The Americans in the Great War; v 1. The Second Battle of the Marne: (Château-Thierry, Soissons, Fismes) — John Shaqi
The Americans in the Great War; v 1. The Second Battle of the Marne: (Château-Thierry, Soissons, Fismes)
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The Americans in the Great War; v 1. The Second Battle of the Marne: (Château-Thierry, Soissons, Fismes)
France -- Guidebooks; Marne, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918
From June 5 onwards, enemy action was purely local, the Germans being
often compelled to defend themselves against French counter-attacks. To
the north, the Moroccan Division recaptured the Amblény positions by
night. Hard fighting continued all along the Savières Stream, from
Troësnes to Longpont, where the French recovered part of the lost
ground, and to the north-west of Château-Thierry on the
Dammard-Veuilly-la-Poterie-Belleau-Bouresches line, where the American
troops, co-operating with French divisions, gave signal proofs of their
courage and determination. On June 10, the 2nd American Division
recaptured Belleau Wood. Furious combats took place on the Mountain of
Rheims and in the neighbourhood of Bligny, Champlat, Sainte-Euphraise
and Vrigny, where French, British and Italian troops vigorously resisted
the German push.
American Units Engaged from June 1 to 10, 1918.
=2nd Division= =Major-General Omar Bundy.=
comprising:
_3rd Infantry Brigade_ _Brig.-Gen. E. M. Lewis_
_4th_ “ “ (_Marines_) “ “ _James G. Harbord_
_2nd Artillery_ “ “ _Chamberlaine_
This division was engaged west of Château-Thierry and opposite Belleau
Wood.
[Illustration: MAJOR-GENERAL OMAR BUNDY.
Commanding the 2nd Division.]
Mentioned in the French Army Order of the Day.
=4th Infantry Brigade= (=Marines=): “_Thrown into the thick of the battle in
a sector violently attacked by the enemy, gave immediate proof of
first-class fighting qualities. In liaison with French troops, this
Brigade broke up a powerful German attack at a very important point of
the position and afterwards carried out a series of attacks. Thanks to
the bravery, fighting spirit and tenacity of the men, who stoically bore
fatigue and losses, thanks also to the activity and energy of the
officers, as also to the personal influence of its commander, General J.
Harbord, the efforts of the 4th Brigade were entirely successful. Acting
in close co-operation, the two regiments and machine-gun battalion of
the Brigade advanced from 1,500 to 2,000 yards on a 2-1/2-mile front,
after twelve days of incessant fighting (from June 2 to 13, 1918), over
very difficult ground, capturing a large quantity of material and 500
prisoners, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, and carrying two very
important positions, the village of Bouresches and the fortified Belleau
Wood._”
=3rd Division= =Major-General Joseph T. Dickman.=
comprising:
_5th Infantry Brigade_ _Brig.-Gen. Fred W. Sladen_
_6th_ “ “ “ “ _C. Crawford_
_3rd Artillery_ “ _Colonel Wm. M. Cruikshank_
This division was engaged south of the Marne from Château-Thierry to
Dormans.
Mentioned in the French Army Order of the Day.
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