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3D3D3 D DIVISIOND I'lIl' I S I a l SITUATION-JULYSITUATIONJULY8 IT U A T ION- t.TULtTULtitular. Y 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-
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3D3D3 D DIVISIONDDIVIDIVI V I ::;' IeICNINCN CROSSESC R0 S BE S MARNEARNE11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-
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History of thethe-Third
tet-chier
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"HistoryHistory" of the Third DivisionDivision-United
Divi-sionDivision-
UnitedDivi-sionDivision-
ThirdDivis-ionThird DivisionDivision-
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sion
United States Army in the 'VorldVorldWorld'Vorld-Y
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It is an account of the ooeratcooperateougrationsrogationsooeoboe ra.trat. ions ofof-
eachov-
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ind-ecorous
and-records
ind-ecorous
and-records
ind-ecorousrecords of the division and from datadata-furnished
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data-furnishedfurnished by individuals oartDartcartart icipatcrispate inging.Kinging-.It
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This is aa.. narrative written by MajorMajor-General
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Maj-oretteGeneral JosephJose h T.T. DickmanDick , who comcom-com-
mandedcom-
mandedcom-
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mandedmended the 3d Division during the 2d2d-
Battle2d-
Battle2d-
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ten-derization
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ten-derization
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ten-derizationinformation contained in this work isi8is-quite
mi-
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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTINTRODUCEINTRODUCTION-
By
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lyBy July 21st , 1918 , the lestla.stlast. big German ofof-
fensive
of-ofof-
fensive
of-
fensive
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fensivefestive directed toward Paris had been definitelydefinitely-
and
definitelyB-
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lyandB.ndBndBand. completely crushed and all enemyellemyeliemyKelleylimy elements hadhad-
been
ha-
dean
had-
been
ha-
dean
had-
been
ha-
deanbeen withdrawn to the north of the MarneMa..rneArne. . River.RiverRiver.-
To
Riv-er
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To the northwest a determined attack, toward SoissonsOrisonsSoissons-
by
Oriso-nsby the 20th French Corps had by July 21st penetratedpenetrated-
to
penetrate-
dto a depth of eleven kilometerskilometkilometer r6 and had seriouslyseriously-
menacedserio-
uslyseriously-
menacedserio-
uslyseriously-
menacedserio-
uslymenaced the entire supply system of the MarneArneMarn-
esalient
Adr-enalin
Marn-
esalient
Adr-enalin
Marn-
esalient
Adr-enalinsalient which had osas.SS. its base the railroad line concon-con-
necting
con-
necting
con-
necting
¬-
nectingnetting Chateau ThierryTheoryThieThief rryrr with SoissonsSoissons.OrisonsSo is sons.sons,. The situasituA.-situA.itua-ituasituritualsitua-
tion
situA.-
t
situat-
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s itua-
t
situat-
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ecoming
rap-idly
rA.pidly-
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rap-idly
rapidlyb-
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rap-idly
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becoming precariouspreca.rioueprecarioue. and aa.. general withdrawalthdrawalthrallwi with aa-
view
v-
iew
a-
view
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a-
view
v-
iewview to straightening their battle lines on thethe-
western
te-
eterthe-
western
te-
eterthe-
western
te-
eterwestern front became imperative.imperative. Thus we find atat-
hand
N-
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at-
hand
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athan
at-
hand
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athanhand the opportunity for which the allied hiihighiihiico-
mmand
highc-
ommand
high-
wayman
highc-
ommand
high-
wayman$
command had waitedwa.ited. and prepared - that ofo f passingpassing-
from
passi-ng
passing-
from
passi-ng
passing-
from
passi-ngfrom the defensive to the offensive.offensive. ImmediatelyImmediately-
the
Immediat-elythe planeplans for launchinglaunchin a vigorous and general ofof-
fensive
of-ofof-
fensive
of-
fensive
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fensivefestive along the entire western front were putput-
into
put-
ting
put-
into
put-
ting
put-
into
put-
tinginto operationoperatoperant ion and the advance beyond the MarneMa.rneArneMarne-
began.
