Meuse Argonne - 26 September 1918, Pt 1 - AEF 1st Corps

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

From the Argonne Forest to the Butte du Vauquois, the AEF 1st Corps goes on the attack. The 77th “Metropolitan” Division plunges into the Argonne. The 28th “Keystone” and 35th “Santa Fe” Divisions work to clear the River Aire Valley, seize the Butte du Vauquois, and push north to help cut off the Argonne.

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0:00.0	With a parting word and warning of instruction to each man by an officer standing in the trench,
0:08.0	up and over the top, we went. It was an odd feeling. It didn't seem like fear, nor even dread,
0:16.0	but more just a feeling of wonderment at what we might see or learn as we pushed out into no man's land.
0:23.6	I never saw so much barbed wire in my life.
0:28.0	Private Ralph E. John. First Battalion.
0:32.3	308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division.
0:36.2	The Argonne Forest.
0:40.3	26th September, 1918. Hey folks, welcome to the Battles of the First World War podcast, episode 52, MERS Argon, 26 September 1918, part one AEF First Core.
1:12.6	To kick things off, a hearty thank you to listener Richard, our latest patron on Patreon.
1:19.9	Thank you, sir.
1:21.0	Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
1:24.7	Also, many thanks to listener Rudy for your generous gift through PayPal as well. Thank you, sir.
1:32.9	If you are interested in becoming a patron of the BFWP on Patreon, stick around until the end of the show and we'll go over the details then.
1:45.5	Right now, we've got America's largest military operation beginning and we've got to get to it.
1:55.5	To quickly recap from last episode on the night of the 25th to the 26th of September, 1918,
2:04.0	2,775 pieces of French and American manned artillery began to plaster the German army's
2:12.2	defensive zone in the Meuse Argonne region of France. The Great American Offensive was here,
2:19.3	and it was the first of four major Allied Supreme Commander
2:24.3	Marshal Ferdinand Foch's planned sword thrusts at the teetering enemy.
2:29.3	At 0.530, 9 of the American Expeditionary Forces' massive infantry divisions were up and over the top.
2:38.8	The Meuse-Argonne offensive, which would eventually see over 1,200,000 American servicemen and women involved, had begun.
2:51.2	This episode will cover the actions of the AEF's First Corps, led by Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett.
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