Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 3: Friendly Fire (featuring Robert J. Laplander)

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Surrounded, with no food or medical supplies and dwindling ammunition, the American forces trapped in the Charlevaux Ravine face a new and unforeseen enemy: friendly fire.

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0:00.0	We are along the road parallel 276.4.
0:04.2	Our own artillery is dropping a barrage directly on us.
0:07.8	For heaven's sake, stop it.
0:10.8	Major Charles Whittlesey, commander, 1st Battalion, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, Charlevo Reveen, October 4th, 1918.
0:47.1	Hey. Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast, episode 73,
0:51.6	The Lost Battalion, Part 3, Friendly Fire. Let's kick it off, as always, with some admin notes, Patreon, friendly fire.
0:57.2	Let's kick it off as always with some admin notes.
1:01.3	Patreon shout out to Steve on this episode.
1:04.8	Thank you for signing up to support the show.
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1:32.5	such as extra episodes that have not yet been released. Patrons currently have access to an episode on the Battle for Femme and Femmet in the summer of 1918,
1:38.4	and as patrons requested, we are working our way through the Battle of Tannenberg.
1:45.6	After this episode is written, the plan is to work on the next Tanenberg episode.
1:55.2	Plans for an episode or two on the little covered 1918 Battle of Suasson are in the thoughts in my head phase. And so we're going to get there as well. If this, any of this, sounds interesting to you,
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