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THE INFANTRY SCHOOLSCHOOL-FORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONIN T R 0 DUe T ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-
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MARGINAL ABBREVIATIONS USEDUSE-
D1st1st1l stet Div.Div. "WorldWorld" War RecordsReoords : First Division , A.E.F.AEFABEA.AA.E.AE. E.E. F.F. ,Regular , 1918"1918" . By the HistoricalHistorioal Section ,Army War College.CollegeCollege.-
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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUOTIONINTRODUCTION-
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It was common knowledge , of course J, thattha.t. the enemy hadhad-
driven
Ha-
drianhad-
driven
Ha-
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driven
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and we had heard that an enemy attack in force , on thethe-
15th
the-
15th
the-
15th15th of July , had been repulsed by our forces.forcesforces.-
We
forc-es
.
We also knew that our 1stlet and 3d Battalions hadhad-
moved
sha-
dowed
had-
moved
sha-
dowed
had-
moved
sha-
dowedmoved up toward the front on the night of the 16th-17th16th17th16th17th-
of
-
of July for the purpose of relieving front-linefrontline- unitsunits-
on
unis-on(4)4( ) 1st Div.Div. , on the following night.night. (4)4(4)-
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The company commanders were informed by thethe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
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te-
arstainReport7/27/18727187/21/1821/ / , battalion commanderoommander on the morning of July 17th , thattha.tthat-
the
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the Division would attack the following morning , thatthat-
the
thatc-
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that-
the
thatc-
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that-
the
thatc-
hedthe battalion would be in Division reserve , and wouldwoul-
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Light packs were prescribed , an inspectioninspeotion waswas-
made
wa-
yside
was-
made
wa-
yside
was-
made
wa-
ysidemade to seese e thathatt , all menme n had theirhe1.7'he1.7he17the.rtherethert . ' reservereservese rverave rationsrat i one , andand-
extra
anc-
estral
and-
extra
anc-
estral
and-
extra
anc-
estralextra ammunition was issuedissued.*. The men were then toldtold-
to
Tole-
do
told-
to
Tole-
do
told-
to
Tole-
doto get as much sleep and rest as possible.possiblepossible.-
Inquiry
poss-ible
possible.-
Inquiry
poss-ible
possible.-
Inquiry
poss-ible
.
Inquiry of the battalion commanderoommander revealed thethe-
fact
th-
reat
the-
fact
th-
reat
the-
fact
th-
reatfact that he either couldoouldGould not or would not inform thethe-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
company
Et-
hiopiancompany commandersoommanders as to where our initial position waswa-
sto
wa-
ste
wa-
sto
wa-
ste
wa-
sto
wa-
steto be I, nor were any maps of the sectorseotor availableava.ilable. forfor-
issue
flo-
ristsfor-
i8sue
for-
issue
flo-
ristsissuei8sue to organizations.organizationsorganizations.-
This
organizations.-
Thil
organizati-ons
.
ThisThilThinly , then , was the situation on the eve of thethe-
entry
H-enry
the-
entry
H-enry
the-
entry
H-enryentry of the 3d2d Battalion into the Aisne-MarneAisneMarneAlsne-Ma.meAlsneMa.meMaineArneFalseMa'am- . offensiveotfens1.otfens1offensive-
which
offen-sive
. j;j-
.hiohwhich.hiohhiohShiloh. ,, asaa subsequent events proved , was the turningturning-
pointturn-
ingturning-
pointturn-
ingturning-
pointturn-
ingpoint of the World War in favor of the Allies.AlliesAllie.AllieSallieAllies.-
To
Alli-es
. .
To summarizelummarize at this point : it willw1l1 be notednoted-
that
not-ed
noted-
that
not-ed
noted-
that
not-edthat the company had been transported by trucks for aa-
considerable
c-
onsiderable
a-
oon814erabl.
a-
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a-
considerable
c-
onsiderableconsiderableoon814erabl.oon814erabl. distanced18tanoe , approximately 155165 kilometersk11ome er.er. ,
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nelnoel and was approximately at full strength ; that thethe-
morale
te-mporal
the-
morale
te-mporal
the-
morale
te-mporalmorale and esprit was high , that some opportunityopportunity-
had
opportun-ityhad been given for rest after its tiresome journey ;
and finally that little or nothing was known of thethe-
enemy
He-
nleythe-
enemy
He-
nleythe-
enemy
He-
nleyenemy situation , the same being true regardingregardingk-
nowledge
regar-ding
regardingk-
nowledge
regar-ding
regardingk-
nowledge
regar-dingknowledge of the mission of our own forces , and ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe terrain over which the company was to operate.operateoperate.M-
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MARCHM4ROH TO INITIAL POSITION OF DIVISION RESERVE NIGHTNIGHT-
OF
NIGH-
Tor
NIG-
HTOFor JULY 17-181718- , 19181918-
Promptly
1918-
Promptly
1918-
PromptlyPromptly at 7:307307 :3030: PM , CompanyOompany "G"G"GO'GOII" G"G"' moved outout-
Map
out-
match
out-
with
ou-
twit
out-
Map
out-
matchMap #*1 with the 3d2d Battalion from PalesnepaleanePalespaeanPale snesane , marching in anan-
easterly
an-
cestrally
an-
easterly
an-
cestrally
an-
easterly
an-
cestrallyeasterly direction.directiondirection.-
This
directi-on
direction.-
This
directi-on
.,
This marchmarohmacro to the initial position in divisiondivision-
r
divisio-n
division-
reservedivi-
sion-rr-reserver-ee-rve--irr-oneeerveirronereerveirroneraverrreservoir-e-rve--is---one--that--wldl--rveisonethatwldlerveisonethatwldlravewildly--rveisonethatwldl-thatwi4lfor----1s-oue1souemoue- -- --thatthat-w-H-l--f'oreverthatwHlf'oreverforeverthat-wi4l-forwi4lfor-- wwforeverforever±- ±- ---fo-reverforeverreverb-----'
- stand out011tit inin.inthein.theinter. -thethe--the-
minds
ther-
mions
the-
minds
ther-
mionsminds of the men who made it.it. Shortly after startingstarting-
astartin-
ga storm of tropical intensity broke.broke. LiitningLightning$ flashflash-flash-
ed
¬-
ed , and thunderthunder reverberated as thothou a heavy cannonadeoannonadecannonade-
was
oannonade-
was
cannona-
dewas in progress.progress. A torrential , rain poured down , soaksoak-soak-
ing
soak-
ing
soak-
ing
¬-
ingKing the clothingolothing and equipment , and increasing thethe-
burden
He-
brides
the-
burden
He-
brides
the-
burden
He-
bridesburden already carriedoarriedparried by men dazeddazed-fromdazedfrom,- from fatiguefat1gue andand-
loss
han-
dless
and-
108S
and-
loss
han-
dlessloss108S of sleep.sleep. The roads were crowded withw1th what seemedseemed-
an
seem-
edan inextricable1nextrioable massmalsmalls of men , animals , vehicles andand-
other
an-
other
and-
other
an-
other
and-
other
an-
otherother impedimenta.impedimenta1mpedimenta.1mpedimenta. Two columns trying toto'to-movetomove'- move towardtoward-
the
towa-
rdtoward-
the
towa-
rdtoward-
the
towa-
rdthe front and one to the rear.rear. AmidAm1d all this tangletangle-
and
gangl-
andand confusionoonfus1on the men pushed forward , slipping andan-
dfalling
la-
ndfall
and-
fal11ng
an-
dfalling
la-
ndfallfallingfal11ng , barely able to see8ee the man in frontf ont of them.themthem.-
How
the-
mthem.-
How
the-
mthem.-
How
the-
m.
How the writerwr1ter ever kept controloontrol of the companyoompany thisthis-
night
thin-
ningthis-
night
thin-
ningthis-
night
thin-
ningnight is18 beyond hishlshalls comprehensionoomprehension , for one minute thethe-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
oompany
the-
osophy
the-
company
Et-
hiopian .companyoompany was in columnoolumn of twostwo..thetwothetwos-thetwosthe-toothed. the next in1n a columnoolumn ofof-
files
of-
fices
of-
f1les
of-
files
of-
ficesfilesf1les , or vicev1ce versa.versa. The only answeranlwerangler seems.eem.eemdeem. . to bebe-
discipline
en-
doscopies
be-
discipline
en-
doscopiesdiscipline1n.1n. ,and4 the desiredellr.dellrdell. ofo theth8.th8 menn to reachmaobreaohmob the frontfront.front-
F
fron-
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.Finally
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French guides appeared out of the morning mist toto-
guide
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During
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During
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During this weary march the thought uppermostuppermost-
in
uppermo-
stin the minds ofo f many was : "WhatWhat" time is zero hourhour-
and
gourm-
and
hour-
and
gourm-
and
hour-
and
gourm-
andand will we be in position in time ? " At preciselyprecisely-
4j354j354:35435: AM , July 18th , as the battalion wasWB.BWBBWEBB. marching a-aa-
long
a-
long
a-
long
-long the edge of the ravine west of Coeuvres-et-CoeuvresetOeuvresCoeuvreset-
Valsery
Coeuvreset-
Valeery
CoeuvreOeuvre s-et-setset-Map
se-ta
- -Map #22-
Map
ValseryValeeryFalserAllergyVal se ry , the ground seemed tot o open at one'sones' feet ,,
and the barrage had started from the guns massed inin-
the
in-
terin-
the
in-
terin-
the
in-
terthe valley below.below. The effect was electrifyingeleotrifying ,
fatigue disappeared as if by magic , and the menme-
nstarted
me-
ntored
me-
nstarted
me-
ntored
me-
nstarted
me-
ntoredstarted singing and cheering.cheering. The discomfortsdisoomforts of thethe-
long
hel-
loing
the-
JQllg
th-
elongtireh-
elloinglongJQllglongtirelongtime, , _ tiresome_ _ _ _omeNome_ marchtrtatartan h were forgotten and the men werewere-
eagerher-
eafter
were-
eagerher-
eafter
were-
eagerher-
eaftereager and anxiousanxiou8 to carrycarryon.carryoncarryon.A-
OTIONS
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tionson.onon.-
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on-
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co-
nations
.
AOTION8AOTIONSABORTIONS - FIRST DAY - JULY 1818-
By
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Map
By 4:45445: AM the battalion reachedreaohed its initialinitial-position
interp-
ositioninitial-
position
interp-
ositioninitial-
position
interp-
ositionposition in a large cave on the slopes of the ravineravine-
west
train-ees
ravine-
west
train-ees
ravine-
west
train-eesMap #*22-
Map
2-
Map
west of Coeuvres-et-ValseryCoeuvresetValseryOoeuvree-et-valseryOoeuvreeOeuvresFalserOeuvreOoeuvreOeuvre a-et-ValaetVal- - se ry , and in a few minutes thethe-
entireth-
eatrethe-
entireth-
eatrethe-
entireth-
eatreentire battalion had been placed therein.thereintherein.-
Howeverthe-
reintherein.-
Howeverthe-
reintherein.-
Howeverthe-
rein.
However , the last man had hardly taken off hishis-
equipment
ho-
sepipehis-
equipment
ho-
sepipehis-
equipment
ho-
sepipeequipment when the battalion received orders to followfollow-
the
follo-w
follow-
the
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follow-
map
follo-
wMap #*22-
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the support battalions and take stationItatlonTalon Just east ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe linel1ne of departuredeparture.*. From there the battalion was toto-
move
co-
mmove
to-
move
co-
mmove
to-
Map
st-
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reservesregim-
entalregimental-
reserve.
regim-ental
regimental-
reservesregim-
entalreservesreserve.reserve. from the second objectiveobjeotive , which was a line exex-
tending
ex-exex-
tending
ex-
tending
¬-
tending from OravanoonMoravian Farm to the eastern edge of thethe-
Missy
th-
eists
the-
Missy
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formation
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comman-
ders
oommandere-.Hilt.
comman-der
commanders.-
They
comman-
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They simplylimply knew they were to follow in1n the wake ofot thethe-
advance
he-
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the ravine west of Coeuvres-et-ValseryCoeuvresetValseryOeuvresFalserCoeuvres-et-ValCoeuvresetValOeuvres- - serysherry into the valley ,
in which the town is situated , Company "G"G" 0"0" took up anan-
approach
ina-
pproachable
an-
approaoh
ina-
pproachable
an-
approach
ina-
pproachableapproachapproaoh march formation with the first and secondsecond-
platoons
recom-
pilations
second-
platoons
recom-
pilations
second-
platoons
recom-
pilationsplatoons leading , and the third and fourth followingfollowing-
atfollowin-
gat a distance of approximately seventy-fiveseventyfive- to oneone-
hundred
bon-
eheaded
one-
hundred
bon-
eheaded
one-
hundred
bon-
eheadedhundred yards ; all four platoons in platoon columncolumn-
with
colum-
nist
column-
with
colum-
nist
column-
with
colum-
nistwith an interval of about fifty to sixty paces betweenbetweent-
hem.
betw-een
betweent-
hem.
betw-een
betweent-
hem.
betw-eenthem.them. This formation was due to the factfa.ct. that enemyenem-
yartillery
enem-
yartillery
enem-
yartilleryartillery of heavy caliber waswa.s. still firing in thethe-
valley
the-
rmally
the-
valle
he-
aledthe-
valley
the-
rmallyvalleyvallevale , with a certainoertainpertain degree of regularity.regularity. The otherother-
companies
other-
companies
other-
companiescompanies in the battalionbs.ttallonbsttallonstallion. hadha.d. adootedadopted the same formaforma-forma-
tion.
form-
ation
forma-
tion.
form-
ation
forma-
tion.
form-
ation
¬-
tion.tionion. The battalion advanced in a similar mannermannerO-
omp&ny.
manner-
Oompny
ma-nner
,
- - - - - - - - - -- --- - -- ---- - --Oomp&n-y.--Oomp&nOompny.Oomph- -Oomp&ny.1lJ'beingmtheOompny1lJbeingmtheompaay-ompaaycompanyompaayJLGMv & -3 -.- - -JLGMLMJLGMbeingLegmen-1lJ'--be-in-gmth-e-1lJ'1lJbeingmthe1lJ'beingmtheleft1lJbeingmtheleftgmt{} !'- -beingbeingbe- - -g theth-$- leftleft-left1"8&PGompanyleft18PGompanyIe ft-ftftrearfreer- -1"8&P---Gompany1"8&P18PGompanyrearoompanyCompanytearoom- rearrear-" & -- -- -oompany.oompany--oompanycompanyoompany-
.After
comp-any
oompan-
yAfter
comp-any
i.i-
After
A-
fterAfter an arduous ascentasoent of the precipitousprecipitous-
Map
precipito-us
precipitous-
slopes
precipito-uslyMapMapIr2#:/Ir2Ir2/ 2 slopeselopes east of Coeuvres-et-valseryCoeuvresetvalseryOeuvresfalser- - , the battalionbattalion-
haltedbatta-
lionbattalion-
haltedbatta-
lionbattalion-
haltedbatta-
lionhalted for a short rest on the broad plateau about
2500 yards southeast thereof.thereof. During this halt aa-
battery
a-
batea-
battery
a-
batea-
battery
a-
batebattery of 75-mm75mm75.Jmm75Jmm75-.=mm guns came galloping up into positionposition-
and
positio-ned
poslpos tioniontion-
and
tinn-
edand opened fire on the apparently rapidly retreatingretreatinge-
nemy.
retreat-ingenemy.enemy. Needless to say the battalion resumed the adad-
vance
ad-adad-
vance
ad-
vance
¬-
vance very shortly.shortlyshortly.-
The
short-ly
.
