SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN 28TH DIVISION THE MARNE QUICK FACTS BACKGROUND PHASE PHASE III MILES NORTHEAST PARIS AREA BOUNDED SOISSONS THE LOCATION THE WESTERN FRONT JULY 15 UNITS NINE DIVISIONS FRENCH MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH CLICK HERE COMMANDERS GERMAN SEVENTH NINTH ARMIES MEMORABLE THE LAST OFFENSIVE THE GREAT WAR BECOMING THE ALLIES VICTORIOUS MARKED THE TURNING OF THE TIDE IN WORLD WAR CONFLICT QUICKLY ALLIED VICTORY FORCE FIGHTING OVERALL COMMAND ROLES INITIAL DEFENSE SECOND BATTLE OF MARNE THE UNITED STATES SUFFERING CASUALTIES SCALE BATTLES THE GREAT THE RIVER THE GERMAN HIGH MAJOR CHEMIN DES DAMES MARNE THREATENING VERDUN RAIL LINK THE 2ND HELPED TOWN OF CHATEAU THIERRY BULGE WESTERN FRONT THIRTY WIDE SOUTH 25 MILES RIGHT AMERICAN PLAN EVOLVED SALIENT ASSAULT THE WEST CLEAR THE GERMANS RENEW DECISION THE ENEMY TIRE THEMSELVES COUNTERATTACK SOON AFTERWARDS DISTINCT PARTS THE BATTLE DISCUSSED PIECE THE DOUGHBOY EMPHASIS BRITISH ITALIAN FORCES HARD GREAT NUMBERS HUGE OPERATION HERE SUMMARY PHASES LUDENDORFF OFFENSIVE ATTACK THE EARLY DIVISION STRATEGICALLY STAND THE LEFT END RIVER LINE JULY 17 GERMAN UNITS OCCUPY SOUTHERN BANK ADVANCE LINE 7 EAST WATCHING THE AMERICANS DIG IN COUNTER OFFENSIVE JULY 18 TANKS EFFECTIVELY LEAD RAPID REINFORCE JULY 19 AMERICAN UNITS START MEETING GERMAN AIR FORCE JULY 21 EVENTUALLY JULY 30 BATTLE OURCQ RIVER TENACIOUS VESLE RIVER FISMES GERMAN ARMY DEFENDS AUGUST 18 AUG 18 ARMY CAPTURES CUTTING QUENTIN GERMANS FIND VESLE WITHDRAW RIVER AISNE SEP 4 28TH SEP 16 LAST FULL AMERICAN DIVISION SECTOR THE AXIS OPERATIONS CHAMPAGNE HIMSELF AT MIDNIGHT THE ARTILLERY CRASHED PUSH THE WAR DRIVE THE THIRD EVER MACHINE CHARGING THE RIVERBANK SIX WEEKS OUTFIT PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD QUIET COMPANIES FIGHT VETERAN 42ND DIVISION NIGHT THE NEXT DAY 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT RANK FAMOUS PRIOR THESE MEN ARTILLERY FIRE MINUTES IN LINE WEST RIVER FLOWS NORTH RUNS NORTHWEST DOWN GENTLE VALLEY GOOD ROADS THIS WAS THE ROUTE GUNS WERE TO MOVE HELP EXPLOIT COLONEL ULYSSES GRANT RIVER HALF BACK IN BATTALION DEEPER LEFT TO RIGHT PLATOONS THREE HUNDRED FIFTY YARDS BEHIND THE EMBANKMENT THE RAILROAD RAISED FEET STORY DESCRIPTION THE DEFENSE JESSE CAPTURED PRISONERS GIVE REAL INFORMATION GRAND OFFENSIVE WAS TO OURSELVES OFFICERS ATTACHED BRIGADE NEVER BOMBARDMENT EQUAL THE GENERAL CEASED CREEPING BARRAGE AT 40 MIND MACHINE GUNS THOUGHT HAD TO FIRST PLATOON PLATOON THE FORWARD EDGE THE RAILWAY THOUSAND TIMES THE BEST