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Meuse-Argonne

noun

An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11. Synonyms: Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse, Meuse-Argonne operation, Meuse River.

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... few weeks further information has been forthcoming about the Meuse-Argonne battle, as the American operations between the Argonne and the Meuse from September 26th to November 11th are apparently to be known. But a good deal of obscurity still hangs over the details of the fighting. In the British Army I ...

— Fields of Victory • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... demoralization and, while the mass of its troops had suffered in morale, its first-class divisions and notably its machine-gun defense were exhibiting remarkable tactical efficiency as well as courage. The German General Staff was fully aware of the consequences of a success on the Meuse-Argonne line. Certain that he would do everything in his power to oppose us, the action was planned with as much secrecy as possible and was undertaken with the determination to use all our Divisions in forcing decision. We expected ...

— World's War Events, Volume III • Various

Words linked to "Meuse-Argonne" : First World War, military operation, Saint-Mihiel, Great War, St Mihiel, World War 1, battle of St Mihiel, World War I, operation, War to End War, French Republic, France