The marchmarohmacro continued , with the same formation asas-
noted
sn-
orted
as-
noted
sn-
orted
& 88-
notednoted above s, until 10:301030: AM.AM. At this time the batbat-bat-
talion
bat-
talion
bat-
talion
¬-
taliontalon was approachingapproaohing the western edge of Dommiers.DommiersDomineersDommiers-
.Here
Domin-eers
Dommiers-
.Here
Domin-eers
Dommiers-
.Here
Domin-eers
.
Here the battalion went into bivouac Just west ofof-
Dommiers
so-
domites
of-
Dommiere
so-
domite
of-
Dommiers
so-
domitesDommiersDommiereDomineersDomineer , south of the Coeuvres-et-ValseryCoeuvresetValseryOeuvresFalserCoeuvres-et-Valsery--DommiersCoeuvresetValseryDommiersOeuvresFalserDomineersCoeuvresetValseryDommiers-
road
CoeuvresetValseryDommier-
slet
- - --DommiersDomineers
(8)8( ) letl8t Div.Vol.DivVolDivotDiv.Div. Vol.VolViolVo-l.XIIOpera
. road and north of the LorientLorient-OrientLorlent--DommiersLorlentDommiersLorientDommiersLorenDomineersOriented--DommiersDomineers road.roadroad-.XIIOpera
. (8)8(8)-XIIOpera
8X-
IIOpera(8)-
Areas
8-Areas
(8)-
Areas
8-Areas
( )
XIIOperaXIIOpera-XIIOpera-tionsXIIOpera-tion.XIIOp-eratItiner-ant
, ¬-tionstion.tionionsiont ion s. Re-ReR-eport
R-eport
- Areas were soonloon assigned the companies , andan-dport,727
an-dport727
an-
dIhortl
an-
chorand-
shortly
sa-
ndshoeport,7/27/port,7port727port,727-18parport727-18parport ,7/27/,77277/27/,727-lSpar.
727-lSpar
, 727-18par.
727-18par
/ /18parlSpar.lSpar18par.Spar, ,. 22-
b2-
bMapshortlyIhortlChortle, afteratterLatter the halt everyone waswa.wa. asleepalleep exceptexoept thethe-
bMap h-emp the-
guard.
tea-
garden
the-
guard.
tea-
garden( bMapMapb ) jMapMap; #'2
guard.guard. During: the approachapproaoh to the bivouac area evl-evlevi-evievilLevievl-
dene
evi-
dence
evi-
(8)
ev-
i8
evi-
denaa.oy
evi-
dentiary
-. . . denedense4.no.-.o-f4no.of4.no.4no.ofdenaa-.o-ydenaayduenna. *. - . .of- .a.a._ hastyhaety..l'st.Hat.-.by.-tb.haety..l'st.Hat.haetylstHat.by.tb.amethysthasty.-rathasty.rathasty... .retreat-byretreatby-' .re at..byatbyAbby.-_ . . . ..-tfcet-betbefacetfceaae&ytfceaaeytbeoneabenne- .. -oneaoneaOnega-.--aae&yaae&yaaey.ANY-.ANYawayANY..ANY.A..O&!y.-.wasy..waswas.
- . .. .wassejkwrasse.... _ ..ee.*..A..OAO. . .onaa-aaaaall,- .all.ellell. all-
sidesal-
liesall-
sidesal-
liessides.14.14.14. .. in the shape.hap.hap. . bf abandoned equipment and materielmateriel-
o
materiel.-
r
materie-
l.. .
.. .
. ..
.. .
,. . . . .
, . .
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of all description , and the largelarlair number of dead andand-
wounded.
ann-
ounced
and-
wounded.
ann-
ounced
and-
wounded
ann-
ouncedwounded.woundedwounded.-
Map
wound-
ed
.,
About 6iOO6:00600: PM French CavalryOavalry was seen approach-approachapproach-
Map
approach-
ing
approa-
ch-
Map #*2 ingKing from the west along the Coeuvres-et-ValseryCoeuvresetValseryOeuvresFalser- - road.roadroad-
.It
roa-
d.,
It continued to pass the bivouac area for about two hours.hourshours-
.It
hou-rs
..
It presented an enthralling and never to be forgottenforgotten-
sightforgot-
tenforgotten-
sightforgot-
tenforgotten-
sightforgot-
tensight to those who saweawaw it , especially after dark whenwhen-
men
hem-
pen
when-
men
hem-
pen
when-
men
hem-
penmen and animals were silhouetted against the brightbright-
moon
Brig-
hton
bright-
moon.
Brig-
hton
bright-
moon.
Brig-
htonmoonmoon.*. FromF om whence this cavalry came , or where it went ,
no one ever knew , for we never saw it again.again. At thethe-
same
thre-
esome
the-
same
thre-
esome
the-
same
thre-
esomesame time that the cavalry was passing a large numbernumber-
of
numb-
erof tanks could be seen moving toward the front justjust-
northJu-
stinjust-
northJu-
stinjust-
northJu-
stinnorth of the cavalry column.columnoolumn.oolumncolumn.-
The
colu-mn
oolumn.-
The
colu-mn
column.-
The
colu-mn
.
The battalion remained in bivouac the rest ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe night , without gaining any further information ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe enemy.enemy.. Though there were unconfirmed rumors toto-
Jflli
topf-
light
to-
the
t-ote
to-
the
t-otethe effect that our brigade (1st1st( Brigade ) had gaiflfdgaffedgaiflf-
dall
guildh-
allgaigaingaitgait-
all
gavi-
al
JflliFlipJfll-ithe
Fli-tch dd-
all
U-
dallall objectives at the expense of heavy casualties.casualties. NoN-
ofood
No-
nfood
N-
ofood
No-
nfood
N-
ofood
No-
nfoodfood or water reachedreaohed the men during the night and theythey-
had
th-ey
they-
had
th-ey
they-
had
th-eyhad to be cautionedoautioned constantlyoonstantly about drinking waterwater-
from
water-
front(9)9(8)8( ) Hist.pHistpHeist. 130120 from wells , streams , etc.etc., (9)9(9)-
ACTIONS
9A-
CTIONS
(9)-
AOTIONS
9A-
OTIONS
(9)-
ACTIONS
9A-
CTIONS
( )
ACTIONSAOTIONSABORTIONS - SECOND DAY - JULY 1919-
About
19-
About
19-
AboutAbout 6:30630: AM the next morning the battalionbattalionc-
ommanderbatt-
alionbattaliono-
ommanderbatt-
alionbattalionc-
ommanderbatt-
alioncommanderoommander calledoalledcoaled the companyoompany commanders together andand-
informed
ant-
inomies
and-
informed
ant-
inomies
and-
informed
ant-
inomiesinformed them that the battalion would move out inin-
thirty
e-
ntirety
in-
thirty
e-
ntirety
in-
thirty
e-
ntiretythirty minutes "inin" that direction"direction" ( pointing eastea8t ) .
(10)10( ) let1st1 et Div.DivDi-v.MI
D-VM
. (10)10( ) Promptly at the appointed hour the battalionbattalion-Vol.XII
batta-lionbattalion-
Vol.XIIbatta-lionbattalionm-
ovedbattal-
ionVol.XIIVolXIIVolitionMI. MIMI-Operations
Mo-derations
,OperationsOperations-ReportOperat-ions
moved out in the approachapproaoh marchmarohmacro formation used duringduring-Report dur-ing during-Report dur-ing during-
theduri-
ngReport ,7/27/1872718/ / the 18th.18th. As we moved forward to our new positionposition-
furtherposi-
tionposition-
furtherposi-
tion.. furtherurther .
evidence.eyidenoeyidenoeyrie of the hastyhaltyhalt retreat of the enemy
. . . . . - . . -_ . . . . . . -_ . . . . . . . . . .note.d.dn..the.CnoteddntheCantedate.na.'JnaJnJ.jnofcftd.
' ; " . . ..do.do._ u.jhe.ujheuh., . .Aha.Aha. ; ..,. day before wasWY.WY. seen.Ieon.Ieon.se0.lse0.lse0lEon.
. ._ in.in.1Q.1Q.1Q. ._ .t.t.t.ketketake..tfce.formtfceform.t.keform.. . t't' --form.form.form._- _-tQrtarform.otforemost:.
.,ofotof-
abandoned
., ._ . ._ . . .. . ' _ _ _ . . __ . _ _ _ _ . . . . . ._ . . .
abandoned field gun'sguns' , transporttr&nsporttrnsporttransports& ,, heavy machine guns , etc.etcetc.-
of
ec-
o
.
, ' .rr. , . " " . ' . ' . . " , . ", . . . ' " . ' . . . . " , ... . . " .. . , . ... . . . , . .. . .
. . . - , . . ..... ..G-.G..G'I.- . . . . ; '. _ . .
. . : . . . . ... ( . . . . . " . . . . . , - ' ; ' . . . . .. ._. .. .. . . . . .
. . . _ _.. . . . . . _ " 'I.I' -. .
. , . . , . . - - - - . -- - - . - . .-. - ------- - - - - ---- --- -- ---- ----
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Map #* 22-
MaP
About 8:308308Z0: AM we came in sight of the Paris-ParisParis-
Soiesons
Pri-ssiest
Paris-
Soissons
Ars-onists
Paris-
8oiseons
-
SoiesonsSoissons8oiseonsOrisons highway , which was easily identified by itsits-
borders
dis-
ordersits-
borders
dis-
ordersits-
borders
dis-
ordersborders of tall trees.trees. The shelling along the roadroad-
was
road-
ways
road-
was
road-
ways
road-
was
road-
wayswas so heavy thatthathant most of us thoughtthou 'htht' that our frontfront-
line
front-
line
front-
lineline must be establishedesta.blished. there.there. However , after aa-
short
s-
hort
a-
short
s-
hort
a-
short
s-
hortshort halt , the march was resumed , with the battalionbattalio-nstill
battali-ons
battalio-nstill
battali-ons
battalio-nstill
battali-onsstill in column of platoons.platoons. The battalion had hardlyhardly-
Map
hard-ly
hardly-
olea.redhar-
dlyhardly-
map
hard-lyMap #* 2 clearedolea.redolearedbleared. the road Just north of CravanconCravanoonCraven FmeP'mePmeFameMe' when itit-
was
vi-
tas
it-
was
vi-
tas
it-
was
vi-
taswas greeted with a perfect hail of machine-gunmachinegunIDSchine-gunIDSchinePiscine, - bullets.bulletsbullets.-
Fortunately
bullets.-
Fortunately
bullets.-
Fortunately
.
Fortunately the ground had a growth of grass 18-2418241824-
inches
1824-
inches
1824-
inches
-
inches high in which the men immediately took cover ,
still in columncolwcowln of platoons.platoonsplatoons.-
The
platoo-ns
.
The sound of rifle and machine-gunmachinegun- firefir_ couldOOJJldcould-
now
cou-
ldOOJJld-
now
could-
now
cou-
ldnow be heard from our left front and even some voices ,
whichwhioh indicatedindioated to us that we must be pretty closeolosefoliose toto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
tethe front line.line. Here the battalionbatta.lion. stayed , pinned toto-
the
t-ote
to-
the
t-ote
to-
the
t-otethe ground by machinemaohine gun fire which just clearedolearedbleared thethe-
top
Th-
eothe-
top
Th-
eothe-
top
Th-
eotop of the grass , until about 1:00100: PM.PM. At thisthi8 timetime-
orders
im-merses
time-
orders
im-merses
time-
orders
im-mersesorders were receivedreoeived to move to the rear.rear. By this timetime-
the
trime-
ster
time-
the
trime-
ster
time-
the
trime-
sterthe intensity of the machine-gunmachinegun- fire had materiallymaterially-
decreased
mater-ially
materially-
deoreased
mater-ially
materially-
decreased
mater-iallydecreaseddeoreased , in facttaottarot almost stopped.stopped. The orders to movemov-
eto
mo-
ve
mov-
eto
mo-
ve
mov-
eto
mo-
veto the rear were receivedreoeived from the battalion commanderoommandercommande-
rin
oommande-
rin
commandeeri-
ngin person who had calledoalledcoaled the company commandersoommanders toto-
gether.
to-
gether
to-toto-
gether.
to-
gether
to-
gether
¬-
gether.getherether.,, Why the battalion was moved so closeolosefoliose to thethe-L
Ethe-
lthe-
L"the-
LEth-
eltheL-
iNEhem-
lineL//LL"/L"LiNEL-
frontF-
rontL-"front
L-front
F-rontLi-NEfrontsIn-terns/"*/ .
frontfrontsweewa8was never known.known. The only explanation in thethe-
writer's
the-
writersth-
wartersthe-
writer'lth-
ewriterl
th-
warterthe-
writer's
the-
writersth-
warterswriter'swriterswriter'lwriterlwriter' opinion is1s faulty staff work on the part ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe divisiondivilion , or lack of information1nformation of the situationsituation-
by
situatio-nby the staff.staffetaft.etafttaftstaff.-
In
etaft.-
In
staffi-
ngTa-ft
.
