Meuse Argonne - Against a Battle-Hardened Foe

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The American First Army’s 3rd Corps continue to push against the German lines along the eastern bank of the Meuse. German resistance is fierce, with artillery pounding the Doughboys from across the river.

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0:00.0	The wounded and dying were groaning and calling for help.
0:07.8	I'm hit, for God's sake, help me, was the cry.
0:12.2	It was almost unbearable.
0:14.8	Some were shell-shocked and were screaming maniacs.
0:18.7	From the way they were screaming, you would think they were shot to
0:21.7	pieces. Private Rush Young, 318th Infantry, 80th Division, First World War podcast, episode 62, Mursargon, against a battle-hardened foe.
1:04.1	We are back in the line, folks, and remember, keep holding the line.
1:11.6	All right, let's kick things off with shoutouts to our new patrons on Patreon.
1:17.2	Big shout out to Eric, Bob, Douglas, and Weldon.
1:22.1	Ongoing support of the podcast is greatly appreciated, especially in these times, and it goes towards keeping the servers
1:29.3	running as well as towards new research materials. As patrons, Eric, Bob, Douglas, and Weldon
1:37.5	have access to episodes at least 24 hours, if not longer, before they are released on iTunes, as well as access to episodes
1:47.5	not yet released. They will also have access to transcripts and bibliographies for every episode.
1:55.3	If you're interested in supporting the BFWP through Patreon, check us out in the episode links.
2:04.0	Patreon.com backslash Battles of the First World War podcast.
2:11.9	Also, a shout out to Ted from the Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group, 1914 through 1919, page on the Facebook,
2:23.8	who recently helped me locate a pile of records on a hometown casualty of World War I.
2:31.2	Thanks to Ted, I have an extraordinary amount of records, down to even the man's dental
2:37.9	records. I'm blown away by how quickly Ted located and sent me these files, and I am deeply
2:45.0	grateful. Thank you, sir. Another shout-out to listener Tim for his generous gift as well.
2:53.8	Thank you so very much, sir.
2:55.8	It is greatly appreciated.
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