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Definition of St Mihiel

1. Noun. A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France.

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Literary usage of St Mihiel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1920)
"But now it is agreed that the American army shall make only a limited offensive at St. Mihiel and then transfer its activities to the Meuse-Argonne. ..."

2. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and by Francis Whiting Halsey (1919)
"Even in the Woevre and at the St. Mihiel wedge, ... Germans still clung to the bridgehead at St. Mihiel on the west bank of the Meuse; but it proved a ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"St. Mihiel was a natural fortress. Since being seized by the invading Germans in 1914 it had been held 'by them, and all efforts made by the French to ..."

4. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVII THE ST. MIHIEL OPERATION, SEPTEMBER 1918 Journey to Chaumont—American strengths—Visit to General Trenchard and the ..."

5. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVII THE ST. MIHIEL OPERATION, SEPTEMBER 1918 Journey to Chaumont—American strengths—Visit to General Trenchard and the ..."

6. Fighting the Flying Circus by Eddie Rickenbacker (1919)
"until they reached St. Mihiel, scarcely twelve miles straight east from us. The crump — crump — of the guns was constantly in our ears. ..."

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