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Argonne Forest

American  
[ahr-gon, ahr-gon, ar-gawn] / ˈɑr gɒn, ɑrˈgɒn, arˈgɔn /

noun

  1. a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.


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While serving on the front lines of France in 1918, Johnson fought off a German night raid near the Argonne Forest, according to the National Museum of the United States Army.

From Seattle Times Jun. 13, 2023

He commanded an artillery battery in the Argonne Forest.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2017

It was a month-long battle in World War I - the Battle of the Argonne Forest that claimed 26,277 American lives and left 95,786 wounded, astronomical figures compared with battles today.

From Washington Times Jan. 15, 2017

By the end of September 1918, over one million U.S. soldiers staged a full offensive into the Argonne Forest.

From Textbooks Dec. 30, 2014

“On arriving at our new positions in the Argonne Forest, we found out that...the fighting at this point must have been terrific,” recalled Private McGuire, an American artilleryman.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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