Meuse Argonne - The Lost Battalion, Pt 4: Resistance & Relief (featuring Robert J. Laplander)

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

With mounting hunger, wounds, and death, MAJ Whittlesey and his command continue to hold out in the Charlevaux Ravine. As Whittlesey has said, there will be no surrender.

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0:00.0	Defend yourself in your present position.
0:04.6	Help is coming to you.
0:06.6	AirDrop messages composed by Major General Robert Alexander, Commander, 77th Division, AEF, Argonne Forest, October 4th, 1918.
0:16.7	The messages were ultimately undelivered.
0:51.8	Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast, episode 74, the Lost Battalion, Part 4, Resistance and Relief. Let's begin with some admin and a little love to... resistance and relief.
0:59.7	Let's begin with some admin and a little love for some of our listeners out there.
1:05.6	Patreon shoutouts to Allie, Bill, Michael, and Jack.
1:09.0	Thank you for signing up to support the podcast.
1:12.6	It is, as always, greatly appreciated.
1:18.8	No Patreon pitch this time, but it's a great way to support the show.
1:25.4	Right now, Patreon listeners have access to an episode of the Battle for Femme and Femmet,
1:28.8	and we have two episodes out on Tannenberg.
1:30.8	A third is in the works.
1:37.5	Also, a shout out to listener and Patreon patron Gary, who has just been tirelessly sending me these fantastic scans of World War I aircraft.
1:45.7	Thank you so very much, Gary.
1:53.1	It is greatly appreciated. And the scans are just full of an unbelievable amount of information.
2:01.2	I mean, you can really geek out on this stuff. It's awesome. And a shout out to listener Mike.
2:06.4	When I recently met at the History Expo, he told me he was taking part in.
2:08.7	So, super cool to meet you, sir.
2:12.9	And yes, reenacting looks like a lot of fun.
2:16.6	And I do feel Newville, Pennsylvania.
2:20.5	I'm going to have to at least do it once.
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