An army officer is dangerous when he begins to be a glory hunter.

Lieutenant Colonel Clarence R. Hübner, 28th Infantry Regiment, First Division, AEF, near Sedan, France, November, 1918. I'm ...

... You know, Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast, episode 94, a total dick move.

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So let's get right to the travesty that is the main event of this episode.

Before we get into it, I just want to say to listener John, who was on the 22 tour in France.

I don't know if you remember, man, but I told you I named this episode what I just

named it. And I said it way back last summer. Okay. So here we are. I did it. I can't believe

we're here. Okay. To everyone else, I think you'll know why the title is what it is by the end

of this episode. All right, the race to Sedan.

Here we go.

Following the AEF, First Army's breakthrough of German lines on the 1st of November,

the Americans were on the march.

The Germans were desperate to break contact, pull back, and establish a new line running from the Belgian city of Antwerp to the River Meuse.

The advancing Americans, though, remained hot on their heels.

AEF units surged forward some 17 miles in the first three days of November, outpacing the French Fourth Army on their left.

On November 3rd, 1918, AEF Commander-in-Chief General John Pershing met with French Group

D'Arme de Centre Commander General Paul Maestre to discuss the latest battlefield developments.

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