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had
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Oharteves
from-
Charteves
fri-catives
from-
Charteves
fri-cativesOhartevesChartevesHartebeestCharters to the town of Le Charmel.CharmelCharnelChar me 1.1. The countrycountry-
generallycoun-
trymencountry-
generallycoun-
trymencountry-
generallycoun-
trymengenerally is broken and heavily woodedwoeded with twotw-
olarge
tol-
lagetw-
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distancelo-
gisticlong-
distancelo-
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and
villag-esand farms afforded, good prepared cover for machinemachine-
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machi-
nemachine-
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negun positions and for smallsma.lsmal.! bodies of protectingprotectingi-
nfantry.prote-
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nfantry.prote-
ctingprotectingi-
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ctinginfantry.infantry. In the roa.droad. net north of the river therethere-
are
there-
'rethere-
are
there-
'rethere-
are
there-
'reare two mainm in roads leading northonenorthjoneNortonNorth; which traversestraverses-
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CharmelCha.rmelCharnel. road , follows the JaulgtmneJaul'onneJaulonneJaul7onneAdultnessJulienne[' Gorge.Gorge. . A netnet-net-
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work of unimproved roads and trailstra.ils. connect thesetheset-
wother-
eto
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In general the terrain is particularly well suitedsuited-
to
suite-
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guard
rear-
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rear-
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3D DIVISION SITUATION - JULY 2121-
On
21-
On
21-
OnOn July 21 the 3d Division again occupied allall-
positions
all-
ocutions
all-
positions
all-
ocutions
all-
positions
all-
ocutionspositions held by them at the start of the German atat-
tack
at-atat-
taok
at-
tack
at-
tack
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tacktaoktao on JulyJ ly 15.15. The'TheThe'entireTheentireTheatre' entire division had sufferedsuffered-
heavilysuff-
eredsuffered-
heavilysuff-
eredsuffered-
heavilysuff-
eredheavily in casualties and the trantraintra.nsportationtransportation. sport at ion had beenbeen-
greatly
beni-
gnantly
been-
greatly
beni-
gnantly
been-
greatly
beni-
gnantlygreatly, depleted.depleted. A general reorganizationreorgan1zation had takentaken-
place
tak-en
taken-
plaoe
tak-en
taken-
place
tak-enplaceplaoe within fcnitsdnitscantsnitsthnthan it s and regiments were being collectedoollectedcollected-
in
oollected-
in
collecte-
din assembly areas preparatory to crossing the river.riverriver.-
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riv-er
river.-
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riv-er
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ADVANCE THROUGHTHROUCiTrouncing THE FORETFLORET DE FEREEREFERE-
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oe
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oeOn the morningmorninmorning of July 12424 the advance towardtoward-
Le
towa-rdLe ChannelCharmeCharcneCharmedChaconne, was resumed.resumed. WithoutWi thouttout regardre ga.rdgardguard
. for the concon-con-
cealment
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Fere
d-
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de-
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d-
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de-
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open
overs-
pend
over-
open
overs-
pend
over-
open
overs-
pendopen groundgrounground with no concealment for a distance ofof-
some
bo-
somed
of-
some
bo-
somed
of-
some
bo-
somedsome seven hundred yards.yards. The leading companies of thethe-
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seven
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seven
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seven hundredhundre yards north of Le TieulerieThieveries Farm andand-
traversed
lan-
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traversed
lan-
dgravesand-
traversed
lan-
dgravestraversed the forest toward the northeast.northeast. As thethe-
rear
the-
reat
the-
rear
the-
reat
the-
rear
the-
reatrear of the battalion reached the cover of the woodswood-
sthe
woods-
hed
wood-
sthe
woods-
hed
wood-
sthe
woods-
hedthe battalion commander called a halt and directeddirected-
me
directe-
dme to conduct ae.e. patrol through the forest to determinedetermine-
the
determin-
atethe location of the assault companies.companiescompanies.-
The
compan-
ies
.
