New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918Various
History
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918
Various
World War, 1914-1918
June 6--American and French troops advance two-thirds of a mile
in the neighborhood of Veuilly-la-Poterie; American marines gain
two and a sixth miles on a two and a half mile front northwest of
Château-Thierry; Germans recapture ruins of Locre Hospice.
June 7--American marines drive on two and one-half miles northwest
of Château-Thierry, storm Torcy and Bouresches, and take
Veuilly-la-Poterie in co-operation with the French.
June 8--Germans resume shelling near Montdidier; Americans again
attack near Torcy and hold Bouresches against fresh assault;
French push on north of Veuilly, reach the outskirts of Dammard,
gain east of Chezy, and retake Locre Hospice.
June 9--Germans begin new offensive on a front of twenty miles
extending from Montdidier to Noyon, and gain two and a half miles
in the centre; Americans again repulse the enemy near Veuilly;
Germans pound British positions between Villers-Bretonneux and
Arras; Paris again shelled by long-range guns.
June 10--American marines penetrate German lines for about
two-thirds of a mile on a 600-yard front in the Belleau Wood;
Germans gain two and a half miles around Ressons and Mareuil.
June 11--French deliver two counterblows in the centre and
left of the Noyon-Montdidier line, drive Germans back between
Rubescourt and St. Maur, regaining Belloy, Senlis Wood, and the
heights between Courcelles and Mortemer, and regain Antheuil, but
lose Ribecourt, and are forced to give ground along the Oise, as
German drive to the Matz River flanks their position; Americans
take Belleau Wood; Australians drive Germans back half a mile on
a mile and a half front between Sailly-Laurette and Morlancourt;
Americans gain at Château-Thierry and cross the Marne.
June 12--French make further advances between Belloy and St. Maur,
on the left of the Montdidier-Noyon line; Germans gain a foothold
on the southern bank of the Matz River, occupying Melicocq and
adjoining heights, and advance east of the Oise and on the Aisne
flank; French win further ground east of Veuilly, and occupy
Montcourt and the southern part of Bussiares.
June 13--French make successful counterattack against the German
centre on the Matz, retaking Melicocq and Croix Ricard, and
throwing the enemy back across the river; Germans gain a footing
in the eastern end of the line in Laversine, Coeuvres, and St.
Pierre-Aigle; Americans repel attempt to retake Bouresches.
June 14--German offensive west of the Oise ends; artillery
fighting south of the Aisne and in the area between
Villers-Cotterets and Château-Thierry.
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