4 In a fewtewstew minutes.iDute.iDuteinducted. . the battalion started.tarte4tarte4. to thetbltbthe-
Map
he-
aptbl-
rear
bl-
earthe-
map
he-
apI4I
4r'4r' -, "
r'r -
Mapii p'-p'pp'-
i
p-
i
' -:#* 2
'" rearread , recreatingrec-.roaa-1ng.recroaa1ng.rec.roaa1ng.1ngreCrotaing.reCrotaingrecdRomarerouting:-
. -. the Paris-SolseoneParisSolseoneP&r1s.lo1..0DS.Pr1slo10DS.Pr1slo10DSParis-Sotssons.Sotssons.OlsenStetsons& -,.. ..
.._ highway111gb way withoutwithout-
any
witho-
utwithout-
any
witho-
ut1 h utut-
an1i
anyan1 casualties.casualtiesoalUalt1e8.oalUalt1e8. In facttaottarot noDO casualtiesoaau&1tieeoaau1tieecasueltcasualty& iesdies were sufferedlufferedbuffered_ ." .- . . . . . . _. . . . .
01
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by Company "G"GN".I.I..-I.to
.
GG1" during the time the battalion was pinnedpinned-
to
pinned-
.I.
pinne-
dto the ground.ground. After the battalion , marchingme.rohingmerohingmorphing. west , hadhad-
cleared
ha-
ndlebar
had-
cleared
ha-
ndlebar
had-
cleared
ha-
ndlebarcleared the CravanconCraven Fine-MissyFineMissyFme-MissyFmeFame- Aux Bois roadroa.d. the batbat-bat-
talion
bat-
talion
bat-
talion
¬-
taliontalon commander ordered a change of direction to thethe-
north.
te-
northe-
north.
te-
northe-
north.
te-
nornorth.north. Here it was forcibly brought to my attentionattention-
thatattenti-
onthat troops once deployed are hardha.rd. to control.control. TheThe-
company
Et-
hiopian
The-
company
Et-
hiopian
The-
company
Et-
hiopiancompany was marching with two platoons in front and twotwo-
in
tw-
in
two-
in
tw-
in
two-
in
tw-
inin rear , in platoon columns with about seventy-fiveseventyfiveseventyfive-paces
seven-ty-
paces interval , and the same distancedistanoe , between platoonaplatoon&platoonplatoons.platoonsplatoon&-
The
platoon-The
platoons.-
The
plato-on
platoo-ns
&.
1
The company commandercomma.nder. with company headquarters waswas-
marohing
was-
marohing[ marchingmarohing, approximately in the center of the above de-dede-i
del-
i
de-
scribed
de-
scribed
de-
scribed
-i
scribed formationformat ion at the time the battalionbat alionlion commander'scommanderscommander'commandercommander'-
ssignal
commander-
ssignal
comman-
derscommander'-
ssignal
commander-
ssignal
comman-
ders' aa-
signal
s-
ignalsignal to change directiondirect ion wasW8.8W88. seen.seen. The companycompany-
commander's
compan-
ycommanders
comp-
anionatecompany-
oommander's
compan-
yoommanders
company-
commander's
compan-
ycommanders
comp-
anionatecommander'scommandersoommander'soommanders' whistle signal was not heard by the comcom-com-
manders
com-
manders
com-
manders
¬-
mandersmaunders of the leading platoons , nor by any members ofof-
these
ot-
hers
of-
Map
Ho-
ffman
of-
these
ot-
hersthese platoons.platoons. It was only by sending runners to thediethe-
commanders
die-
commanders
dis-
commodes
ee-
commanders
c-
ommanderscommanders of the leading platoons and ordering them toto-
haltt-
hatto-
haltt-
hatto-
haltt-
hathalt that it was possible to indicate to themhem that per-perper-
nape
par-
apet
per-
haps
per-
haps
-
,
napehaps their attention should be directed to the rear atat-
times
c-
atties
at-
times
c-
atties
at-
times
c-
attiestimes in order to receivereoeive any signals that might bebe-
intended
b-
efittedbe-
intended
b-
efittedbe-
intended
b-
efittedintended for them.themthem.-
The
ten-
ththem.-
The
ten-
ththem.-
The
ten-
th.
The battalion was finally halted inln the areaarea-
jU8t
area-
Map
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mp\ Map #*2a JustjU8t south of MissyMlssy Aux Bois , between the CravanconCravanoonCraven Fme-FmeFine-FineFameFm-
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eness
-MissyMilsyMils Aux BoisBoieBoise road and the La GlauxLax Fme-MissyFmeMissyFine-MissyFineFame- Bois road ,
i about 2:30230:; PM.PM. Up to thisthls timet1me the companyoompany commandersoommanderscommanders-
had
oommanders-
had
command-
erscommand-
eershad not seenleenlen a map of the terrainterre.interrein. over which we werewere-
operating.
w-eeper
were-
operating.
w-eeper
were-
operating.
w-eeperoperating.operating. We knew that we were in the vicinityvic1nity of thethe-
Map
he-
apthe-
Par1sSol.sonl
the-
Par1sSolsonl
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Map
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apMap #*2 Paris-SoissonsParisSoissonsPar1s-Sol.sonlPar1sSol.sonlPar1sSol.sonlParis-BoissonsBoissonsOrisonsOlsonBosons- . road and that the enemy was somewheresomewher-
eeaat
somewh-
eresomewher-
eeast
somewh-
ere| easteaateat of us.us. NeitherBe1ther did we know in whosewhoslwhole zone ofotof-i
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artilleryart illeryMiller galloped up and went into action aa.. short(11)11( ) Hist.pHistpHeist. 124 distance north of our position.position. (11)11( ) This caused thethe-
enemy
He-
nleythe-
enemy
He-
nleythe-
enemy
He-
nleyenemy to send up a balloon to the north.north. It was notno-
tuntil
noc-
turnal
no-
tuntil
noc-
turnal
no-
tuntil
noc-
turnaluntil just before dark , however , that any enemyenem-
yshells
ene-my
enem-
yshells
ene-my
enem-
yshells
ene-myshells fell in our area , and there were very few ofof-
those.
ho-
thouse
of-
those.
ho-
thouse
of-
those.
ho-
thousethose.those. So our fears of being subjected to a heavyheavy-
enemy
hea-ven
heaRheaheavy-
enemy
hea-ven
yy-
enemy
e-
nemyenemy counterbatterycounteracted bombardmentbomba.rdment. cameoamefoamed to naught , muchmuc-
hto
mu-
ch
muc-
hto
mu-
ch
muc-
hto
mu-
chto our relief.reliefrelief.-
The
reli-efrelief.-
The
reli-efrelief.-
The
reli-ef
.
The battalion remainedrema.ined. in this area untiluntil-
about
un-til
until-
about
un-til
until-
about
un-tilabout 9:309309 : 30 PM when it was againa.gs.inagsin. . orderedordehorde red to move to thethe-
rear.
the-
reat
the-
rear.
the-
reat
the-
rear.
the-
reatrear.rear. There being little or no shelling at this timetime-
Map
ti-me
time-
Map
ti-me
time-
Map
ti-meMap #*2 the battalion moved out in route column , arriving atat-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
thethe crossroadscrossroaQs at TilleulilleulTileileumT de la GlauxLax approximately atat-
midnight.
d-
amming(12)12( ) 1stlet Div.DivDiv.-
Vol.. midnight.midnight. (12)12( ) ( NOTE : The time of arrival at thethe-
Vol.XVIthe-
orossroads
th-
eoriststhe-
MOM'Sthe-
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WD 7/19/1871918719118/{ / crossroadsorossroads at TilleulTile de la GlauxLax differs from thatthats-
hown
thra-
shing
thats-
hown
thra-
shingshown in the reference.referencereferenoe.referenoe. It could not be otherwise ,
sincelineeline the battalion was not placed at the disposal ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe CommandingOommanding General 2dad Brigade until July 20 , asas-
indicated
as-
similated
as-
indicated
as-
similated
as-
indicated
as-
similatedindicated by all other accountsacoounts of this engagement.engagement . )
Shortly after arriving at this new positionposition-
the
positi-onthe men were ordered to dig fox holes , sincesinoesine the enemyenemy-
had
ene-my
enemy-
had
ene-my
enemy-
had
ene-myhad a large number of planes in the air that night ,
and it was feared that our positionposiposit tionion at the crossroadsrOlsroadscrossroads-
would
crossro-ads
ccrossroads-
would
crossro-ads
rOlsroads-
would
crossro-
adswould be subjectedsubjeoted to aerial bombardment if any areaarea-
was.
areaw-
ays
area-
was.
areaw-
ays
area-
was.
areaw-
ayswas.was.
ACTIONS - THIRD DAY - JULY 2020-
Shortly
20-
ShortlyShortly after 2:00200: AM our suspicionssuspioions regardingregarding-
an
regardi-ngan aerialaer1al bombardment materialmaterialiled.materialiledmaterialised.materialisedmaterializediced.iced. . At this time twotwo-
enemy
to-
nnetwo-
enemy
to-
nnetwo-
enemy
to-
nneenemy planesplan.plan.. were heard overhead.overheado"eoe" rhead.rheadhead. The men werewe re imim-
mediately
im-imim-
e'liate
im-
eliate
im-
mediate
im-
and
vi-
and
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. ,- - " ' - '- - - - " mediatelymed-iahelymediahelymediateinanelye'l-iatee'leliateirate'( :
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when one plane dropped a flare which seemed to lightlight-
up
lig-htup the landscape as if it was broad daylight.daylight. In aa-
few
f-
ew
a-
few
f-
ew
a-
few
f-
ewfew seconds we could hear the peculiar sound of thethe-
approaching
the-
approaching
the-
approachingapproaching bombs.bombs. AS a result of this attack thethe-
battalionte-
arstainthe-
battalionte-
arstainthe-
battalionte-
arstainbattalion lost its trenchtrenoh mortar and 17 men , threethreeb-
ombs
threes-
omes
threeb-
ombs
threes-
omes
threeb-
ombs
threes-
omesbombs making almost directdireot hits on the area occupiedoccupied-
by
occupi-edby this unit.unit. No further incident happened to marmar-
the
Ma-
rtha
mar-
the
Ma-
rtha
mar-
the
Ma-
rthathe night'snights' rest ,, and the men got what sleep theythey-
could.
they-
could.
they-
could.could.could.
Shortly after daylight a lone Austrian 77-mm77mm77mm-
gun
77mm-
gun
77mm-
gun
-gun started firing on our position with great reguregu-Gregregu-
larity.
reg-
ularity
regu-
larity.
reg-
ularity
regu-
larity.
reg-
ularity
¬-
larity.larityclarity. Practically every time a shell landed a manman-
was
Na-
nas
man-
was
Na-
nas
man-
was
Na-
naswas wounded or killed.killed. Fortunately , for the wounded ,
LP 4t# 2 the road north from La GlauxGlauzLaxGauze FmeheFineFame appeared to be partpart-
of
pa-rt
part-
of
pa-rt
part-
of
pa-rtof the route travelledtraveled by the division ambulances , forfor-
those
fo-
urths
for-
those
fo-
urths
for-
those
fo-
urthsthose whose wounds were so severe that they could notnot-
walk
Nor-
walk
not-
walk
Nor-
walk
not-
walk
Nor-
walkwalk were pickedpiokedpoked up here by the ambulances.ambulances ., It waswas-
indeed
ass-
ignee
was-
indeed
ass-
ignee
was-
indeed
ass-
igneeindeed a nerve racking morning , for everyeveryoneone couldcould-
not
could-
n'tcould-
not
could-
n'tcould-
not
could-
n'tnot help but wonder if the next shell would land, in hishis-
fox
h-is
his-
fox
h-is
his-
fox
h-isfox hole.hole.
During our stay in this position the companiesoompaniescompanies-
were
oompanies-
were
compa-
nieswere disposed northwest , northeast , southeast andand-
southwest
ha-
ndoutand-
southwest
ha-
ndoutand-
southwest
ha-
ndoutsouthwest of the crossroadsorossroads ; CompanyOompany "G"G" " occupyingoocupying thethe-
southeast
he-
notheistic
the-
southeast
he-
notheistic
the-
southeast
he-
notheisticsoutheast area.area. It was not thought by the writer atat-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
thethe time , nor have the intervening years changedohangedhanged hishi.hihis-
views
ch-
ivies
hi.-
views
ch-
ivies
his-
views
ch-
ivies
.views , that this was the best disposition possible.possiblepossible.-
However
poss-ible
possible.-
However
poss-ible
possible.-
However
poss-ible
.
However , those were the orders and they were obeyedobeyed-
without
obe-yed
obeyed-
witbout
obe-yed
obeyed-
without
obe-yedwithoutwitbout question.questionque.tion.quetion. . During the period from daylightdayligh-
tuntil
dayli-ght
dayligh-
tuntil
dayli-ght
dayligh-
tuntil
dayli-ghtuntil about 1:30130: PM several trlpatrIp.trIptripsctrl. were made tot o thethe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainbattalion commandco.-andco.andooihoi.-and postPOltPot , whichwhioh wasW&IWI& located rightriot at thethe-
crossroads
th-
ermosesthe-
crossroads
th-
ermoses" crossroadsros8oa41o % , by the company commandercommanderin.commandeeringin-in.in..- . search.8e&roh.8eroh8eroh. & of01 .1n-.1n1n-1n1n-
formation
. InIn-
formation
.1-
nformation
1-
nformation
¬-
formation about the situation.situation11tuat1on.11tuat1on. The other companyoompanycompanyW-
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commanders did likewise , but nothing could be learned.learnedlearned.-
We
learne-
d.,
We were especially interestedintereeted in learning the meaningmeaning-
ofmeani-
ngof the heavy artillery fire which had startedsta.rted. at 12:00120012:00-
noon.
