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Definition of Argonne forest
1. Noun. An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11.
Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation
Terms within: Battle Of St Mihiel, Saint-mihiel, St Mihiel
Group relationships: First World War, Great War, War To End War, World War 1, World War I
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argonne Forest
Literary usage of Argonne forest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918 (1920)
"Batteries located In the elaborately fortified argonne forest covered his right
flunk ... MOVING TOWARD argonne forest That part of the American sector from ..."
2. Memoirs of the Miami Valley by John Calvin Hover (1919)
"... of having made the greatest advance of any of the allied troops in the great
argonne forest drive; but they paid dearly for this distinction. ..."
3. Our Greatest Battle (the Meuse-Argonne) by Frederick Palmer (1919)
"Our new offensive was to be between the Meuse River and the western edge of the
argonne forest. East of the forest is the little river Aire, and between its ..."
4. The History of the A. E. F. by Shipley Thomas (1920)
"The whole line had advanced on this day except in and alongside the Argonne
forest, and the total advance for the two days was five kilometers, ..."
5. War Memories by Frank Alexander Holden (1922)
"THE argonne forest We went into the southern edge of the argonne forest on the
night of September 26. For days and nights we listened to the guns along the ..."
6. King's Complete History of the World War ...: 1914-1918. Europe's War with by William C. King (1922)
"Pershing's plan of battle was as follows: The Fifth Corps was to make a frontal
attack over the whole terrain lying between the argonne forest and the Meuse ..."
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