The patrol located the assault companies underunder-
cover
under-
cover
under-
covercover along the eastern edge of the forest andBndendBand, thenthen-
proceeded
hen-
peckedthen-
proceeded
hen-
peckedthen-
proceeded
hen-
peckedproceeded south to determine the location of the rightright-
flank
righ-
tfulright-
flank
righ-
tfulright-
flank
righ-
tfulflank of the line.line. About 100 yards beyond this flankflank-
troopsflat-
topsflank-
troopsflat-
topsflank-
troopsflat-
topstroops were discerneddisoerned preparing to debouch from thethe-
forest
the-
orems
the-
forest
the-
orems
the-
forest
the-
oremsforest and move north to the cover of the Bois dede-
Charmel
be-
charmed
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Charmel
be-
charmed
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be-
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attalion. . , . .
Battalion of the 4th Infantry , I placedplaoed the patrolpatrol-
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soffered
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3D DIVISION CROS3SSCROSSES MARNEARNEMARN-
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p 59LeteLateLethe the same afternoon and during the nightnight-
of
nig-htof July 21-222122- the 1stlet BattalionBatta.1ionBatta1ion, . of the 7th InfantryInfantry-
crossedInfa-
ntryInfantry-
crossedInfa-
ntryInfantry-
crossedInfa-
ntrycrossed by boat and footbridge in the vicinity ofof-
Fossoy.
of-
fenses
of-
Fossoy.
of-
fenses
of-
Fossoy.
of-
fensesFossoy.FossoyFlossy. Early on July 22 the 2d and 3d BattalionsBattalions-
c
Battalion-s(2)2( ) 3d Div.DivDiv.-
pDi-
v., crossedc ro ssedseed overoveJove r a footbridge at Fossoy.FossoyFlossy. (2)2( ) Consider-ConsiderConsideConsider-
pConside-
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r-
abble
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p 97able shelling of the bridge and its approachesaporoacheapproached sa waswa-
sexperienced
wa-
sexperienced
wa-
sexperiencedexperienced during the creasingcroasingcrossing and a number ofof-
casualtiesf-
acultiesof-
casualtiesf-
acultiesof-
casualtiesf-
acultiescasualties resulted.resultedresulted.7-
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7TH INFANTRY"INFANTRY"
ADVANCES NORTHNORTH-
On
NORT-
OnOnOnTuiyOnTuJ.yEntity-TuiyTuiyTulY-TuJ.yTuJ.yEtuiTully-- . 22 the 7th InfantryIn.fa.ntryTn.fAntryTnfAntry.. . beganbeg n its adad-
vance
ad-adad-
vance
ad-
vance
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vance north in the direction of Le OharmelCharmelCharnel inis ac-acac-
(3)
a-
c3
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ac-
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up
an-
dand-
up
an-
d....
up the SumejflinSmellingSSinee *linOlin1 in; Valley toward Le TuilerieToiletriesTuileTile rieBrie Farm andand-
the
ant-
hem(4)4( ) 3d Div.DivDiv.-p
Di-v
., the 2d Battalion moved on LaLa. . TheodorieTheodore Farm.Farm. (4)4(4)-p
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The 3d Battalion went into position as regimentalregimental-
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nsiderable
Co-
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Co-
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¬-
siderablesidereal sniping waswaewade still in progress by the enemyenemy-
from
ene-my
enemy-
from
ene-my
enemy-
from
ene-myfrom well concealed positions on the north slope ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe valley and several isolated machinemechine, guns werewer-
ecaptured
wh-
ereatwer-
ecaptured
wh-
ereatwer-
ecaptured
wh-
ereatcaptured after ththtyttyy had causedoe sedseed a number of casualtiesoasualtiescasualties-
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t'n
oasualties-
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't'ntn'
in'
the reserverereae.rve..unitsreaerveunitsreferentss's' 'rvrv'.
