Champagne - Blanc Mont, Pt 2 (featuring Steven Girard)

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On October 3rd, 1918, the Doughboys and Marines of the 2nd Division, AEF, hurled themselves against a hitherto impregnable German fortress: Blanc Mont ridge, the key to German defenses in Champagne.

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0:00.0	The French troops that we relieved here had been trying to advance their lines for some time,
0:05.1	gaining ground one day only to lose it the next.
0:08.5	They told us that it was no use trying to advance because it cannot be done.
0:13.0	However, we did it.
0:14.9	We didn't know that it could not be done, so we went ahead and did it.
0:19.7	Captain Roy C. Hilton, United States Army, commanding
0:22.6	officer, regimental machine gun company, 9th U.S. infantry regiment, third brigade, second division
0:28.4	A.EF. The Battle of Blanc Mon Ridge, October 1918. Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast, Episode 68, Champagne, Blankmont, Part 2.
1:00.1	Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe out there.
1:04.8	We've got a whole supply train of admin notes to work through, and they're all awesome things.
1:11.8	So let's go ahead,
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1:30.2	1908, then you need to head over to Gary Arndt's Everything Everywhere podcast.
1:37.3	But let me let Gary tell you more himself right here.
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