1200-
noon
1212:00-
noon.
1200-
noon
:0000:00-
noon.
00-
noon
:
noon.noon.
At 1:45145: PM all companycompacoma commanders were summonedsummone-
dto
summon-
edto the battalion command postpoet and informed that the 2d2d-
Brigade
2d-
Brigade
2d-
MapMap # 22-
Map
Brigade wasW8B, to attack Berzy-le-SecBerzyleSecBeery- - at 2:002002 :0000: PMPly , andBXldBled thatthat-
our
sta-
torthat-
our
sta-
torthat-
our
sta-
torour battalion had been placed under the orders of the(13)13( ) HistHiet.HietHeistHit,. pp CommandingOommanding General 2d Brigade.Brigade. (13)13( )
128 and 410 j;j-
1st1stlet Div.VolDivVolDivotDiv.Div. VolViol The battalion wasWa.s. formed and deployed in the ap-apap-
XIIw-
apitiap-
XIIw-
apitiap-
XIIw-
apiti-
XII OperaOpera-Oper-ations
Oper-ations
Oper-ations
¬-tionsions Re-ReRepreachReproa.chReproach- preachproa.chproachroach. march formationforme.tionformetion. used on July 18th , Company "G"G"G-"port
G-port
P-ort
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G-port
P-ort
"G-"port
G-port
P-ort
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port 7/28T/728T728T-18.
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7/21/7217211-8.
/ /18.18. ' being the left front company , first and second platoonsplatoons-par.
platoo-nspar.par. 2e2 ( e )
leading.leading. At 2:00200: PM the battalion moved out acrossacross-
Map
acro-
ss
across-
Map
acro-
ss
across-
country
cros-
scutcountry , guiding its left on the TilleulTile de la1a Glaux-GlauxLaxGlaux"-Bois
Glaux-Bois
Gluc-ose
Glaux7f-JDS
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Missy Aux.PloissyAuxPloissySaxophonistsAux1PlOissyAuxIPloissyAudiologists. road.road. As the battalion started toto-
cross
to-
rsosto-
cross
to-
rsosto-
cross
to-
rsoscross the high ground about 1400 yards southeast ofof-
Missy
o-
mits
of-
Missy
o-
mits
of-
Missy
o-
mitsMissy Aux Bois a veritable hail of shells greeted it.itit.-
One
in-
tone
it.-
One
in-
tone
it.-
One
in-
tone
.
One shell landed in the centeroenterenter of the left leadingleading-
platoonlead-
ingleading-
platoonlead-
ingleading-
platoonlead-
ingplatoon , killing or wounding about 25 men and dazingdazing-
the
dazi-ngthe remainder for a few minutes.minutes. The battalion conoon-ooncon-oncon-
tinued
oon-
tinued
con-
tinued
con-
tinued
¬-
tinuedtined to advanceadvanoe with but few more casualtiesoasualties , finallyfinally-
arrivingfin-
allyfinally-
arrivingfin-
allyfinally-
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arriving on thethe'', high ground southeastsouthea.st. of PloissyPloiesyPosyPlies shortshort-short-
ly
short-
ly
short-
ly
¬-
ly before duskduekdue , where it spent the night.nightnight.-
From
nig-
htnight.-
From
nig-
ht.,
From this position PloissyPloiesPosyPlies, could be seen to thethe-
north
te-
northe-
north
te-
northe-
Map
he-
apMap #*2 north , and Berzy-le-SecBerzyleSecBerzy-le-SeoSeoBeerySego- - to the northeast.northeast. Rumors bebe-
gan
be-bebe-
gan
be-
gan
¬-ganEgan to fly thick and fast , the two most persistentpersistent-
being
persist-ent
persistent-
being
persist-ent
persistent-
being
persist-entbeing that we were to be relieved that night , and thethe-
other
te-
therthe-
other
te-
therthe-
other
te-
therother that we were to attack Berzy-le-Sec.BerzyleSec.Berly-le-sec.BerlyBeerySecBeryl- - . In thethe-
meantime
he-
matitethe-
meantime
he-
matitethe-
meantime
he-
matitemeantime the menme , without beingbeinbegin told , began to dig foxfox-
holes
fox-
holes
fox-
holesholes fortortore themselvesthemlelv.themlelvtheme. . in1n the areasarealreal assigneda..1gneda.1gneda1gned. . to them.themthem.-
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between the sectionseotion columns.columns. It was felt that thjsthmthisthemthjs-
formation
thm-
formation
the-
orization
this-
formation
trif-
urcationformation would facilitate finding men in the dark ,
give better control to the platoon commanders andand-
minimize
ant-
inomies
and-
minimize
ant-
inomies
and-
minimize
ant-
inomiesminimize losses108ses in the event that the plateau waswa-
sshelled
tas-
seledwa-
sshelled
tas-
seledwa-
sshelled
tas-
seledshelled unexpectedly.unexpectedlyunexpectedly.-
No
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ly.
No information was forthcomingforthooming from battalionbattalion-
headquartersbatt-
alionbattalion-
headquartersbatt-
alionbattalion-
headquartersbatt-
alionheadquarters relative to plans for the morning , soBOso-
everybody
o-
verboldB-
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B-
everlyso-
everybody
o-
verboldeverybody went to sleep to try and get as much restrest-
as
res-
tsas possible before we started marching again , for itits-
eemed
mi-
sdeemed
it-
seemed
mi-
sdeemed
it-
seemed
mi-
sdeemedseemed as if we had done nothing but march andand-
countermarch
and-
countermarch
and-
countermarchcountermarch ever sincesinoesine the beginning of the battle.battlebattle.S-
omebatt-
lesbattle.S-
omebatt-
lesbattle.S-
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les.
Some food and water was receivedreoeived during the night ,,
(14)14( ) Hist.pHistpHiet.pHietpHeistHit. 132 which put the men in much better spirits.spirits. (14)14( ) TheyThe-
yalso
He-
alsThe-
yalso
He-
alsThe-
yalso
He-
alsalso felt that tomorrow must surely bring them toto-
grips
T-
igris
to-
gripe
st-
ogieto-
grips
T-
igrisgripsgripe with the enemy they had apparently been chasingchasing-
likechainl-
ikechasing-
likechainl-
ikechasing-
likechainl-
ikelike a will-o'-the-wisp.willo'othewisp.wispwillo'thewisp.AC-
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ACTIONS - FOURTH DAYDAVDAVE - JULY 312131-
About
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HG"
Company-
HG
Company-
"Gn
Company-
Gn
Company-
"G"
Compan-
yG
Compa-
nyHG"HG"GnGn"G"G" " was awakened by a runner fromtromtromp battalion headquartersheadquarters-
who
headquart-erswho told him that he was to report to the battalionbattalionc-
ommanderbatt-
alionbattaliono-
ommanderbatt-
alionbattalionc-
ommanderbatt-
alioncommanderoommander at once.onceonoe.onoeoneonce-
.Getting
cong-
regating
onoe-
.Getting
cong-
regating
.,
Getting to his feetteetteeth he calledoalledcoaled for the 1stlet Sergeant ,
told him where he was going , and that he was to awakenawaken-
the
awak-en
awaken-
the
awak-en
awaken-
the
awak-enthe rest of the officersoffioers , inform them where he had gonegone-
and
gon-
ad
gone-
and
gon-
ad
gone-
r
gone-
i
gon-
e
gone-
and
gon-
adand have them assemble at the companyoompany commandoOlnmandootnmandoilmanfootman post andand-
await
Can-
aanite
and-
await
Can-
aanite
and-
await
Can-
aaniteawait his return.return. Ordering the assembly of the companycompan-
yofficers
com-pany
compan-
yoffioers
com-pany
compan-
yofficers
com-panyofficersoffioers was entirely unconsciousunoonsoious on the part of thethe-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
oompany
the-
osophy
the-
company
Et-
hiopiancompanyoompany commanderoommander , partly or wholly inducedinduoed , it is prepre-pre-
sumed
pre-
8umed
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sumed
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sumed8umedsummed , by the memory of the length of time it had takentaken-
to
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Map .#*,22,32 its attackattaok on BerzyBeeryBe rzycry leIe Sec.Secseo.seosegoSec-
.Taking
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Taking a runner with him , the companyoompany commandercommande-
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ndeerscommande-
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ndeerscommande-
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ndeersstumbled off in the darkness in the directiondireotion ofof-
battalion
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ffbeatof-
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ffbeatof-
battalion
o-
ffbeatbattalion headquarters , wondering what was going toto-
happen.
to-
happen.
to-
happen.happen.happen. Upon hishiehide arrival he found the other companycompany-
commanders
comp-
anionate
company-
commanders
comp-
anionate
company-
commanders
comp-
anionatecommanders assembled , including the Commanding officeroffioerofficer-
of
offioer-
of
offic-erof Company "C"C" 0"0" , 2d Machine Gun Battalion.Battalion. WhileWhile.. waitingwaiting-
forwaiti-
ngwalwail t lnglinglng-
for
lan-
guorfor the battalion commander to return , who we were toldtold-
had
to-ld
told-
had
to-ld
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had
to-ldhad hurriedly left for regimental headquarters a fewfew-
minuted
fe-minized
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minuted
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battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainbattalion was going to do next.next. This continued untiluntil-
the
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until-
the
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ted
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He saidsa.id. : "AreAre" all the company commanderscomm ndersAnders presentpre sent ? II"I-
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rbattalion
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Our-
battalionO-
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rbattalion
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battalion hashaaHara been released from division reserve.reservereserve.-
Companies
reserve.-
Oompanies
.,.
CompaniesOompanies G and H return to regimental control.control. CompanyCompany-
F
Compan-
yr
Compan-
yFr is attached to the 2d Brigade , and Company E willwill-
reportwi-
lletwill-
reportwi-
lletwill-
reportwi-
lletreport to the Commanding General 1stlet Brigade as brigade
(15)15( ) Hist.pHistpHiet.pHietpHeistHit. 134 reserve.reserve. " (15)15(15)-
"The
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"TheThe" regiment attacksattaoks at 4:45445: AM in its zonezone-
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G
Oompanies-
G
Companie-
sG and H on the left.left. CompanyOompany G in assault , followed
(16)16( ) Hist.pHistpHeist. 134 by CompanyOompany H at 500 meters.meters. (16)16( ) Line of departure :
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"ItIt" is11 now 4:25425: AM"AM" .
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Map #*2 sector.sector. Your objective is the high groundgro'mdgromdgroomed' north ofof-
Buzancy.
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Buzancy.
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. "
After receiving these orders the company comcom-com-
mander
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mander
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mandermaunder of Company "G"G"c"c" " told the company commander ofof-
Company
H-
offman
of-
Company
H-
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Company
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and hurried back to his company.companyoompany.oompanycompany.-
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comp-any
oompany.-
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comp-any
company.-
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comp-any
.
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he
post-
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had
compan-
ieshad been returned tot o regimental control , that theythey-
were
he-wer
they-
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he-wer
they-
were
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the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
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the
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tenthe let1st Battalion at 4j454:45445:; AMAMIAI, with Company "G"G" " in asas-
sault
as-asas-
sault
as-
sault
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sault , and CompanyOompany MHn"H"HMn" " in support , and that he wouldwould-
give
woul-
d've
would-
give
woul-
d've
would-
give
woul-
d'vegive them further details upon arrival at the railroad ,
which was the line of departure.departuredeparture.-
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departu-re
.
The men were hurriedly awakened , the companyoompanycompany-
formed
compa-
nioned
oompany-
formed
compa-
nioned
company-
formed
compa-
nionedformed in platoon columnsoolumns , the third and fourthfourth-
platoons
form-ulations
fourth-
platoons
form-ulations
fourth-
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form-ulationsplatoons leading.leading. Just as the company was formed thethe-
guide
tell-
uride
the-
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uride
the-
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company
Et-
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the-
oompany
the-
osophy
the-
company
Et-
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A8
semidarkness-
A8
semidarkness.-
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semidarkne-ss
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AsA8 the company commander followed the guide hehe-
wondered
T-
heodore
he-
wondered
T-
heodore
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heodorewondered if the guide would find the railroad , if hehe-
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Sh-
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Sh-
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vance
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vance , and how the company would conduct itself.itselfitself.-
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Companies G and H were halted on the west sideside-
of
sid-
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sgathered
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on the railroad , and the map he hadhedheed, spreadsprea.d. on thethe-
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ereonground.ground. The railroadra.ilroad. at this point was about 10 to
15 feet above the level of the ground.ground., ScarcelySca.rcely. hadhad-
the
ha-
tehad-
the
ha-
tehad-
the
ha-
tethe officers assembled when several bursts of machine-machinemachlne-machlnemachine-
gun
machi-
nemachlne-
gun
machi-
nemachine-
gun
machi-
ne-
gun fire from the left flank made them hurriedly seekseek-
cover
se-
ekseek-
cover
se-
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cover
se-
ekcover to the west of the railroad.railroadra.ilroad.. . Here the officersoffioersofficers-
orientedoffi-
cersoffioers-
oriented
officers-
orientedoffi-
cersoriented themselves and the direction of advance waswas-
determined.
was-
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determined.determined.determined . They were then informed that the objectiveobjective-
for
objecti-vefor the day was the high ground north of BuzancyBuoyancy , andand-
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that contact must be maintained with the 1stlet BattalionBattalion-
on
Battali-onon the right.rightright.-
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rig-ht
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ghe-
tto
.
No signs of the 1st Battalion could be seen soso-
two
soft-
wood
so-
two
soft-
wood
so-
two
soft-
woodtwo scouts were sent south along the railroad to seese-
eif
ser-
ifse-
eif
ser-
ifse-
eif
ser-
ifif they could locate it.it. Pending their return thethe-
platoon
tel-
ethonthe-
platoon
tel-
ethonthe-
platoon
tel-
ethonplatoon commandersoommanders informed their platoons of thethe-
orders
he-
rdersthe-
orders
he-
rdersthe-
orders
he-
rdersorders that had been issued.issuedi8sued.i8sued. Shortly after the enemyenemy-
machine
enemy-
maohine
enemy-
machinemachinemaohine guns started firing from the left flank aa-
heavy
h-
eavya-
heavy
h-
eavya-
heavy
h-
eavyheavy barrage was laid down by the hostile artilleryartillerye-
xtendingartil-
leryartillerye-
xtendingartil-
leryartillerye-
xtendingartil-
leryextending east frqmfrom the railroad for about 250-300250300250300-
yards.
