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Forest of Death: The Argonne, 1918

Forest of Death: The Argonne, 1918

U.S. soldiers fire a machinegun at a German position near Saint-Mihiel in France's Argonne Forest in 1918. Part of the final push by the Allies all across the Western Front in World War I, the Battle of the Argonne Forest saw Allied advances that were credited with leading directly to the November 11 Armistice.

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Sep 01, 1918