Historical place archive

Meuse-Argonne in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Meuse-Argonne in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records4 event labels3 people1917–1918

Historical events in Meuse-Argonne

1917

1917
Battle of Meuse-Argonne
George Smith Patton · World War, 1st

Leads the 304th Brigade US tank Corps with distiction at Meuse-Argonne Forest

1918

1918
First Army
Hunter Liggett · World War, 1st

US Forces consists of ten divisions of the US First Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million US troops would eventually take part in the battle

1918
First Army
John Pershing · World War, 1st

US Forces consists of ten divisions of the US First Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million US troops would eventually take part in the battle

1918
Offensive
Hunter Liggett · World War, 1st

US Forces consists of ten divisions of the US First Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million US troops would eventually take part in the battle

1918
Offensive
John Pershing · World War, 1st

US Forces consists of ten divisions of the US First Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million US troops would eventually take part in the battle

September 1918
Meuse-Argonne
George Smith Patton · World War, 1st

Wins the Distinguished Service Cross for Heroism. Commands 345 during tanks the Meuse-Argonne Operation

Provenance

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