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of thethe'the.the'e'n'em'ytheenemyHenley'. enemye'n'em'y' ' ' artilleryartillery-
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3D
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3D BATTALION TAKES UP ASSAULT - JULY 2323-
On
23-
On
23-
OnOn July 23 the 3d Battalion receivedreoeived orders toto-
relieve
tr-
eeliketo-
relieve
tr-
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relieve
tr-
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that
can-
tata
and-
that
can-
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can-
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observed during1duringdurindurian ,l the next few minutes were both inin-
terestingin-inin-
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in-
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terestingteething and instructive.instructiveinstructive.-
The
instructi-ve
.
The initialinimini tialtail debauchmentdetachment was made, in thethe-
customary
the-
customary
the-
customarycustomary stereotyped wave formation.formation. The leadingleading-
wave
leadi-ngwave had gained a scant twenty-fivetwentyfive- yards into thethe-
clearhe-
ckler
the-
clearhe-
ckler
the-
clearhe-
cklerclear when the German artillery went into action.actionaction.-
From
acti-on
action.-
From
acti-on
action.-
From
acti-on
.
From an observation balloon in the vicinity of LeLe-
Channel
L-
ehman
Le-
Charmel
Be-
charmed
Le-
Charmel
Be-
charmedChannelCharmelCharnel the movement waswa E:. underunder direct observationobservationf-
romobservat-
ionabseobseabaseobsess 'va.tvati1vat) '
. ionion-
from
inf-
irmi onon-
from
co-
nfrontfrom its inceptionincept ion and a concentrated shrapnelshrapnel-
barrageshra-
pnelshrapnel-
barrageshra-
pnelshrapnel-
barrageshra-
pnelbarrage waswes perfectlyrfectlyerectlype placed alonga.long. the entireentKent ire front.frontfront-
.Casualties
front-
.Casualties
front-
.Casualties
.
Casualties resulted and the wave was forced to thethe-
ground.
th-
ereon
the-
ground.
th-
ereon
the-
ground.
th-
ereonground.ground. A minute later alla-1la1l- men had been withdrawnwithdrawn-
from
withdra-wn
withdrawn-
from
withdra-wn
withdrawn-
from
withdra-wnfrom the open to the cover of the woods.woods. After aa-
reorganization
r-
eorganization
a-
reorgani2ation
a-
reorganization
r-
eorganizationreorganizationreorgani2ation of the leading wavewa.ve,. had been acac-
complished
a.c-a.cac-aca.-
ccomplished
ac-
complished
ac-
complished
. ¬-
complishedcomprised a second attempt wa.swas., made to effect aa-
crossing.
c-
rossing
a-
crossing.
c-
rossing
a-
crossing.
c-
rossingcrossing.crossing. The sa/nesanesalliesaute/ formation was used and , as couldcould-
have
coul-
d've
could-
have
coul-
d've
could-
have
coul-
d'vehave been expectedeXIlt'ctedeXIltctedemitted' , the second effort met with nono-
Hap
n-
osh
no-
.ap
sno-
wcap
no-
gap
no-
ugatHap.apapgap. No 3 more success than had the first.first. With an apparentapparent-
determination
apparent-
determination
apparent-
determinationdetermination to force a crossing without delay andand-
gain
man-
darin
and-
gain
man-
darin
and-
gain
man-
daringain the BoisBoieBoise de ChannelCharmelCharnel regardless of obstacles ,
the commander of the unit employed the same methodsmethods-
in
metho-dsin aee. ,. third and still a fourth attempt to penetratepenetrate-
the
penetra-
tethe barrageba.rrage. line.line. Each, fresh appearanceappea.rance. of troopstroops-
from
troo-ps
troops-
from
troo-ps
troops-
from
troo-psfrom under cover of the forest was met by the GermanGerm-
anartillery
Gra-nadilla
Germ-
anartillery
Gra-nadilla
Germ-
anartillery
Gra-nadillaartillery with an increasedinoreased volume of fire.fire. AfterAfter-
the
Aftert-
ime
After-
the
Aftert-
ime
After-
the
Aftert-
imethe fourth sortie had failed of its purpose , thethe-
unit
he-
nbit
the-
unit
he-
nbit
the-
unit
he-
nbitunit commanderoommander was finally convincedconvinoed that the meansmeans-
emp
man-
semeans-
pnap1oyeci.. ... " , " .. "empKempt'l\p\oyep-t'ltlpoyeppnap1oyeciyept'lpoyepe' !\ \ oye.doyedhoyed
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tuntil
noc-
turnal
no-
tuntil
noc-
turnal
no-
tuntil
noc-
turnaluntil the troops hadhRdhard been driven back to cover forfor-
the
fo-
rtefor-
the
fo-
rtefor-
the
fo-
rtethe fourth time thatth8t any real attempt was made toto-
concentrate
to-
concentrate
to-
concentrateconcentrate on the assemblyase-emblyaseemblyapsepebbly- positions in the woods.woodswoods.-
The
Woo-
dswoods.-
The
Woo-
dswoods.-
The
Woo-
ds.