OF WIPED HAND TO HAND FIGHTING THE FOURTH SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL IN EASY TRUTH THAT ONE COMPANY AMERICAN SOLDIERS BEAT ROUTED REGIMENT SHOCK TROOPS CARRYING WOUNDED DEAD DO IT HUNDRED LEFT COMMANDER BRILLIANT EXCEPTION THE ONE OUR RIGHT THE SEVENTH THE COURSE FIRST DAY ACTIVE RESISTANCE FRESH AMERICAN TROOPS THE REST GAINING GROUND GAINING TREMENDOUS PROVED IMPOSSIBLE THE RIGHT THE SOUTH POSITION ADVANTAGEOUS DEVELOPMENT OF CHECK THUS INFANTRY ERICH VON LUDENDORFF QUARTERMASTER AUGUST 17 TROOPS ON THE ATTACK FIRST DAYS LAUNCH ONE OTHER THE MONTH BELIEVED CERTAIN ATTACKED THE BLOW FALL IN THANKS TO THE ARRIVAL THE ALLIED JUSTIFY HOLD ALREADY RETAINED COMPLETE FREEDOM THE SELECTION THE FRONT SHOULD EASTERN FACE FORTUNATE RELIEF ADVANTAGES JUMPING THE APPROACH LINES TOWARD CAUSED APPREHENSION ESSENTIAL THE THREAT POSSIBLE ASIDE REASONS MATERIAL REDUCTION TASK PASS MULTITUDE WAR INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIES THE CONSTANT LONG RANGE BOMBARDMENTS EAST AND WEST RAILROAD MUST NECESSITY THE TROOP MOVEMENTS GENERAL AMMO TRAIN CERTAINTY LAUNCHED TO THE NORTH RESOURCES PERMIT THE ACTUAL LAUNCHING HOSTILE THE 16TH JULY 18TH INVOLVED ENTIRE PIVOT THE REGION THAT PART THE SOUTHWEST THE PLAN REALLY PRINCIPAL BLOW FALLING CRITICAL POINT SUCCESS FAILURE SOUTHWEST BREAK SENSITIVE THESE THREE THE HEIGHTS PROPER ULTIMATE BARELY MOROCCAN DIVISION JUMPED NOTWITHSTANDING DRIVEN RESULTS ADVANCED KILOMETERS LIGHT ROUNDS BESIDES SUFFERED AS IT EXHAUSTING MARCHES REACH RECENTLY THE DIVISION CHARLES SUMMERALL JAMES HARBORD 1ST DIVISION WHOM SIXTY PER CENT 18TH INFANTRY FIELD EXCEPT CONSTANT DAYS BROKEN ENTRENCHMENT DEPTH FIELD GUNS ADDITION TAKEN THE SEVEN 1ST UNITED STATES GROUND NEVER AGAIN FRIEND OR ENEMY QUESTION THE AMERICAN SOLDIER THE WORK ATTENTION SPECIAL IMPORTANCE THE ONLY LITTLE THE ATTACK JULY 22ND SUBSEQUENTLY AUGUST 2ND FIRST AMERICAN CORPS EXERCISE TACTICAL ACTED IN THE BEGINNING ORDER MIGHT CONFORM NECESSARY QUENTIN ROOSEVELT THEODORE ROOSEVELT FLYING SUPPORT NATURE FACT ELEMENTS EIGHT DAYS DETERMINED THE VILLAGES RESISTANCE TO THE GERMAN JULY 15TH ROUND BROKEN UP JULY 20TH ORDERS JOIN SKILLFUL WORK THE COMMAND STAFF 25TH ENGAGED BITTER WOODED SLOPES LEADING UP TO THE VILLAGE EVENING JULY 25TH FINALLY JULY 30TH TRANSPORTED TOTAL LOSS CRUSHING CROSSED OURCQ SERGY CHANGING HANDS 42ND THE MORNING OF JULY 29TH PRESS FORWARD JOYCE KILMER AT RIVER SIDE BY SIDE CLOSE AISNE FRENCH SIXTH ARMY AUGUST 6TH THE LINE EIGHT THE INITIATIVE VALUE VERIFIED FROM THE BEGINNING THE COMMANDER INTERRUPTED EXECUTIO