American Involvement in WWI

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American Involvement in WWI Sgt. Alvin York

General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing: commander of the American Expeditionary Force

German Spring Offensive, 1918

Major American Battles Battle of Belleau Wood (June 1918) Battle of Chateau-Thierry (July 1918) Second Battle of the Marne (July 1918) Meuse-Argonne Offensive (September 1918)

Battle of Belleau Wood, June 1918 “We have Americans opposite us who are fairly reckless fellows…”

Battle of Chateau-Thierry, July 1918 “The Americans seemed to come out of nowhere and everywhere, all at once…”

Second Battle of the Marne, July-August 1918 “I never saw men charge to their death with finer spirit…”

World War I Weapons Technology

Trenches and “No Man’s Land” German Trenches No Man’s Land in France Trench Periscopes

Fun in the Trenches Rat hunters Trench Foot Combat shock and fatigue

Machine Guns Lewis Machine-gun Vickers Machine-gun Chauchat Machine-gun Hotchkiss Machine-gun

Flamethrowers French Flamethrowers

Grenades Serbian Rifle Grenade German “Potato Masher” Grenade Eggshell Grenade

Poison Gas Chlorine Gas Shells and Gasmasks Mustard Gas in France

Airplanes Sopwith Camel (British) Fokker Dr.I (“Red Baron”) Nieuport 28 (French)

Eddie Rickenbacker: top American “ace” (26 victories)

Manfred Von Richtoven: “the Red Baron” (80 victories)

WWI Bombers DeHavilland DH-4 Zeppelin Gotha G.V.

Lafayette Escadrille: American volunteer pilots (before U. S Lafayette Escadrille: American volunteer pilots (before U.S. declared war)>>>>Flyboys (2006)

Tanks A7V Tank (German) Mark II Tank (American crew) Schneider Tank (French)

Artillery “Big Bertha” Gun “Paris Gun”

Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Sept. 26-Nov. 11, 1919)

“The Lost Battalion” Around 600 men Only group to reach objective on Day 1 Completely surrounded, faced around 2,000 Germans Surrender? Retreat? Stay put? 77th Division, 308th Battalion

Major Charles Whittlesey: commander of the battalion

“Cher Ami”: carrier pigeon

Film: “The Lost Battalion” Part I today, Part II tomorrow Complete the worksheet as we go.