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Facts

Location Argonne • France • Meuse River
Participants France • Germany • United States
Context Western Front

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Timeline

Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun
February 21, 1916 - December 18, 1916
Somme; machine gun
First Battle of the Somme
July 1, 1916 - November 13, 1916
Second Battle of the Somme
March 21, 1918 - April 5, 1918
Marne, Battle of the
Second Battle of the Marne
July 15, 1918 - July 18, 1918
World War I: Meuse-Argonne, battles of the
battles of the Meuse-Argonne
September 26, 1918 - November 11, 1918

Key People

George S. Patton
George Patton
United States general
Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch
marshal of France
John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing
United States general
Liggett, Hunter
Hunter Liggett
United States general
Alvin York
Alvin York
United States military hero

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