Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge explained

Conflict:Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
Partof:the Western Front of World War I
Date:3–27 October 1918
Coordinates:48.7933°N 4.4392°W
Result:Allied victory
Combatant1:
United States
Commander1: Henri Gouraud
John A. Lejeune
William Ruthven Smith
Commander2: Crown Prince Wilhelm
Strength1:French 4th Army (elements)
2 US Army divisions Assigned to French Fourth Army divisions
United States Marines (elements)
Strength2:2 German infantry divisions

Six additional divisions(elements)
Casualties1:7,800 men, killed and wounded.
Unknown number captured
Casualties2:Unknown
Unknown number captured

The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge (3 October to 27 October 1918) occurred during World War I, northeast of Reims, in Champagne, France. The US Army's 2nd Infantry Division and the 36th Infantry Division alongside the French Fourth Army opposed the Imperial German Army's 200th and 213th divisions, along with portions of six additional German divisions.[1] The result of this battle was the expulsion of the Imperial German Army from the Champagne Region.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Curtis, Thomas. History of the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, Fourth Brigade, U.S. Marines, Second Division: And its participation in the great War. 1919. 40–44. B00088KKOU.