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was unable to remain and see what course of actiona.ctionaction-
was
a.ction-
was
acti-on
.
was next adopted by the unit commander.commandercommander.A-
DVANCE
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Orders
25-
Orders
25-
OrdersOrders were received on the morning of July
25* 5 directing the advance to proceed along aa.. newne w line.lineline.-
The
lin-net
1line.-
The
lin-net
inecine .
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the
ferr-
ite
fran-
the
fat-
her
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tethe ForetFloret de FereEre to the Jaulgonne-LeJaulgonneLeJargoned- CharmeCharmelCharmel.CharmedCharnel] . road andand-
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nda
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Battalion
3d-
Battalion
3d-
BattalionBattalion 7th Infantry , with Company "I"I" " in reserve ,
"hwhw" . .II. lefteft-theeftthe.f.t.-t-te.f.t.ttedeft. . . . -- , thetheetthee- .p'Qoli-et.p'QolipQolietpolio. Fo:' -etet--t de FeretFerret during the morningmorn 1ng of thethe-
25th
the-
25th
the-
25th25th and began its advance8.dv8dv. .ncencenice. on Le CharmelCharnel Chateau.ChateauChateau.-
As
Chate-au
..,
As had been the case in their movement the previousprevious-
day
previo-usday proper regard was not given to the cover offeredoffered-
by
offere-
dby the woods , with the net result thattha.t. the GermansGermaneGerman-
sobserved
Ger-mans
German-
eobserved
Ger-mane
German-
sobserved
Ger-mansobserved the troops as they crossed the JaulgonneJargonedJaulgonne-
roadroad and the entire column was heavily shelled.shelledshelled.-
The
shell-ed
.
The advance was maintained until the leadinglee.dingleedingbleedingleading-
elementslea-
dinglee.ding-
elements
leading-
elementslea-
ding.
elements hadhe.dhedheed. gainedg 1ned ae.e., point about, three hundred metersmetel'BmetelBmetemeters-
north
met-ers
metel'B-
north
metelB-
north
meters-
north
met-ers
'
north of ArgentolArgent where they becamebeoame subjectedsubjeoted to aa-
very
a-
ve
a-
veryveryve ry heavyhef\.vyhef.vychef\ . concentrationoonoentratconcentrateion of machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- and artilleryartilleryf-
ire.artille-
ryfire.fire. The volume of fire was eoso intense that furtherfurther-
r
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Chateau-
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of
directio-
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the 4th InfantryInfInfo ntryentry on the left , the French on the rirightrichtrichright-
and
righ-
tedricht-
and
Rich-
ard
<?htht-
and
h-
andand the 1st Battalion of the 7th Infantry in thethe-
centerte-
eterthe-
centerte-
eterthe-
centerte-
etercenter , an attack weeWas launched againstaga.inst. the Le CharmelChannelCharnelCharmel-
Le
Channel-
Le
Carm-el
Channel-
edLe CharmelCharnel Chateau line which forced the Germans toto-
abandon
Ta-
mbrands
to-
abandon
Ta-
mbrands
to-
abandon
Ta-
mbrandsabandon their positions and retire toward the north.northnorth.-
On
nort-
h.
