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Montfaucon-d'Argonne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fokɔ̃ daʁɡɔn], literally Montfaucon of Argonne, before 1989: Montfaucon) [3] is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.
The Meuse-Argonne American Memorial (Montfaucon American Monument; French: Monument Américain de Montfaucon) is an American World War I memorial commemorating "the brilliant victory of the American First Army in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26 – November 11, 1918, and pays tribute to the previous heroic services of the Armies of France on the important battle front upon which the ...
The Montfaucon American monument is located 20 northwest of Verdun, France. It rises 200 feet above the ruins of the village of Montfaucon. The hilltop was originally an observation point for the German army. It was captured on 27 September 1918 by the US Army 37th Division and the 79th Division as part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World ...
It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246), [1] most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and were buried there. [2] The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool.
The inexperienced 37th "Buckeye" Division failed to capture Montfaucon d'Argonne. Hill 223. The subsequent day, September 27 most of the 1st Army failed to make any gains. The 79th Division finally captured Montfaucon and the 35th "Santa Fe" Division captured the village of Baulny, Hill 218, and Charpentry, placing the division forward of ...
Capturing the town of Malancourt on 26 September 1918, they assisted the 313th Infantry on the following day in the capture of the town of Montfaucon-d'Argonne. Montfaucon was a heavily defended area and observation post of the German army. Of the four Infantry regiments of the 79th Division involved in the offensive, the 314th was hardest-hit.
Battle of Montfaucon or Meuse-Argonne Offensive, World War I battle; Gibbet of Montfaucon, the gibbet of the kings of France from the 13th century to 1760; Montfaucon American Monument, commemorating a World War I victory, in Lorraine, France
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