WWI - Chateau Thierry and the Aisne Marne Operation (1918)

Aisne-Marne Operation, a French and American counteroffensive against the German army during World War I. In the spring of 1918, Germany launched a desperate effort to knock France out of the war before American forces arrived to support the French. The effort failed. By midsummer the German attack ground to a halt, and the arrival of thousands of fresh American troops made possible a major counterassault. The French Tenth Army opened the attack in mid-July, striking eastward into the salient just south of Soissons, France. The main attack was made by the Twentieth Corps, with three divisions on the front line, two American and one Moroccan. The attack took the Germans by surprise, and their outpost line made little resistance, but the line soon stiffened and the fighting was severe. It was not until 21 July that control of the Soissons-Château-Thierry highway was gained. The total penetration was eight miles. Watch all my channels: http://youtube.com/bestsoundbox http://youtube.com/cinemaclassics1 http://youtube.com/cinemaclassics2 http://youtube.com/cinemaclassics3 http://youtube.com/cinemillenium http://youtube.com/cinemillenium2 http://youtube.com/cinemillenium3 http://youtube.com/classicanimation http://youtube.com/classicdocumentaries http://youtube.com/clasicdocumentaries2 http://youtube.com/clasicdocumentaries3 http://youtube.com/classicmagicbox http://youtube.com/dancefrenzy http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics2 http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics3 http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics4 http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics5 http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics6 http://youtube.com/hollywoodclassics7 http://youtube.com/orchestralmanouvres http://youtube.com/titlebrowser http://youtube.com/videomiscellany http://youtube.com/vintagecommercials