Battle of Château-Thierry/Belleau Wood

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in World War I. Result: Germans were stopped from advancing and cleared from the woods.

During the Ludendorff Offensive in 1918, German troops, led by Erich Ludendorff, entered Château-Thierry near the Marne river. Ferdinand Foch, commanding Anglo-French forces, counterattacked at Château-Thierry (May 27-30) and at Belleau Wood (June 6-July 1) using U.S. divisions under the command of John J. Pershing. In seventy-two hours of continuous fighting, Third Division troops crossed the Marne to defend Château-Thierry...

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