What is still the biggest battle ever fought by American troops. The area was so unpromising for an attack that the French had not even tried there since 1915, and the barbed wire and pillboxes were all overgrown and covered up so they were impossible to see. The Germans had three or four complete trench systems, one behind another, so if an attacker managed to break through the first one, he still had to do it all over again, several times. The Germans were atop rugged hills, so the attackers had to fight their way uphill. The attack began September 26, 1918, and was still going on when the war ended seven weeks later. More than 80% of the one million American combat troops in France were involved. Eventually the Americans broke through all the German defenses and into open country, and were driving deep behind enemy lines when the Germans gave up.
The closest city to Argonne Forest is Verdun which is on the outskirts of the forest
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Idkman
Meuse-Argonne Offensive happened on 1918-11-11.
the Battle of The Argonne Forest
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The battle of the Argonne Forest
abuchiki
American Order of Battle Meuse-Argonne Offensive happened in 1918.
The battle of the Argonne Forest, also known as the Meuss-Argonne offensive, was the last major campaign of World War I, from September 26 to November 11, 1918 (the armistice). The American and French troops forced the Germans to retreat, and with the collapse of the Hindenburg Line, the Germans sued for peace.
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