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World War I

The Tide Turns In Ludendorf’s “Peace Offensive”, 70,000 German POW’s were taken, and 160,000 casualties were suffered. American And French troops Counter-attacked at Chateau Thierry.

The Tide Turns Belleau Wood This was a 3 week battle between the U.S. Marines and German Troops. Close quarter combat occurred with hand to hand fighting. The Germans were driven out.

The Tide Turns The battle of Belleau wood took place from 6 June to 26 June and by its end saw U.S. forces suffer 9,777 casualties, of which 1,811 were fatal. 

The Tide Turns To this point Germany had lost 800,000 troops either wounded, Captured, or killed.

The Tide Turns Battle of Cantigny The 28th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Infantry Div. (3,564 troops), under Major-General Rbt. Lee Bullard, captured the village of Cantigny from German forces on 28 May 1918.

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel The Tide Turns The Battle of Saint-Mihiel battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the AEF and 48,000 French troops under the command of U.S. General John J Pershing against German positions.

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel The Tide Turns The Battle of Saint-Mihiel It was one of the first US solo offensives in World War I and the attack caught the Germans in the process of retreating. American engineers returning from the St. Mihiel front

Battle of the Argonne Forest The Tide Turns Battle of the Argonne Forest was a part of the final Allied offensive of WWI that stretched along the entire western front .

Battle of the Argonne Forest The whole offensive was planned by Marshall Ferdinand Foch to break the Hindenburg Line and ultimately force the opposing German forces to surrender.

Battle of the Argonne Forest The bulk of the AEF had not gone into action until 1918, but it should be remembered, while a significant victory and a coming of age for the U.S. military on the world stage under General Pershing, was only part of the overall push that finally smashed the German will to continue a hopeless fight.

Battle of the Argonne Forest More than 1,300,000 U.S. troops eventually took part in the battle.

Battle of the Argonne Forest Alvin York Was the most decorated soldier during WWI

Battle of the Argonne Forest With his rifle, Corporal York started picking off the German machine gunners, with deadly accuracy

Alvin York a German officer led a bayonet charge against York’s position.

Alvin York Having exhausted his rifle ammunition at that point, York drew his pistol and dropped each of the advancing Germans.

Alvin York He then resumed fire at the machine gunners with his rifle and called on the Germans to surrender.

Alvin York The German Major in command thought that he was facing many more Americans than York and his buddies, so he and about fifty troops surrendered.

Alvin York Cpl. York marched the prisoners back towards American lines. As they did so, more and more Germans joined them until by the time they reached Battalion HQ, York had collected 132 prisoners.

Alvin York Alvin York was promoted to sergeant and awarded the Medal of Honor, plus many other Allied decorations. York’s Grandson Larry Jackson York looking at his grandfather’s CMH

Second Battle of the Sambre November 4, 1918 was part of the final European Allied offensives of WWI with American contributions and one of the final battles

Second Battle of the Sambre At the front German resistance was falling away, unprecedented numbers of prisoners were taken in the Battle of the Selle.