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The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12 to 15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions.
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Saint-Mihiel is known for its sculptures by Renaissance sculptor Ligier Richier (1500–1567). Saint-Mihiel serves both as the starting and ending point of the 2014 video game Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
The St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial is located at the west edge of Thiaucourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), France. The 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American military dead from World War I .
Map depicting Montsec during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. During The Great War, also known as World War I, the village was occupied by the Germans in 1914 during the Battle of Flirey. [3] A hill, sharing the same name, commands a view of the Woëvre Plain, and was used by German forces as a strong point and for observation. [4]
The British and French forces were allocated the sector around Amiens and the St Mihiel sector was allocated to the Americans. This salient projected roughly 16 miles into the Allied line and ran from Verdun in the north, south to St Mihiel and then east to Pont-a-Mousson on the Moselle River.
The 78th was in three major campaigns during World War I – Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, and Lorraine. The division was demobilized on 9 July 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey. Activated: 27 August 1917. Overseas: May 1918. Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel. Roll of Honor: two Medal of Honor recipients; Casualties: Total-7,144 (KIA-1,169 ...
Description: Lot 6591-4: St. Mihiel American Cemetery, France, located about 20 miles northwest of Verdun, and is the burial place of over 4,000 American soldiers, most of whom lost their lives in the operations of the American First Army beginning September 12th and ending September 16, 1918.