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Meuse Argonne – Breaking the Kriemhilde Stellung, Pt 1

October 14th, 1918, the AEF launched yet another attempt at smashing through the third German position in the Meuse, the Kriemhilde Stellung. The 42d and 5th Divisions would attempt a double envelopment while the 32d Division would once again attack the formidable Côte Dame Marie.

Villages of note:

Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

Bantheville

Sommerance

St. Georges

Landres-et-St. Georges

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The US Marines at Verdun in 1918: A Discussion with James Gregory

University of Oklahoma PhD candidate James Gregory joins us on the podcast to discuss a forgotten front of the First World War: the US Marines’ time in the trenches of the Toulon sector in early 1918.

Marine Corps History Journal:

https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798

Through the Eyes of a Marine: The World War I Photographs of Sgt. Clarence H. Douglass

By James Gregory:

https://www.lulu.com/shop/james-p-gregory-jr/through-the-eyes-of-a-marine/hardcover/product-enek7p.html?page=1&pageSize=4

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Meuse Argonne – Woodfill’s Rampage

On October 12th, 1918, 1LT Sam Woodfill of 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 5th Division, AEF, took matters into his own hands when his unit was pinned down by German fire outside Cunel, France.

Villages of note:

Cunel

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Lost Battalion Tours 2022 Tour & France Trip Recap

Hey Folks, this episode is a recap of the 2022 Lost Battalion Tours Meuse-Argonne Tour and of my four weeks in France. It’s unscripted, so forewarned is forearmed: there is a good amount of umms and uhhs in there, and I apparently say “okay?” a lot now. There is, however, a lot of joy in telling you about my adventures in France.

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Link to Roger’s book, “Studentenfriedhof to Soldatenfriedhof: A History of the Langemark German Cemetery and self-guided tour:”

Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59249678-studentenfriedhof-to-soldatenfriedhof

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Meuse Argonne – Hard Going

The AEF continued attacking the German Army in the Meuse region in October 1918, but made little gains. American Doughboys, while fighting to the best of their ability, were nearing exhaustion in the third week of the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Villages of note:

Cornay

Exermont

Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

Cunel

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Meuse Argonne – “A Reckless Exposure of the Infantry”

Under French command, the US 114th Infantry Regiment attacked into the Meuse Heights on October 12, 1918. The experience of Company B, 114th Infantry, was unfortunately typical of the American experience of fighting in World War I. Then-CPT William Reddan later recorded those experiences in his searing memoir “Other Men’s Lives: The Experiences of a Doughboy, 1917-1919.”

Villages of note:

Samogneux

Haumont-prés-Samogneux

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Meuse Argonne – “A Limit to Human Endurance”

The Right Bank of the Meuse extends the Meuse-Argonne front as counterattacks and attacks continue in October 1918.

In the American 29th Division’s sector, the 113th Infantry Regiment attacks into the woods and hills near Ormont Farm. 2LT Joe Lawrence’s memoir provides a vivid tale of the fighting there.

Villages of note:

Consenvoye

Sivry-sur-Meuse

Haumont-prés-Samogneux

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Walking in the Footsteps of the Fallen with Matt Dixon

Joining us this episode is Matt Dixon, the host of the Footsteps of the Fallen podcast, and I am so excited he is here! Matt is a military historian, battlefield researcher and guide, author and, of course, podcaster. He too, has an amazing depth of knowledge about places all along the Old Front Line of the Great War’s Western Front. Matt has 30 years of researching and writing behind him, and I can’t wait to hear about his journey into the history of the First World War.

Links to Matt’s Footsteps of the Fallen podcast:

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/footsteps-of-the-fallen/id1528864547?i=1000559225751

Website: https://footstepsofthefallen.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/footsteps_pod

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Talking the Old Front Line with Mr. Paul Reed

This episode we are joined by an incredible guest, Mr. Paul Reed of the “Old Front Line Great War Podcast.”

Paul Reed has written a number of books about WW1 including the best-selling “Walking the Somme” and “Great War Lives.” He also works in Television and has worked on and appeared in numerous programmes including BBC Timewatch, Meet The Ancestors, War Hero in My Family and Who Do You Think You Are. Along with these accomplishments, Paul produces the excellent Old Front Line Great War Podcast.

Join us for a fascinating journey into Paul Reed’s life and lifelong learning about the Great War. You will be delighted.

Note: If toward the first half hour or so of the podcast you can hear someone yelling in the background…I can explain. One of our cats, Bertie, was causing all sorts of destructive mischief that he saved up for exactly when we’d be recording. Felines are really unbelievable like that.

Links to Paul’s Old Front Line podcast:

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-old-front-line/id1505204931

Website: https://oldfrontline.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldFrontLinePod

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Meuse Argonne – The Meuse Heights

The Americans finally have to face facts and deal with the punishing German artillery on the Meuse Heights. On October 8th, 1918, two American and two French divisions expanded the Meuse-Argonne offensive by attacking the enemy on the Right Bank of the River Meuse.

Villages of note:

Samogneux

Consenvoye

Haumont-prés-Samogneux

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