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The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (Montfaucon American Monument; French: Monument Américain de Montfaucon) is an American World War I memorial commemorating "the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the Armies of France on the important battle front upon which the ...
The Forest of Argonne in Northeastern France contains several World War I memorials, monuments, ossuaries and cemeteries. These are dedicated to the soldiers who died in combat during that war from the United States, France, Italy and the German Empire. Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery; Memorial of the Butte de Vauquois; Missouri Memorial
It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246), [1] most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and were buried there. [2] The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool.
As a result of this defeat, the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications was planned and various forts were constructed to defend the nation and the fort at Liouville was one such fortification. The fort dominates the Woëvre valley and blocks the Marbotte and Lérouville gaps in the Hauts de Meuse, watching over the rail line to ...
The division fought in the Battle of Château-Thierry on 18 July 1918 and later in the Meuse–Argonne offensive, the largest battle in the history of the United States Army, from late September until the Armistice with Germany on November 11, 1918. During its service in France, the 77th Division sustained 10,194 casualties: of these 1,486 men ...
Montfaucon-d'Argonne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fokɔ̃ daʁɡɔn], literally Montfaucon of Argonne, before 1989: Montfaucon) [3] is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.
United States Memorial Chapel at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Herbert C. Hoover United States Department of Commerce building William Louis Ayres (1874–November 30, 1947), better known by his professional name Louis Ayres , was an American architect who was one of the most prominent designers of monuments, memorials, and ...
The Meuse–Argonne offensive also involved troops from France, while the rest of the Allies, including France, Britain and its dominion and imperial armies (mainly Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), and Belgium contributed to major battles in more northwestern sectors of the Western Front, including the Hindenburg line.