250300-
yards
250300-
yards.
250300-
yards
250300-
yards.
250300-
yards
-yards.yards. In viewv1ew of thisthi8 the platoon commanders werewer-
edirected
we-
ediestwer-
edireoted
we-
ediestwer-
edirected
we-
ediestdirecteddireoted to form their platoons in two waves , eacheaohLeaheach-
wave
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of
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no
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onofoto f machinemaohine gunsgun.gun. from the 3d Platoon p, Company "CMCM"C"C" 0"0" s, 2d2d-
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aid
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and
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and
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When the two men return/returnreturnwhoturnowhoreturnturndownreturreturnre */>who had been sent toto-
locate
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decided that both it and the 16th Infantry , whichwhich-
was
whi-
chwhich-
was
whi-
chwhich-
was
whi-
chwas on the left flank , must have advanced at zerozero-
hour
ze-ro
zero-
hour
ze-ro
zero-
hour
ze-rohour in order tot o take advantage ofo f the rolling barrage
(18)18( ) Hist.pHistpHeist. 134 which our artillery had laid down.down. (18)18( lS ) So8o , at 5:205205:20A-
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command
he-
bdomad
the-
command
he-
bdomad
the-
command
he-
bdomadcommand "Forward"Forward" " ., Not a soul moved.moved. The companyoompanycompany-
commander
comp-anionate
oompany-
commander
company-
commander
comp-anionatecommander looked at the company in astonishment andand-
wondered
lan-
downer
and-
wondered
lan-
downer
and-
wondered
lan-
downerwondered if they were going to refuse to advanceadvanoe thruthru-
the
tru-
ththru-
the
tru-
ththru-
the
tru-
ththe heavy barrage the enemy was laying down in frontfront-
of
front-
onof them.them. So he blew his whistle , commanded "Forward"Forward"Forward"-
and
Forward-
and
Forward-
ed
" "
and gave thethe arm signal81 gna1 "ForwardForwardII" , March"March" .,, Same rere-
sult
re-rere-
sult
re-
sult
¬-
sultSault , nobody moved.moved. He stood dumbfounded for whatwhat-
seemed
wha-
tsoever
what-
seemed
wha-
tsoever
what-
seemed
wha-
tsoeverseemed an age to him , and then dashed up the railroadrailroade-
mbankmentrail-
roadrailroade-
mbankmentrail-
roadrailroade-
mbankmentrail-
roadembankment to the railroad tracks , blew hishiehide whistlewhistle-
againwhi-
stlewhistle-
againwhi-
stlewhistle-
againwhi-
stleagain , calledoalledcoaled "FollowFollow" Me"Me" and disappeared the otherother-
side
oth-ers
other-
side
oth-ers
other-
side
oth-ersside of the railroad.railroad. In a few secondsseoonds the scoutsBooutsBouts ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe leading platoons appeared , followed by theirtheir-
platoon
theor-
ization
their-
platoon
theor-
ization
their-
platoon
theor-
izationplatoon leaders and the advanceadvanoe had started.startedstarted.-
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.
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over
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sover
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over
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sover
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machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- fire from the left flank , suffering aa-
number
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.
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ring
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ring
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ingKing the reorganization contact was made with thethe-
French
th-
ereinthe-
French
th-
ereinthe-
French
th-
ereinFrench on the right.right. The company commander waswa-
salso
was-
sails
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salso
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ssails
wa-
salso
was-
sailsalso informed that the platoon commanders of thethe-
rear
the-
reat
the-
rear
the-
reat
the-
rear
the-
reatrear platoons had been killed crossing the railrail-rail-
road
rail-
road
rail-
road
¬-
road , and that the first aid men had been so badlybadly-
wounded
badly-
wounded
badly-
woundedwounded that they could not continue the advance.advanceadvance.-
The
advan-
ce.
The sergeant in command of the machine rungun* n sectionsection-
toldsecti-
onsection-
toldsecti-
onsection-
toldsecti-
ontold the company commanderoommander of CompanyOompany "G"G" " ,, on inin-
quiry
in-inin-
quiry
in-
quiry
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quiryquirky , that, he was having a hard time keeping up ,
but that he would do his best.bestbest.-
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bet-ween
best.-
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be-
st
best.-
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bet-ween
.
When the reorganization was completed thethe-
advance
he-
adache
the-
advance
he-
adache
the-
advance
he-
adacheadvance was resumed with the two leading platoonsplatoons-
having
plato-ons
platoons-
having
plato-ons
platoons-
having
plato-onshaving their first waves deployed as skirmishers ,
and their second waves deployed in sectionseotion columns.columnscolumns.-
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column-
ist
.
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that
caution-
edcautioned-
that
caution-
edcautioned-
that
caution-
edthat the 1stlot Battalion was probably in front of them ,
and to be on the watch for any signssignesigned of it.it. Up toto-
this
too-
thiest
to-
this
too-
thiest
to-
this
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thiestthis time nothing had been seen8een of the 16th Infantry.InfantryInfantry.-
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withoutGe-
rardGerard-
withoutGe-
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withoutGe-
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emerged
comma-
ndeered
company-
emerged
comma-
ndeered
company-
emerged
comma-
ndeeredemerged from the eastern edgeed of the woods it camecam-
eunder
cont-
ender
cam-
eunder
cont-
ender
cam-
eunder
cont-
enderunder severe8evere machine-gunmachinegun- fire from the left flank andand-
front
an-
diron
and-
front.
an-
diron
and-
front.
an-
dironfrontfront.*. However , the forward movement was continuedoontinuedcontinued-
and
oontinued-
and
continu-
edand the enemy machine gun crewsorew.orewore. retreated faster thanthan-
the
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hed
than-
the
thatc-
hed
than-
the
thatc-
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was reached the companyoompany was halted , in order to checkcheck-
hurriedly
check-
hurriedly
check-
hurriedlyhurriedly on its formation , intervals , distances andand-
approximate
and-
approximate
and-
approximateapproximate losses , before continuing the advanceadvance-
thruadva-
nceadvance-
thruadva-
nceadvance-
thruadva-
ncethru the next woods.woodswoods-
.While
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placetak-
ingtaking-
placetak-
ingtaking-
placetak-
ingplace , an enemy plane , flying just high etoougheDougheboughtoughDoughbough toto-
clear
co-
chlear
to-
clear
co-
chlear
to-
clear
co-
chlearclear the tree tops , flew over the company and turnedturned-
east.
tourne-
dosturned-
east.
tourne-
dosturned-
east.
tourne-
doseast.east. It hadhedheed, hardly disappeareddisa.ppeared. over the trees bebe-
fore
be-bebe-
fore
be-
fore
¬-
fore a terrificterrifio concentration of enemy artillerya.rtillery. waswa.swa-
slaid
wa-
ylaid
wa.-
slaid
wa-
ylaid
wa-
slaid
wa-
ylaid
.
laid, down on thiethisthief area.area. This concentration caused atB.tBtat-
least
A-
tlasB.-
tleast
B-
attles
at-
least
A-
tlas.
least fifty per cent of the casualties suffered byby-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-ytethe company during the day.day. It also causedcs.usedcsusedcussed. Company "H1H1"H'H"H-
1to
H1-
to
"H-
'to
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to
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to
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to suffer large losses.losseslosses.-
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los-ses
losses.-
Those
los-ses
losses.-
Those
los-ses
.
Those of the wounded who could walk were toldtold-
to
Tole-
do
told-
to
Tole-
do
told-
to
Tole-
doto go to the rear , locate an aid station and informinform-
the
infor-m
inform-
the
infor-m
inform-
the
infor-mthe personnel at the aid station of the number of menmen-
too
me-
ntor
men-
too
me-
ntor
men-
too
me-
ntortoo severely injured to walk.walkwalk.-
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walka-
thon
walk.-
The
walka-
thon
walk.-
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walka-
thon
.
The remainder of the dompanyCompany was quickly movedmove-
dinto
mo-ved
move-
dinto
mo-ved
move-
dinto
mo-vedinto the edge of the woods , halted and hastily rere-
organized
re-rere-
organized
re-
organized
¬-
organized again , and the advance continued.continuedcontinued.-
By
continu-ed
.
By this time the companyoompany consisted of but twotwo-
platoons.
two-
platoons.
two-
platoons.platoons.platoons. The leading platoon deployed in two waves ,
the first wavewa.ve. in squad columnsoolumns and the second wavewa.ve. inin-
section
in-
spection
in-
seotion
in-
sertion
in-
section
in-
spectionsectionseotion columns.columns., The rear platoon deployed in sectionsectionc-
olumns
sectio-nalism
sectionc-
olumns
sectio-nalism
sectionc-
olumns
sectio-nalismcolumns echelonedechelon to the left ,
, asae we still had notnot-
made
no-
mad
not-
made
no-
mad
not-
made
no-
madmade contact with the 16th Infantry.Infantry. What remained ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- section , it had suffered about fiftyfifty-
perfif-
tyfifty-
perfif-
tyfifty-
perfif-
typer centoentont lossesloasesoases by this time , was alsoaleoaloe placed on thethe-
left
hel-
met
the-
left
hel-
met
the-
left
hel-
metleft flank.flankflank.-
The
fla-nk
flank.-
The
fla-nk
flank.-
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The men , thothou visibly fatiguedtatigued by the morning'smorningsmorning'morningmorning's-
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contactoontaotonto with the invisible enemy that hadhe.dhedheed. killed oror-
wounded
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for the last nine to twelve months.monthsmonths.-
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The advance continuedoontinued slowly thru dense woodswoods-
and
woods-
man
woods-
and
woods-
man
woods-
and
woods-
manand thick underbrush , encounteringenoountering machine-gunmachinegun- firefiref-
romfore-
front
firef-
romfore-
front
firef-
romfore-
frontfrom the front and left flank , thothou not able to actualactual-actual-
ly
¬-
ly see the enemy who kept retiring in the face of ourour-
steady
ou-
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steady
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stedour-
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steady advance.advance. The Soissons-ChateauSoissonsChateauissons-ChateauissonsOrisonsfissionsSoisBSoilsSo ns-ChateaunsChateau- ThierryTheoryThieThief rryrr road waswa-
sreached
abs-
tracted
wa-
sreached
abs-
tracted
wa-
sreached
abs-
tractedreached and crossedcroBsed , and the company emerged into aa-
wheat
w-
heat
a-
wheat
w-
heat
a-
wheat
w-
heatwheat field that had been harvested.harvested. While crossingcrossing-
thiscrossi-
ngthis field heavy machine-gunmachinegun- fire was received fromfrom-
our
frogm-
outh
from-
our
frogm-
outh
from-
our
frogm-
outhour left and left rear , thothou no signseignaenigma of the enemyenem-
ycould
ene-my
enem-
ycould
ene-my
enem-
ycould
ene-mycould be seen , even with field glasses.glassesglasses.-
The
glassi-est
.
The company pushed on until the unimprovedunimprove4 roadroad-
in
radi-
an
road-
in
radi-
an
road-
in
radi-
anin the eastern edge of the woods 300 yards northwestnorthwest-
of
Northwe-
stMap #*2 of the Chateau De BuzancyBuzanoyBuoyancyBusman was reached.reached. Here a halthalt-
was
hallw-
ays
halt-
was
hallw-
ays
halt-
was
hallw-
ayswas made and three outposts established in front ofof-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
the
of-
tenthe companyoompany consisting of one rifleman and one autoauto-auto-
matic
auto-
m.t1c
auto-
mt1c
auto-
m
ato-m
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maticm.t1cmt1cmanticm.t io riflemanr1fleman each.eacheaoh.eaohLeah. A patrol of four men was sent toto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
tethe right flank to seelee if the 1st Battalion couldoouldGould bebe-
located.
b-
loated
be-
looated.
b-
loated
be-
located.
b-
loatedlocated.locatedlooated.looatedlooted. Orders were issued to reorganize the companyoompanycompany-
and
oompany-
and
compa-
nyand ascertainasoertain the number of men present.presentpresent.-
At
prese-nt
.
At this time , 10:301030: AM , the companyoompany commanderoommandercommande-
rof
oommande-
rof
command-
erof CompanyOompany "HNHN"H"H" " Joined the companyoompany commanderoommander of CompanyOompanyOompany-
"G"
Oompan-
yG
Company-
"G"
Compan-
yG
Compa-
ny"G"G" 0"0" . He was informed what actionsaotionsabortions had been taken byby-
Company
sy-
cophancy
by-
Oompany
bo-
okman
by-
Company
sy-
cophancyCompanyOompany "GNGN"G"G" ">, and was asked how many men CompanyOompany HHH"H"HHH-
Hhad
"H"-
had
H-
had
H-
ad"H"-
had
H-
had
H-
ad
" "
had left.left. He replied that Company "H"H" " had 35 men , exex-
clusive
ex-exex-
clusive
ex-
clusive
¬-
clusivecollusive ofot the machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- sectionaectionaction whichwhlch had beenbeen-
reduoed
bee-
breadbeen-
reduoed
bee-
breadbeen-
reduced
bee-
breadreduoedreduced to 9 men.men. At this point the companyoompany commanderoommandercommand-
erof
oommander-
Map
comman-
der
command-
eer
. . _ . . . . . . .. ._ of CompanyOompany "ftft"G"G" 0"0*" was... informedinformed.. that 8010 men of the companycompany-
were
comp-any
company-
were
comp-any
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.'_ ' '_
were presentpre8ent , and 10 men ofoto f the machine-gunmachinegunmaob1nenmaob1ne-maob1ne- n sectionleotionlotionsection-
with
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When the company commanders learned that theythey-
hadth-
eythey-
hadth-
eythey-
hadth-
eyhad lost approximately 80 per cent of their men whowho-
had
wh-
oawho-
had
wh-
oawho-
had
wh-
oahad started in the attack they decideddeoided to stay wherewhere-
they
whe-
reat
where-
they
whe-
reat
where-
they
whe-
reatthey were until they learned where the units werewere-
who
were-
wolf
were-
who
were-
wolf
were-
who
were-
wolfwho were supposed to be on their flanks.flanks. At thisthis-
junction
this-
junction
this-
Junctionjunction the patrol sent out by Company "G"G" " returned ,
and stated that the 1stlet Battalion had been locatedlocated-
alongloca-
tedlocated-
alongloca-
tedlocated-
alongloca-
tedalong the unimproved roadros.drosdrods. running southeast from thethe-
road
He-
rodthe-
road
He-
rodthe-
road
He-
rodroad that the company was now on.onon-
.Just
co-
nquest
on-
.Just
co-
nquest
on-
.Just
co-
nquest
.