On July 27 the 3d Battalion was withdrawn toto-
a
toa-
da position in support of the 4th Infantry, and thusthus-
ended
husb-
anded
thus-
ended
husb-
anded
thus-
ended
husb-
andedended the particitpareticparticiuationparticipationpart is inatinapt> ationactionion of this battalion HSass an asas-
saulta6-a6as-asa6-
saul
as-
sault
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saultsault unit in the Aisne-MarneAisneMarneAisne-Ma.rneMa.rneMaineArneMarine- . offensive.offensiveoffensive.-
COUNTS
offen-sive
offensive.-
C
offensiv-e
.,
COUNTSCOUNTS-
During
Coins-uring
CC0O.IOI::. 91'YNTS91YNTS91'YNT-
SDuring
91YNT-
SDuring
l\flf\ ' NTSNSNT-
SDuring
Net-
surfingDuring the first five days of this offensiveoffensive-
no
offensi-veno actual contact existed with other unitsunite of thethe-
division.
tel-
evision
the-
diviaion.
ten-
derization
the-
division.
tel-
evisiondivision.divisiondiviaio-n.diviaion.divination- . This factfR.CtfRCtfRt. obviated any Possibilitypoe : lb11ity ofof-
specking
o-
ffsetting
of-
t
of-
c
o-
fspeckingt;::' ec'ec' i-rtgirtgOrtega- ""itttmediraitttmedira"irsftfid..i-1rt.e.irsftfidi1rte."irsftfid..iirsftfidi1rt.e.1rte: : : .
. - .e-e-. . assorteassortGaPartAPartGa-PGaPc i- -artartort- frcsv-eftyfrcsveftyfr'CniyfrCniyFrsheftyfernyffr'Cn-fr'CnfrCnfern::<' : :'--fliy! . .". &ouroeouroeEurope&OO& raeoe .cut.cutoutsidecut-s4decuts4deoutside-
the
cuts4de-
the
outsi-de
. .- dede-
the
de-
aththe regiment.regiment. ConsequentlyConseouently the advance resolvedresolved. . it-itit-
"seir'Tnto
it-
seirTntoI-
nternetit-
s
it-
sell"'into
it-
sellintod-
ispelling
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several zones of advance ratherretherether, than aa.., concertedconcerted-
effortconce-
rtedconcerted-
effortconce-
rtedconcerted-
effortconce-
rtedeffort along the entire division front.frontfront.-
On
front-
On
.
On two separate, occasions a battalion was movedmove-
dacross
mo-
vedmove-
dacrose
mo-
vedmove-
dacross
mo-
vedacrossacrosearose open ground in the facefa.oefaoefoe. of the enemy withoutwithout-
taking
withsta-
nding
wiwithout-
taking
withsta-
ndingthouttoutthout-
taking
tota-
lingtaking proper advantage of the cover and concealmentconcealment-
offered.
conceal-ment
concealment-
offered.
conceal-ment
concealment-
offered.
conceal-mentoffered.offered. As a result , in one of these instances , thethe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainbattalion was forced to pay for this neglect byby-
suffering
by-
suffering
by-
sufferingsuffering numerous casualties.casualtiescasualties.-
About
casual-ties
casualties.-
About
casual-ties
. *.
