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38th Infantry Regiment repelled the German attack near Mézy, France, across the Marne River in July 1918. This defense checked the Germans' assault and made an Allied offensive possible, thus earning 38th Infantry Regiment's nickname "Rock of the Marne". 1918 Traffic To Mont-St. Pere by George Matthews Harding AEF unit is the 3rd US Infantry ...
During Second Battle of the Marne, 38th Infantry Regiment repelled the German attack near Mézy, France, across the Marne River in July 1918. This defense checked the Germans' assault and made an Allied offensive possible, thus earning 3rd Infantry Division's nickname "Rock of the Marne".
ROTM, abbreviation of "Rock of the Marne", nickname of the 3rd Infantry Division (United States) T3:ROTM, abbreviation for the 2003 movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines " Return of the Mack ", 1996 song by British singer Mark Morrison
Major General Joseph T. Dickman pinning the Croix de Guerre on Brigadier General Ulysses G. McAlexander for his valorous conduct on the Marne river, in July 1918. In July, the Germans launched an assault against the Allied line, known as the Second Battle of the Marne.
Motto: The Rock's Support. Symbolism Shield: The shield is red for Artillery, the parent organization being shown by its crest placed on the canton. The 38th Infantry earned the sobriquet of "The Rock of the Marne" and this regiment is therefore entitled to the motto "The Rock’s Support," and it is shown by the two cannons supporting a rock.
The rock, inscription and wyvern refer to the two designations by which men of the 3d Infantry Division are popularly known: "Marne Men" and "Blue and White Devils". The rock represents the Division’s firm stand against the German offensive at the Marne River during World War I.
Some Allied units, particularly Colonel Ulysses G. McAlexander's 38th Infantry Regiment of the American 3rd Infantry Division, the "Rock of the Marne", held fast or even counterattacked, but by evening, the Germans had captured a bridgehead on either side of Dormans 4 mi (6.4 km) deep and 9 mi (14 km) wide, despite the aerial intervention of ...
The Marne (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is 514 kilometres (319 mi) long. [ 1 ] The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne , Marne , Seine-et-Marne , and Val-de-Marne .