Just as the patrol completed its report , thethe-
1st
the-
1st
the-
lethel-
met1stlet Lieutenant commanding the 1stlet Battalion walkedwalked-
up.
walk-edup.up. He stated that he had 60 men , that his battalionbattalion-
had
battali-onhad taken about 200 prisoners from the Chateau DeD-
eBuzancy
D-
eviancy
D-
eBuzancy
D-
eviancy
D-
eBuzancy
D-
eviancyBuzancyBuoyancy , but that he had been unable to hold thethe-
chateay
th-
ecaethe-
chatea
th-
ecaethe-
chateay
th-
ecaechateaychateauchateachateau due to the factfaotfagot that the French had not comecome-
Map
com-
ma
come-
up
co-me
come-
map
com-
maMap #2 up on his right , and the town of BuzancyBuzancBuoyancyy was tootoo-
strongly
to-
weringly
too-
strongly
to-
weringly
too-
strongly
to-
weringlystrongly held for him to attackattaok , besides it was outout-
of
out-
do
out-
ot
outm-
ost
out-
of
out-
doofot his zone of action anyway.anywayanyway.-
A
anywa-
y
.
A decision was reached by the three officersofficers-
tooffice-
rsofficoffice r8r8-
toto notify the regimental commanderoommander of the situation ,
also the commanding officeroffioer of the 2d Battalion ,
sending them at the same time sketchessketohes indicatingindioatingindicating-
their
indioating-
theirindicat-
ingtheir position.position. The sketchsketoh showing the position ococ-
cupied
00-00oo-oo00-
oupied
oo-
oupie
¬-
cupiedoupiedoupiecupidcopiedsoupierd was deemed doublydo blyably necessaryneoeslaryneoenee ssarysay , for in additionaddition-
to
additio-
nto informing the regimental commanderoommander of the extentextent-
of
exte-ntof their advanceadvanoe during the morning , it was hoped thatthat-
itth-
at
that-
itth-
at
that-
i
tha-
iiti t would stopatop our artillery from firing into our rear.rearrear.-
Since
re-ars
rear.-
Sinoe
re-ars
rear.-
Since
re-ars
.
SinceSinoeSine no Very PistolsPistolePistol were on hand it had been imim-
possible
1m-1mim-im1-
mpO.lible
1-
mpOlible
im-
possible
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.. .. . . - .. . . .WW. _" - '- . . " . . . . . . . - . . . '
possiblepO.liblepOliblepliable. to signal the artillery to increaseinorease itsit , range ,-- -'
and": d-'MfrId'MfrIMfrIFrIno fHelnHelenfriendlydidipIea.drippierynpriKrBrhad-pIea.pIea.pietapI'pI- '
.
whvAwham. as lAu'4lAu4' eailemail*sU3&fsU3f1A.d..t.cu1Adt.cu1Adtcu.j.fcjpadisplayjfcjpadisplay&*.... . ra__...". _ .displayIplPl. .
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panelspanel.panel. indicatingindioating the location ofot our front lines.lines.' . . . ", ". . , . . ".. , . . . . . ,
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:rranpment.rranpmentraiment. . .. . . . . .. '. were also110& made by the companyoompanycompany-
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commander , Company NGW"G"GNW" " , and the commanding officerofficer.,.,
let1st Battalion to establish a liaison postpoet at thethe-
junctionth-
ereunto
the-
junctionth-
ereunto
the-
junctionth-
ereuntojunction of the unimproved roads , so that contactcontacontracontact-
might
conta-cting
contact-
might
conta-cting
tt-
might
m-
ightmight be maintainedmeinta1ned, between the two forces.forces. TheseThes-
earrangements
These-
Map
The-
se
Thes-
earrangementsarrangements having been completed , Company "H"H" " waswas-
moved
abs-
olved
was-
moved
abs-
olved
was-
moved
abs-
olvedmoved up and extended the line to the north as farferfearfar-
Map
fa-rm
fer-
as
er-
as
far-
Map
fa-rm
,
Map #*2 as the improved road leading, east from ChaudunChad , withwith-
the
with-
held
with-
the
with-
held
with-
the
with-
heldthe machine guns attached to both companies locatedlocated-
on
locate-
don the extreme left flank where they could fire toto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
teto-
the
to-
tethe right front , front and left flank.flankflank-
.After
Lanc-
aster
flank-
.After
Lanc-
aster
flank-
.After
Lanc-
aster
.
After checking the dispositions that had beenbeen-
ordered
been-
ordered
been-
orderedordered , the company commanders of G and H CompaniesCompanie-
sstarted
Comp-anies
Companie-
sstarted
Comp-anies
Companie-
sstarted
Comp-aniesstarted on a nersonalersonalpersonalneuronal reconnaissancereconnaissanoe of the left andan-
dleft
ca-
ndle
and-
ft
an-
dan-
dleft
ca-
ndleleftft rear to try and find out what had become of thethe-
16th
the-
16th
the-
16th16th Infantry.Infantry. By this time it was about noon andan-
dshells
da-
msels
an-
dshells
da-
msels
and-
shell
san-
dshoeshellsshelle , apparentlyapnarently from our own artillery were stillstill-
fallingstim-
ulatingstill-
fallingstim-
ulatingstill-
fallingstim-
ulatingfalling in rear of our position.position. In addition , interinter-inter-
mittent
inter-
mittent
inter-
mittent
¬-
mittentmitten machine-gunmachinegun- fire was being received from thethe-
left
hel-
met
the-
left
hel-
met
the-
left
hel-
metleft and left rear.rear. However , our position was wellwell-
concealed
we-
lcomewell-
conoealed
we-
lcomewell-
concealed
we-
lcomeconcealedconoealed and no casualtiesoasualties were suffered fromtromtromp thesethese-
sources.th-
esesthese-
souroes.th-
esesthese-
sources.th-
esessources.sourcessouroes.souroessouroes.-
Map
scour-
ers
.
The two companyoompany commanders proceededprooeeded northnorth-
Map
nor-
thnorth-
along
nort-
hland
north-
Map
nor-
thMap 1#; 2 along the unimproved road their companiesoompanies were ococ-
cupying
oc-ococ-
oupying
oc-
cupying
oc-
cupying
¬-
cupyingoupyingcopying to the ChaudunOhaudunChadHandgun road , and thencethenoe west alongalong-
the
elong-
ate
along-
the
elong-
ate
along-
the
elong-
atethe northern edge of the woods until they reachedreached-
the
reach-ed
reached-
the
reach-edthe northwestern edge , 250 yards east of the Soissons-SoissonsSois8ons-Sois8onsOrisonsSoissons-
Map
Oriso-ns
Sois8ons-
Ohateau
Soissons-
Map
Oriso-ns
-
Map #*22-
Map
ChateauOhateau ThierryTheory road.roadr08 . Here they halted and , withwith-
theirtwi-
tterwith-
theirtwi-
tterwith-
theirtwi-
ttertheir field glassesglaasesgases , surveyedeurveyed the countryoountry to thethe-
Map
he-
apthe-
north
te-
northe-
Map
he-
apMap #*2a north and northwestnorth..t.northtnorthwest.north.. . *. Berzy-le-SecBerzyleSecBerBy-le-SeoBerBySeoBeerySego- - oouldcouldGould be seeneeen andand-
everything
an-
tevertingand-
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and-
everything
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tevertingeverythinge'V8rythingeV8rything'
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appeared. .
to. ..
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. ,.quietQuistQuits
. . .. .. , . ...JLniJinni. in. .,.. . . ,
thatthat.that.. . . . - ... . . . . . vioinitvvio1niviolinist. .- . . . . . . . . - . . . .
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; - --- - -- -- -for no signs11gnlsighs of heavyhe vy artilleryrt11lery firetire oouldcouldGould be observed.observedobserved-
.Still
obser-ved
observed .,.
Still no signs11gnlsips ofot any of our forcestoro.toro. . oouldcouldGould be Observedtblervedbservedbleared$Observed-
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on our left flank.flank. It was during this reconnaissancereconnaissance-
thatreconnaissa-
ncetreconnaissa-
ncethathe.thetheatt . thet he company commandercommandecommandedr of Company, "H"H"HIHI" "! was woundedwounded-
and
wound-
edand had to be evacuated.evacuated. Thishis brought the casualtiescasualtiesa-
mongcasual-
tiescasualtiesa-
mongcasual-
tiescasualtiesa-
mongcasual-
tiesamong the officersof icersdicers of the companies up to 70 perper-
cent.
per-
cent
per-
cent.
per-
cent
per-
cent.
per-
centcent.cent. A total of seven out of ten having been killedkilled-
orkille-
dor wounded since the beginning of the morning'smorningsmorning'sa-
dvance.
mornings-
advance
morn-ings
morning'sa-
dvance.
mornings-
advance
morn-ings
morning's-
advance
mornings-
advance
morn-ings
'
advance.advanceadvance.-
i
advance.h-
.
advanc-
e
.,
UponVponVon his return to the company command postpost-
the
pot-
her
post-
the
pot-
her
post-
the
pot-
herthe company commander of Company "G"G" 0"0" dispatcheddispatched-
another
dispat-ched
dispatched-
another
dispat-ched
dispatched-
another
dispat-chedanother message to the battalion commandercomma.nder. , statingstating-
thatstati-
ngstatingt-
ha.tstati-
ngstating-
thatstati-
ngthattha.t. up to 12:45124512 : 45 PM no signs of the 16th InfantryInfanInfant try hadha.dhad-
been
ha-
dean
ha.d-
been
ha-
dean
had-
been
ha-
dean
.
been seenBeen and that his left flank was up in the air.airair.-
About
ma-
rabou
air.-
About
ma-
rabou
air.-
About
ma-
rabou
.
About this time an enemy plane flew low overover-
the
overth-
rew
over-
the
overth-
rew
over-
the
overth-
rewthe position , but the men were so well concealed thattha-
tit
th-at
tha-
tit
th-at
tha-
tit
th-atit is not believed that the observer saw anything.anythinganything.-
From
anyth-ing
.
From then until the company was relieved , the nextnext-
day
ne-xt
next-
day
ne-xt
next-
day
ne-xtday , an enemy plane flew over the position duringduring-
daylightdu-
ringduring-
daylightdu-
ringduring-
daylightdu-
ringdaylight about every two hours.hours. Evidently nothingnothing-
was
nothi-ngwas ever seen by it , for no artillery fire was broughtbrought-
to
broug-
htto bear on our position.positionposition.-
At
position-
al
.
At 2:15215: PM two oro three stray shells landed inin-
the
in-
ter
in-
the
in-
ter
in-
the
in-
terthe area occupiedoocupied by the machine guns , killing oror-
wounding
re-
winding
or-
wounding
re-
winding
or-
wounding
re-
windingwounding twelve menmen.men,. and putting all the guns out ofof-
action.
ol-
faction
of-
action.
ol-
faction
of-
action.
ol-
factionaction.action. This was a great blow to us , as we had dede-
pended
de-dede-
pended
de-
pended
¬-
pendedupended upon them to protect our left flank in case ofotof-
an
f-an
ot-
an
ta-
nof-
an
f-anan attackattaok from that direction.directiondirection.H-
oweverdirec-
tiondirection.H-
oweverdirec-
tion..
However , at 2:30230: PM the 16th Infantry with aa-
few
f-
ew
a-
few
f-
ew
a-
few
f-
ewfew Engineers arrived and extended our lefteftdeftleft, flank to.
(19)19( ) Hist.pHistpHeist. 135 the northwest.northwestnor.thwest.. (19)19( ) The battalion commanderoOrDme.nderoOrDmendertormenter. was imim-
mediately
im-imim-
mediately
im-
mediately
¬-mediatelymediate notified that the 16th18th Infantry had mademad-
ei
made-
J
mad-
e
made-
con
ma-
deii
.,..J..
I
I
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the battalion commander stating thattha.t. the regimentalregiments.lregimentslregimentsregimentalc-
ommander
regim-ental
regiments.lc-
ommander
regim-ents
regimentalc-
ommander
regim-ental
.
commander directed that our positionpos1 t ion be held atB.tBt. allall-
costs.
al-
lotall-
costs.
al-
lotall-
costs.
al-
lotcosts.costs. The companycomoa.nycomoany. was informed of these directions ,
and the men immediately started digging fox holes.holesholes.-
During
hols-tering
holes.-
During
hols-tering
holes.-
During
hols-tering
.
During the night hot food and water was rere-
ceived
re-rere-
ceived
re-
ceived
¬-
ceivedcleaved which aroused the men'smensmeans' spirits considerably ,
thothou they were somewhat disappointed when they learned(20)20( ) 1stlet Div.Div. ,
,, they wouldwouldnotwouldn'tnot-not
-be relieved as had been promised.promised. (20)20(20)-
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Vol((20)-
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eportFeportReportFreeport of Sentinels were doubled during the night andand-Operations
ad-aptations
and-Operations
ad-aptations
and-Operations
ad-aptationsOperations7/27/1872718/ / , pushed out farther in advanceadvanoe of our position inin-par
im-
pairin-
parim-
pairin-
parim-
pairpar 2g2 ( g )
order to prevent a surprise enemy counterattack , whomwhom-
we
ho-mewe felt must know where our position was.was. However ,
nothing occurredocourred and the men received a fairly goodgoo-
dnieht'
goo-
dnieht
goo-
dnight
goo-
dnifht's
goo-
dnifhts
goo-
dnights
goo-
dnight's
goo-
dnightsnieht'niehtnifht'snifhtsnight'snightsnight! ' s rest.restrest.-
ACTIONS
retr-
actions
rest.-
ACTIONS
retr-
actions
rest.-
ACTIONS
retr-
actions
.
