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Meuse-Argonne   /mjuz-ˈɑrgˌɑn/   Listen
Meuse-Argonne

noun
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An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11.  Synonyms: Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse, Meuse-Argonne operation, Meuse River.



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"Meuse-argonne" Quotes from Famous Books



... demoralization and, while the mass of its troops had suffered in morale, its first-class divisions and notably its machine-gun defense were exhibiting remarkable tactical efficiency as well as courage. The German General Staff was fully aware of the consequences of a success on the Meuse-Argonne line. Certain that he would do everything in his power to oppose us, the action was planned with as much secrecy as possible and was undertaken with the determination to use all our Divisions in forcing decision. We expected ...
— World's War Events, Volume III • Various

... few weeks further information has been forthcoming about the Meuse-Argonne battle, as the American operations between the Argonne and the Meuse from September 26th to November 11th are apparently to be known. But a good deal of obscurity still hangs over the details of the fighting. In the British Army I ...
— Fields of Victory • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... rank. His insistence upon soldierly qualities, his unyielding determination to create American armies under an independent command, his skill in building up a great organization, his successful operations at St. Mihiel and in the Meuse-Argonne drive, despite faulty staff work—all these facts become more plain as we acquire perspective. If historians refuse to recognize him as a great general, they will surely describe his talents as more than adequate to the exigencies of ...
— Woodrow Wilson and the World War - A Chronicle of Our Own Times. • Charles Seymour



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