About the only solution which might logicallylogically-
explain
logic-ally
logically-
explain
logic-allyexplainexpla.in. repeatedrepfaterefasten: attempts by a unit commandercommaIlder toto-
force
tw-
oferto-
force
tw-
oferto-
force
tw-
oferforce a barrage line withwi th hiehishide troonetr00t18throne in RA formationformation-
which
format-ion
forma.tformatformation-
which
format-ion
. ionion.-
w.b1ch
ion-
wb1chwhich.w.b1chw.b1chwb1ch-which.- . .doedoe. doe-sdoesdO&sdOs&- .nst.nctnctnestct.nn. , t prrmitpf.rmitpfrmitpermit: .' : oflf) thet.he. maximumaxlmumj'jtax' imummum use of covercover-cover-
would
over-
sold, "-
would be the necessityneoessity of conductingoonducting.hisoonductinghisoonductconduct insp.inspins. his entire forceforce-
to
foret-
opto a& given point in the shortest possiblepo.sibleposible. space ofotof-
time.
so-
ftie
ot-
time.
op-
tima
of-
time.
so-
ftietime.time. However , one canoanDoan conceiveoonoeive of few instancesinstances-
where
instan-ces
instances-
where
instan-ces
instances-
thereinstan-
ceswherethere the time element is18 of such vital importanceimportanoe asas-
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without sufferingsufferinsuffering heavily in casualties support fromfrom-
flank
farm-
landfrom-
fla.nk
farm-
landfrom-
flank
farm-
landflankfla.nk. units would be necessary to reduce the positionspositions-
around
positi-ons
positions-
around
positi-ons
positions-
around
positi-onsaround the chateau.chateau. Effort was then directed towardtowar-
destaolishingtoa-
dstoolstowar-
destablishing
towar-
destablishingestaolishingestablishing contact with adjacent unitsunite with a viewview-
to
vet-o
view-
to
vet-o
view-
to
vet-oto obtaining the support required.required. Up to this timetime-
no
Timk-
enno contact whatever had existed between the battalionbattalion-
and
battali-onand other units outside the regiment.regiment. Information asas-
Map
a-
sap
as-
to
As-
ton
as-
Map
a-
sapMap No 3:3: to the locations of these units was vervveryverve indefinite ,
and littlelit tIe was known as, to the situationstuationsstationssi which confiont-confiontconfl'ont-confl'ontconflontconfront-confrontconfiont-
ed
confl'ont-
ed
conflont-
ed
confront-
ed
' --
ed them.them. As an example of this deficiency in informainforma-informalinform-
ation
inform-
ation
inform-
ation
¬-
tionion , the instructions issued to me in the assignmentassignment-
of
assignme-
ntof a missiommiesiom'miesiommission '- for my patrol, might well be used.used. . InIn-
substance
In-
sistence
In-
Bubstance
In-
ductance
In-
substance
In-
sistencesubstanceBubstance thesethes instructions were as follows :
'1"T1T"The4thie"44thie44thThe4thInfantry44thIn'fantry44thInfantryie"44thInfantryie44thInfantry"1'h1h' *""' 44th -InfantryInfantry-In'fantryIn'fantry-' -' is scraewbe.re.scraewberescrewier8cuso :; .wb.e.rwbere.wbexewbexbeerewe. . . ? ,. . onorOJ1.Ql1.rOJ1Ql1.rOJ1Ql1r..oijroijr.ou.rourcoir. , . left.leftlef.t.. . You willwill-
establishWi-
llemstadwill-
est
wil-
letwill-
establishWi-
llemstadestablishest ab11eh contact between thattha.t. regimentgimentgimletre and thisthis-
batlral'lunv'
this-
batlrallunv
this-
A
thi-
s
, , , . . . .,.
. ,'
' '.
'" ' - '' ' ' - " .'bababatlral'lunv'batlrallunvtt'a.l"iun'-tt'a.l"iun'ttaliunbattlerStalintt'a.l"iun'-
A
ttaliun-A
Stali-n
. ' _A considerableconsidera.ble. gapga.p. existed between the 3d3d-
Battalion
3d-
Battalion
3d-
BattalionBattalion and the 4th Infantry so to facilitate, thethe-
contacting
he-
sitatingthe-
contacting
he-
sitatingthe-
contacting
he-
sitatingcontacting of the leading elements of the two regiregi-Regisregi-
ments
regi-
ments
regi-
ments
¬-mentsaments the 1stlet BattalionttalionstallionB , of the 7th InfantryInfe.ntryInfentry. waswa-
sbrought
wa-
sbrought
wa-
sbroughtbrought up into position in the woods south of LeLe-
Oharmel.
