Meuse Argonne - Breaking the Kriemhilde Stellung, Pt 2

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Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 1 December 2022

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Summary

After a day of mixed success, the 42d “Rainbow” Division fixes its sights on taking the Côte de Chátillon. The hill is yet another link in the German defensive line that must be broken in order to advance.

Villages of note:

Sommerance

St. Georges

Landres-et-St. Georges

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0:00.0	Give me Chetillon, MacArthur. Give me Chetillon or a list of 5,000 casualties.
0:10.3	A.E.F. Fifth Corps commander Major General Charles Sumerall demanded.
0:18.4	If this brigade does not capture Chetillon, you can publish a casualty list of the entire brigade with the brigade commander's name at the top, replied Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur.
0:36.9	Generous son of a bitch ain't he?
0:39.3	Commented a nearby doughboy.
0:44.3	Supposed exchange before the American assault of Coat de Chattillon, northeast of Somerance, France, October 13th, 1918. The
1:13.6	The Hey, folks, welcome to the Battles of the First World War podcast, episode 86, breaking the Krimhilde Stelung, part two.
1:59.7	We're going to start this off with a public service announcement, and this may be more
2:04.5	from my British listeners, but hey, everyone should listen. If you're visiting the Arras battlefields,
2:12.1	do mind the speed limit between the villages of Vion Artois and O'Cour.
2:18.7	Be on the lookout for these big gray boxes by the side of the road.
2:23.6	They're speed cameras, folks.
2:25.9	Especially look in that patch of green near the British Cemetery.
2:32.3	Les Csai.
2:36.0	Now to the usual admin notes.
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