positions close to it had been taken.

  13. Sources • http://firstworldwar.com/battles/all.htm • http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/cantigny.htm • http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_aisne3.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Offensive • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood#Legacy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hamel • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days_Offensive

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