ACTIONS - FIFTH DAY - JULY 2222-
Nothing
22-
Nothing
22-
NothingNothing-NothingNothingofNothing- of any moment occurred in the sectorsector-
during
sect-ored
sector-
during
sect-ored
sector-
during
sect-oredduring the day.day. Enemy planes continued to fly overover-
the
overt-
hrew
over-
the
overt-
hrew
over-
the
overt-
hrewthe position , but saw nothing.nothing. About 9:30930: AM thethe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstain.
battalion and regimental commandersoommanders , accompanied byby-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-ytethe reconnaissancereconnaissanoe parties of the 15th ScottishSoottishScottish-
DivisionSco-
ttishSoottish-
DivisionSco-
ttishScottish-
DivisionSco-
ttishDivision , arrived to make a reconnaissancereoonnaissanoe of ourour-
position
cor-
poration
our-
position
cor-
poration
our-
position
cor-
porationposition and complete plans for our relief that night.nightnight.-
The
nightt-
ime
night.-
The
nightt-
ime
night.-
The
nightt-
ime
.
The remainder of the day was occupiedocoupied in restingresting-
and
resti-ngand burying the dead.deaddead.-
ACTIONS
ded-
uctions
dead.-
AOTIONS
dedi-
cations
dead.-
ACTIONS
ded-
uctions
.IiI-
iAt
F-
iat
ACTIONSAOTIONSABORTIONS - SIXTH DAY - JULY 2323-
At
23-
AtAt 1:00100: AHAIAN the companyoompany was relieved by a companyoompany
(21)21( ) Hist.pHistpHlst.pHlstpHeistHalest. 138 of the 15th ScottishSoottish Division (21)21( ) and proceeded to thethe-
Map
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apthe-
Map
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mearnear the crossingoro8Bing of the Soiiflons-PariaSoiiflonsPariaissons-PartissonsPartSiciliansPariahfissionseOi.8onseOi8onsSo . --Par11a and Coeuvres-et-CoeuvresetOoeuvres-et-OoeuvresOeuvresCoeuvreset-
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Road-bivouacRoadbivouac- area.areaarea.-
Here
ar-ea
area.-
Here
ar-ea
area.-
Here
ar-ea
.
Here hot food was waiting , and after eatingeating-
Map
eati-ng
eating-
alleati-
ngeating-
Map
eati-ngMap #' 1 all slept from exhaustion.exhaustion. At 7:00700: PMPivI the companycompan-
yentrucked
com-ponent
compan-
yentrucked
com-ponent
compan-
yentrucked
com-ponententruckedentranced for VinantesInanes , arriving there early the
(23)23( ) 1stlet Div.Div. next morning , July 24.24. (23)23(23)-Vol.XVI
23-VolXVI
(23)-Vol.
23-Vol
(23)-Vol.XVI
23-VolXVI
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Vol.XVIVolXVIVolvoVol.VolViol. XVI ,WD 7/24/1872418/ / LESSONSLESSONS-
In
Lessoni-
ng
LESSONS-
Map
Lesso-
ns
In the foregoing narrative some attempt hashas-
been
Ha-
nsen
has-
been
Ha-
nsen
has-
been
Ha-
nsenbeen made to stress the salientssalient of omission oror-
commission.
re-
commitsor-
comm1ssion.
or-
comm1ssion
or-
commission.
re-
commitscommission.commissioncomm1-ssion.comm1ssion.comm1ssion.session- . These might be further discussed asas-
follows
as-
follows
as-
followsfollows :
1.1. Prior to an attack unit commanders shouldshould-
have
shoul-
d've
should-
have
shoul-
d've
should-
have
shoul-
d'vehave all possible knowledge of the enemy situation ,
and the terrain over which their units are to operate.operateoperate.-
This
oper-ate
operate.-
This
oper-ate
operate.-
This
oper-ate
.
This presupposes an opportunity to make a ground rere-
connaissance
re-rere-
connaissance
re-
connaissance
¬-
connaissancecomplaisance , or at least a map reconnaissance.reconnaissance. TheyThey-
should
Thr-
eshold
They-
should
Thr-
eshold
They-
should
Thr-
esholdshould also be acquainted with the missions of theirtheiro-
wn
there-
ontheiro-
wn
there-
ontheiro-
wn
there-
onown unit , the next higher unit , and of adjacent units.unitsunits.-
This
un-its
units.-
This
un-its
units.-
This
un-its
.
This naturally includes a knowledge of their initialinitial-position
interp-
ositioninitial-
position
interp-
ositioninitial-
position
interp-
ositionposition in the attack , and the hour that the attackattack-
isattac-
ksis to start.start. Prior to the attackattaok on July 18th1Bth thethe-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
company
Et-
hiopiancompany commander of CompanyOompany W0M"G"G"O"O" " knewlenewLeone only that hishisc-
ompany
Chi-
romancy
his-
oompany
Chi-
romancy
hisc-
ompany
Chi-
romancycompanyoompany was to be a part of the Division reserve , andand-
that
can-
tata
and-
that
can-
tata
and-
that
can-
tatathat the Division would attack sometime on the morningmorning-
of
morni-ngof JulyJulJuly 18th.18th. If he had had further knowledge of thethe-
situation
he-
sitationthe-
situation
he-
sitationthe-
situation
he-
sitationsituation as outlined above s,, it is believed that hehe-
would
Sh-
erwood
he-
would
Sh-
erwood
he-
would
Sh-
erwoodwould have hadhad., . greater confidence in himself , andand-
would
han-
dhold
and-
would
han-
dhold
and-
would
han-
dholdwould have been in a better position to carryoarryhoary out thethe-
orders
he-
rdersthe-
orde
the-
orem
the-
orders
he-
rdersordersordehorde liSleis of the Division commander in the event that thethe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainthe-
battalion
te-
arstainbattalion commanderoommander became a casualty.casualtyoasualty.oasualty.
22.2,. In connectionoonnectionoonneotbonnet ion with the foregoing it is toto-
division
O-
rdovician
, ' . , . . , . ,r.r. . . ' .- , . . ' ''' ' , " " . ,- ,, - . '-. -_x n: . Jl- *
&ee&eatffcsdeatffcsdsetoffs& ' -atffcs-datffcsd-ncn-ncnaffectscnn-atffcsdtfc&atffcsdtfcncn1.ft&'bltGncn1ftbltG- -tfc&tfc&tfcftc--tfc&tbetfctbe-1.ft&'bltG1.ftbltG1.ft&'bltG1ftbltGtufted1.ft&'bltG9E1ftbltG9E. &... .. -tbe-tbetube-..tbeeospa&ytbeeospayTeresa' -. -eospa&yeospa&yeospayespy-9E9E-!' .aF-.t'Y.&n-d..a-F.t'Y.&na-FtYnd-.a-ft. &. ' . , . ' < &&-&. , .DdDd&. & . . -c-lcl-.!r- EW. t sB-BB.Q..f- .Q..fQf. ..f ..... .1ftMt1ftMttt\a.tta..:.1ft-
Mtdivision
1ft-
Mtdivision
\ . .. . . ... .. _ . . . . . w.w.. ... ... . ..
divisiondivis10n were.ereere. concentratedoonoentrated in the sector for the attackattack.1-
.
attack-
1... ... . '- , . , , , " " ' - " ' " ., .. . . . . . . , ' . . . . . . '" -.1.1..1."-. . . , . .". .'". . v"vW.--W.W.-" '- W..A.'' '. -.A..A..-.. . .. . . . L4.L4. .. ,. . IN.1IN1, .. .-.66. .. M'1111MM1111M. .'" ... .. . . 'PP.'... 11.0110. . .. 1.11-1-1.-, - .-r.r.-.. . ,... ,.rr.. ,. . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . ... . . , ,. ' . .. . . . . . . ". . . . ' . '. . -.Y.Y.- .. .. " . .I.I". . ... . . . . ", .i.i. , , ',. I..r. . . . . ., .44. . II.fI'UOIIfIUOIii" . J "' . . ": .._I.rIr., .. . , . . .... . . . . .". -M-.N.M.N.-M.N.-
24
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but about thirty-sixthirtysix- hourshourehour before the attack.attack8ttack.8ttack, . LittleLittlec-
hanceLit-
tleLittlec-
hanceLit-
tleLittlec-
hanceLit-
tlechance for ground reconnaissance was therefore afaf-
forded
af-afaf-
forded
af-
forded
¬-
forded , and the sameseines ne situation will probably bebe-
present
re-
present
be-
pre
be-
ret
be-
present
re-
presentpresentpre sent in any futurefut urecure warW8.rW8rwa.r. , esoeciallyespeciallye spec iallyally at the outbreakoutbreak-
ofoutbre-
akof hostilities , or in a mobile situation.situation. But , it isis-
believed
di-
sbelieved
is-
believed
di-
sbelieved
is-
believed
di-
sbelievedbelieved that more information should have been givengiven-
unitGiov-
anni
given-
unitGiov-
anni
given-
unitGiov-
anniunit commanders , since it was available , and everyevery-
effortev-
eryevery-
effortev-
eryevery-
effortev-
eryeffort should have been me.demedemadeMeade., to supply at least thethe-
company
Et-
hiopian
the-
oompany
the-
osophy
the-
company
Et-
hiopiancompanyoompany commanders with maps , if intelligent actionaction-
was
acti-onwas to be expected of them in operating over terrainterrain-
with
terr-ain
terrain-
with
terr-ain
terrain-
with
terr-ainwith which they were absolutely unacquainted.unacquainted.
3.3. We are taughtta.ught. that the co/inlandercoinlandercOlmanderconmanderislandercOlandercommander:/! of a rere-
serve
re-rere-
serve
re-
serve
¬-
serve keeps himself informed by :
!a.a. Personal reconnaissance and observationobservationf-
romobservat-
ionfrom advantageous points of the terrain.terrainterrain.-
b.
terrai-n
.
b.b. InformationInfornatInformant: ion received from higher headhead-head-
quarters
head-
qua.rte
head-
quarter
head-
quarters.
head-
quarters
¬-
quartersqua.rtequartequarters.quarterquarters.-
We
quarte-rs
. rs.s*.
We are also taught that the reserve commander mainmain-mai-
ntains
main-
ta1ns
mai-
ntains
¬-
tainsta1nsstains closeolosefoliose liaisonlia.ison. with the headquarters of the unitunit-
which
ni-tric
unit-
whioh
nit-
witunit-
which
ni-tricwhichwhioh he is serving as reserve , in order that he maymay-
be
may-
be
may-
bebe promptly informed of changes in the situation.situationsituation.-
Whether
situa-tion
situation.-
Whetber
situa-tion
situation.-
Whether
situa-tion
.
WhetherWhetber or not the reserve commander observed thethe-
foregoing
the-
atergoing
the-
foregoing
the-
atergoing
the-
foregoing
the-
atergoingforegoing in1n this instanceinstanoe the writer is1s not preparedprepared-
to
prepar-
edto state.state. However , it can be said that at no timetime-
while
imb-
ecile
time-
while
imb-
ecile
time-
while
imb-
ecilewhile the company was part of the division reserve waswa-
sit
wa-
itwa-
sit
wa-
itwa-
sit
wa-
itit ever informed as to where it was locatedlooatedlooted on thethe-
terrain
te-
rrainthe-
terrain
te-
rrainthe-
terrain
te-
rrainterrain , nor to where it was going during the variousvarious-
moves
vari-ous
various-
moves
vari-ous
various-
moves
vari-ousmoves made while actinga.otingaotingaborting. in that capacitycapaoity.capaoitycapacity.*. To thethe-
writer's
the-
writersth-
wartersthe-
writer's
the-
writersth-
wartersthe-
writer's
the-
writersth-
warterswriter'swriters' knowledge no routes of approach were recon-reconrecon-
noitered
recon-
no1tered
recon-
noitered
-
noiteredno1teredmitered to the forward areas in the division zonelone ofof-
action.
ol-
faction
of-
action.
ol-
faction
of-
action.
ol-
factionaction.action. If theyhey were they were not communicatedoommunioated toto-
tfi
t-ot
to-
t,_ . . ft . .. _ _ . ._ . . . , . . . . . _
.. _ .-... . . .
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of the actions required in such a situation he mademade-
no
madd-
enno determined effort to obtain an/ananyinformationaninformationannotation/ rere-
garding
re-rere-
garding
re-
garding
¬-
gardingguarding the above mentioned subjects.subjects. Needless toto-
say
to-
day
to-
say
to-
day
to-
say
to-
daysay , if a similar situation should occur in thethe-
future
th-
eatrethe-
future
th-
eatrethe-
future
th-
eatrefuture all facilities at his command would be employemploy-employ-
ed
¬-
ed to obtainobta.in. the required information.informationinforrnation.inforrnation, .
