Montfaucon, captured Sept. 27, France, 1918 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Montfaucon, captured Sept. 27, France, 1918 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Montfaucon, showing German observatories & fortifications, captured by the American forces, Sept. 27, 1918
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Montfaucon, captured Sept. 27, France, 1918
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Montfaucon, a village on a rise in the Meuse department of northeastern France, was in 1918 one of the most fought-over points on the Western Front. Its hilltop gave German forces a commanding view across the surrounding plain, so when the American Expeditionary Forces launched the Meuse-Argonne offensive on September 26, American troops pushed to take the high ground, and the village fell on September 27. The fighting left the village almost entirely in ruins, and the bare, shelled landscape visible in this panorama shows how completely the hill had been torn apart. The campaign continued until the armistice of November 11, 1918, and the Montfaucon position became a lasting symbol of the American effort in the region.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | schutz group photographers (washington, d.c.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--France |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,022 × 1,099 px · prints to 17 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Montfaucon, showing German observatories & fortifications, captured by the American forces, Sept. 27, 1918 |
| Reference | FRANCE Montfaucon, captured Sept. 27, 1918 |
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