Argonne Forest
Americannoun
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On an evening in the spring of 1918, Johnson and a comrade were standing sentry at a forward position in the Argonne Forest when a German raiding party attacked.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Alvin C. York led an attack that killed 25 German soldiers and resulted in the capture of 132 others in the Argonne Forest in France.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2018
He commanded an artillery battery in the Argonne Forest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 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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