4.4. Our Field Service Regulations state that :
"TheThe" distance of a reserve from the units which havehave-
been
ha-ve
have-
been
ha-ve
have-
been
ha-vebeen committed to action varies with the extent toto-
which
t-witch
to-
Map
st-
oma
to-
which
t-witchwhich clearness exists as to its employment.employmentemployment-employmentInemployment.- " In viewview-
of
vie-w
view-
of
vie-w
view-
of
vie-wof this principle it is hard to understand why part ofof-
Map
Ho-
ffman
of-
the
of-
ten
of-
Map
Ho-
ffmanMap 1/:21:22#/: 2 the division reserve was moved east of the Soissons-SoissonsOrisonsSoissons-
Paris
Omiss-ions
Soissons-
Map
Oriso-
ns
Soissons-
Paris
Omiss-ions
-
Paris road , just north of the OravanconCra.vanconCravanconMoravianCraven. FmeFame , earlyea.rly. onon-
the
M-
onte
on-
the
M-
onte
on-
the
M-
ontethe morning of July 19th , where it was pinned to thethe-
ground
th-
ereon
the-
ground
th-
ereon
the-
ground
th-
ereonground by machine-gunmachinegun- fire for approximately threethree-
hours.
thre-
shers
three-
hours.
thre-
shers
three-
hours.
thre-
shershours.hours. The only possible explanation is that it waswas-
an
asa-
na
was-
an
asa-
na
was-
an
asa-
naan error on the part of the division staff.staff. It had hadhad-
relativeAd-
elaidehad-
relatha-
rlothad-
reha-
rerelativerelativet-welve relat-ive relatrelatere l at 1ivediveive-twelve
vie-wable
veve-
twelvevi-
ewabletwelve hours in which to secureseoure information/toinformationto/ thethe-
location
tel-
ecasting
the-
location
tel-
ecasting
the-
location
tel-
ecastinglocation of our front lines and of the enemy situation.situationsituation.-
This
situati-on
situation.-
This
situati-on
situation.-
This
situati-on
.
This , coupled with the factfaotfagot that the battalion waswa-
slater
W-
alter
wa-
slater
W-
alter
wa-
slater
W-
alterlater in the day moved to the rear , gives furtherfurther-
oredenoe
furthe-
rmorefurther-
oredenoe
furthe-
rmorefurther-
credence
furthe-
rmoreoredenoecredencereddened to the supposition that the division staffstaff-
erred
stag-
gered
staff-
erred
stag-
gered
staff-
erred
stag-
gerederred by unnecessarilyunneoessarily exposing part of its reservereserve-
to
reser-veto the chanceohanoeRoanoke of inourrungincurring severe losses.losses108see.108see.
5.5. Again , we are told that "reservesreserves"reser.esreseresureser'lesureserlesresellers" .' shouldshould-
never
sho-uld
should-
never
sho-uld
should-
never
sho-uldnever be crowdedorowded into a position whichwhioh the enemy mayma-
yshell
Ma-
rshall
ma-
yahell
a-yah
ma-
yshell
Ma-
rshallshellahellhell suddenly.suddenly8uddenly.8uddenly. " This principleprinoiple was Most.ostostcost. certainlyoertainlycertainly-
violatedcerta-
inlyoertainly-
violatedcerta-
inlycertainly-
violatedcerta-
inlyviolated In a flagrant manner by ordering the bat-batbat-
Map
bit-
map
bat-
talion
bat-
Map
bit-
map
-
Map #* 2 taliontalont al ion tot o take station at the crossroads TilleulTl11eulTileT it leulbleu ded-
ela
De-
lla
de-
1a
d-
ela
De-
llala1a aiauxGlauxadieuxLax late in the evening of July 19th.19th. Here twotwo-
verry
tw-
ofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -_ . -_ . . . . _ . . -. . . . . . . . . .n.n. . . . . . . . , - . . . .. . . .: : : .very..-yvery-yver-yverryveryi .rr .liliimportantiipofhippopoitpointt"anttanttaint" n-t-ntntef'tntefttheft- - ifteYlwifelyef'teeftedefteref'teftdeftef'tr11nr"Ot"eftr11nrOt,?'' -r11nr-"Ot"r11nr"Ot"Ot- r-"uf " c-cm/nmaicat-iDttccmnmaicatiDttmagicalittC'O"tlluntrl".1.cCOtlluntrl1.cCOtlluntrl1cacmtmact-' " / rleatgreat" . . at.1at1-.onereee.d.ion-eree-sad.ionereesad.on re&aftd-re&aftdreaftd-eree-e.d.ereee.d.raftedere- ® re&aftdAnd.reaftdAndrafted&-- . -.> .And.--And..JJ.nd.JJnd.and.andAnd-
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26
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this fact.fact. This presumption was vindicatedvindioated later byby-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-yte
by-
the
b-ytethe factfaotfagot that the battalion was bombed in this positionposition-
during
positi-oned
position-
during
positi-oned
position-
during
positi-onedduring the evening , and received constant fire fromfrom-
the
frot-
hed
from-
the
frot-
hed
from-
the
frot-
hedthe enemy artillery the next day as long as it remainedremained-
there.
remai-ned
remained-
there.
remai-ned
remained-
there.
remai-nedthere.there. Quite severe losses were sustained by all unitsunits-
in
uniti-ngin the battalion during its occupation of this area.areaarea.-
While
area.-
While
area.-
While
.
While the writer does not contend that reserves cancan-
always
car-
aways
can-
always
car-
aways
can-
always
car-
awaysalways be placed where they will not come under hostilehostile-
firehost-
ilehostile-
firehost-
ilehostile-
firehost-
ilefire , still , it is believed thattha.t. such a sensitive pointpoint-
as
poin-
tsas the one in question should not have been selected ;
in view of the fact that other positions in the imim-
mediate
im-imim-
mediate
im-
mediate
¬-
mediate vicinity were available that afforded muchmuc-
hbetter
ma-
chete
muc-
hbetter
ma-
chete
muc-
hbetter
ma-
chetebetter protectionprotect ion and cover.coveroover.ooverover.
6.6. The means ofo f attempting tot o gain and mainmain-mai-
ntain
mai-
ntain
mai-
ntain
-¬-tainstain contact with the units on the right and left ofof-
Company
H-
offman
of-
Oompany
of-
Company
H-
offmanCompanyOompany "G"G" 0"0" during the attackattaok, have been fully disdis-daisdis-
cussed
dis-
cussed
dis-
cussed
¬-cussed during the narrative.narrative. It is sufficient toto-
say
to-
day
to-
say
to-
day
to-
say
to-
daysay that it is a vital principle thattha.t. should never bebe-
neglected
be-
nevolence
be-
neglected
be-
nevolence
be-
neglected
be-
nevolenceneglected on the part of any commander.commanderoommander.oommander. In this inin-
stance
in-inin-
stance
in-
stance
¬-
stance the methods employed appeared to be the onlyonly-
possible
coll-
apsibleonly-
p08sible
only-
possible
coll-
apsiblepossiblep08sible solution due to the factfaotfagot that the companyoompany waswa-
sthirtyfivew-
ashierwa-
sthirtyfivew-
ashierwa-
sthirtyfivew-
ashierthirty-fivethirtyfive- minutes late in starting the attack.attackattaok.attaok.
7.7. Today we are taught that machine-gunmachinegun- unitsunits-
support
units-
support
units-
eu
uni-tesupporteu ort the advance of rifle companies , and are notnot-
attached
no-
nattached
not-
attached
no-
nattached
not-
attached
no-
nattachedattached to them , as waswaewade the case during the Aisne-AisneMaineAisne-
Marne
Fain-
eance
Aisne-
e.rne
Aisne-
Marne
Fain-
eance
-
MarneArne)(e.rneerne. offensive.offensive. In view of the tremendous losses10lS88losses-
thatloss-
es10lS88-
that
losses-
thatloss-
esthat were sustained by the personnel of machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohinemachinegun-
organizations
maohinegun-
organizations
machinegun-
organizations
-
organizations in endeavoring to maintain the samesam-
erate
sam-
arasam-
erate
sam-
arasam-
erate
sam-
ararate of advanceadvanoe as the rifle companiesoompanies it is11 feltfelt-
thatfe-
ltfelt-
thatfe-
ltfelt-
thatfe-
ltthat the presentpreeent principlesprinoiple8prinopiano iplefipple s of employing machinemaohine gumgwBgunsKGBgum-
are'Correct
gu-
mareCorrect
un-
recorded. . . " -_._. ,, 'w.w' . ._ . . . . . . . , . -_ ,._ "ww" . . ,._ . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . are'CorrectInareCorrectInredirecting. ., re.ct.ID.4arectID4a- . . . . .-InIn-ID.4aID.4a.. ..tact-actacttbn.attntbn.tbntha.thatnthan. . e.rlouerlouperilous. . tn'-l.Rtn'tnl.Rtn'l.RlQ.tnlRlQnull. .Ia-lQ.lQ. . e.j8jiu8tainedej8jiu8tainede.j8jiu8tained-
by
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SS-
f
S-
S
S-
I
S-
t
S-
investigation
I-
nvestigationinvestigation in an effort to prevent a recurrencerecurrence-
in
recurren-cein future engagements.engagements . AeAs a result of this investiinvesti-investinvesti-
gation
investi-
gation
investi-
gation
-¬-gationGaston , and the report thereof , the writer employedemploye-
dhis
employ-
edhis machine-gunmachinegun- company in the bmttlebattlemettle of St.St. tfihielMihielfishilyMicheltfihiel-
in
Mihiel-
in
timeli-
ne
Michel-
inin essentially the manner that is now prescribedprescribed-
for
prescrib-
edfor similar Derations.DerationsoDerations.oDerationsooeratione.ooerationeDetractionsmoderationsoperation© .
8.8. The matter of leadershiplea.dership. and battlebattlep-
sychologyba-
ttlesbattlep-
syohologyba-
ttlesbattlep-
sychologyba-
ttlespsychologypsyohology was rather fully discussed in relatingrelatingt-
herelati-
ngthe events of July 21st.21st. It isi6 felt , however , thatthat-
in
hati-
ng
that-
in
hati-
ng
that-
in
hati-
ngin times of stress the leaders will more or less unun-
consciously
un-unun-
consciously
un-
consciously
-¬-consciously select a course of actiona tionion tot o be pursued.pursuedpursued-
.It
pursue-
d.,
It maymayoror may not be the correct one , but the subsub-sub-
ordinates
sub-
ordinates
sub-
ordinates
¬-
ordinates will generally follow it1t in view of thethe-
fact
thr-
eatthe-
fact
thr-
eatthe-
fact
thr-
eatfact that !some2!! action has been taken.taken. That is1s whatwha-
tthey
heat-
hery
wha-
tthey
heat-
hery
wha-
tthey
heat-
herythey require , someone to guidewide or lead them.them.
9.9. The formations used by CompanyOompany "GnGn"G"G" G"G" inin-
advancing
in-
stancing
in-
advanoing
in-
dentingin-
advancing
in-
stancingadvancingadvanoing the attack on July 21st were selected atat-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
the
at-
the
ba-
thethe time in1n view of the rough , wooded , swampy terter-tearter-
rain
ter-
rain
ter-
rain
¬-
rain over whichwhioh the company was required to advance.advanceadvance-
.It
advan-ce
.
It was thought that these formations wouldwoul facilitatefaoilitatefacilitate-
controlfacilit-
ationfaoilitate-
oontrolfacilit-
ationfacilitate-
controlfacilit-
ationcontroloontrol and lessen1el en the chanceschanoescanoes of incurring casualties.casualtiesoasualties.oasualtiescasualties.-
In
oasualties.-
In
casualti-es
.
In view of the enemy dispositions , especiallyespeoially ofof-
machine
bo-
mbazine
of-
maohine
ho-
mophone
of-
machine
bo-
mbazinemachinemaohine gunsgun"gun" , it is not believed that any otherother-
formations
out-perform
other-
formations
out-perform
other-
formations
out-performformations would have materially decreased the losseslosseloeseeloselesseelosses-
suffered.
losse-
Buffered.
loesee-
suffered.suffered.sufferedBuffered.Buffered. Although they might have been lessened byby-
advancing
b-
alancing
by-
advancing
b-
alancing
by-
advancing
b-
alancingadvancing more slowly and cautiouslycautiously.*.
10.10. Today we stress oloseclosefoliose liaison between thethe-
infantry
te-
nantthe-
infantry
te-
nantthe-
infantry
te-
nantinfantry and the artillery.artillery. That is as.. it should be ,
and had it existed then to the degree for whichwhioh wew-
estrive
fe-
stivew-
estrive
fe-
stivew-
estrive
fe-
stivef
S
strive nowDOW , it is believed that our casualtiesoasualties wouldwould-
have
woul-
d've
would-
have
woul-
d've" . .. . .. . _ , . .. . - .. . . .
.. " '_ . - - - . .. , - --- . - - ,- _ . - . . . . .....- .- .- . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . , - " . . . . . . . , , , . . ' . . . . . . . . . "r.r" . . ' . . . '- ' " . . . . " .- . . _ _ .N.N. . . . . - -_ ' . . . . , _ . . " _ . . . . _ . . _ . . . . . . _ . _ , . _ . . . . . , .
I
I. . have been materially decreaseddeoreased.deoreaseddecreased.*. However , both thethe-
infantry
te-
nantthe-
l
Ethe-
l
the-
infantry
te-
nantI infantry and the artilleryart1lleryart.tlleryarttllery. learned in this battle thethe-
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necessity for better contact with each other , andand-
as
pan-
das
and-
as
pan-
das
and-
as
pan-
dasas time went on both improved considerably in thisthisr-
espect.tire-
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re
hir-e
thisr-
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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION-
In
Conclusio-
nCONCLUSCONCURS ICNINCICN-
In
CN-
NIn view of the lessons learned and the exex-
perience
ex-exex-
perlenoe
ex-
perience
ex-
perience
¬-perienceperlenoeprinceperplexed gained in the Aisne-MarneAisneMarneMaineArne- offensive , thethe-
writer
th-warter
the-
writer
th-warter
the-
writer
th-warterwriter isi8 driven to the conclusion : that in war mostmos-
tsituations
mo-
tivations
mos-
tsituations
mo-
tivations
mos-
tsituations
mo-
tivationssituations that confrontoonfront a commander are abnormal ,
rather than , as manym8ny of us are prone to expect ,
normal ones.ones. Thus , it is only by thorough trainingtraining-
in
trainin-gin times of peace , of himself and his troops in thethe-
science
he-
sitance
the-
soience
he-
sitance
the-
science
he-
sitancesciencesoience of war can a commanderoommander hope to prepare him-himhim-
to
Shi-
nto
him-
to
Shi-
nto
him-
to
Shi-
nto
-
to act intelligently when he is suddenly confrontedconfronted-
with
confron-tedwith a situation requiring action.actionaction.-
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actio-
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