Ex-
othermal
Le-
Charmel.
B-
echarm
Le-
Charmel.
B-
echarmOharmel.OharmelCharmel.CharmelCharnel.
ATTACK ON THE OHARMELCHARIELCHARNELO'HARECHARLIE CHATEAU-JULYCHATEAUJULY- 2626-
The
26-
The
26-
TheThe 1stlet Battalion arrived in its position inin-
the
in-
ter
in-
the
in-
ter
in-
the
in-
terthe woods on July 26 and suffered heavily whilewhile-
forming
while-
forming
while-
formingforming for attack.attack., The French , by this time ,) hadhad-
advanced
had-
advanoed
had-
advancedadvancedadvanoed to a line generally in prolongation of ourour-
right
out-
right
our-
right
out-
right
our-
right
out-
rightright flank and contactCOllta.otCOlltaotcotitaotColtsfootcotta. with uhemthemthem.hem. was ,establishedtab11shede© iitablimitable fished , '
Here we find , for the first time sincesinoesine the advanceadvance-
north
adva-nce
advance-
north
adva-nce
advance-
north
adva-ncenorth of the MarneArne was begun , a concerted effort byby-
adjacent
by-
adjaoent
by-
adjacentadjacentadjaoent tegimenteteg1mentlregimentsregimented against a commonoommon objective.objective. WithWith-
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would warrant the deliberatedeliberdeliver te sacrifice ofo f many menmen-
to
men-
tor
men-
to
men-
tor
men-
to
men-
torto satisfy its requirements.requirementsrequirements.-
The
requireme-nts
.
The retreating Germans employed artilleryartillerya-
ndartillerym-
anand automatic weapons to the utmost limits of theirtheir-
capabilitiestheir-
capabilitiestheir-
capabilitiescapabilities in fighting1'thefighting1thefihting'thefihtingthefikhting'thefikhtingthefighting[,,
' delaying action againstagainst-
the
again-
stthe alliedall led advance.advance, . The resultsre suIt e obtained presentpresent-
an
prese-
nt
pre sentsent-
an
sunt-
anan illuminating study and a valuablevalua.ble. lesson concernconcern-concern-
ing
concern-
ing
concern-
ing
¬-
ingKing the important part'pBrtpBrtBart', these weaponswe ponspeons are capablecapa.ble. ofof-
playing
co-
pulating
of-
playing
co-
pulating
of-
playing
co-
pulatingplaying in the conduct of a rear guard action.actionaction.L-
ESSONS
actio-
nableaction.L-
ESSONS
actio-
nableaction.L-
ESSONS
actio-
nable.
LESSONSLESSON-
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LESSON-
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mutual
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mutual
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importance
para-mount
paramount-
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para-mount
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from
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results
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results
effor-
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results
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with its attendant unneceesarvunnecessa.ryunnecessary. sacrificesa.crifioesacrifioe. of personnelpersonnel-
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with
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CONCLUSCONCURS It'NItNTNIt'N-
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All units of the 3d Division thattha.t. participartici-pareticpartici-
pated
partici-
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partici-
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them-
selves
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seivesselvessieves in an excellent mannerm nnerinner and accomplisnedaccomplished thethe-
missions
ite-
mizations
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missions assigned them most creditably.creditably. However ,.
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from personal observation and from a study of thethe-
operations
the-
orizations
the-
operations
the-
orizations
the-
operations
the-
orizationsoperations of other units which were closely asas-
sociated
as-asas-
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as-
sociated
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sociatedscatted with my organization , it is difficultdifficult-to
difficu-ltto refrain from entertaining-entertainingentertainingthe- the belief that , hadhad-
closer
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dcover
had-
closer
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had-
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som-
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sam-
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som-
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sam-
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som-
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