On 28 May 1918, the 28th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Division attacked a German-held French village called Cantigny some seventy miles north of Paris.

At Cantigny, the First Division proved US military capabilities. In March of 1918, the German army had secured a valuable position around the French village of ...

The objective of the attack was both to reduce a small salient made by the German Army in the front lines but also to instill confidence among the French. Capture of Cantigny · Monuments · Battle · Black Lions

22 мая 2018 г. · On May 28, 1918 the American 1 st Division led an assault on the town of Cantigny, France, making it the first divisional attack by the American Expeditionary ...

5 нояб. 2009 г. · On May 28, a day after their French allies suffered a blistering defeat on the Aisne River, a two-hour artillery barrage preceded the attack on ...

5 июн. 2023 г. · On May 28, 1918 the American 1st Division led an assault on the town of Cantigny, France, making it the first divisional attack by the American Expeditionary ...

The location of Cantigny on high ground was an essential location for German forces. Its seizure by the Americans would weaken the effects of the German ... Photos · Cemetery Information · Publications

The Battle of Cantigny helped to contain the German offensives during the spring of 1918, giving newfound confidence and morale to the Allies and demonstrating ...

27 мая 2020 г. · After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France at the end of June 1917.