Argonne Forest, France, 1918 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 rare historic image captures Argonne Forest, France, 1918 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Concrete bomb proof dugouts of the German Army operating in the Argonne Forest; behind front line positions, east of Le Four de Paris
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Argonne Forest, France, 1918
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The Argonne Forest in northeastern France was the scene of one of the largest and bloodiest American actions of 1918. Beginning on September 26, the Meuse-Argonne offensive sent the American First Army, under General John J. Pershing, against German lines in a tangle of ravines, dense woods, and hidden machine-gun nests. Advances came slowly and at heavy cost, and tens of thousands of American soldiers were killed or wounded before the offensive ended with the Armistice on November 11. For Americans at home, the Argonne became shorthand for the final push that broke German resistance, and its name appeared in newspapers across the country that autumn.
| 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 | 5,400 × 1,251 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Concrete bomb proof dugouts of the German Army operating in the Argonne Forest; behind front line positions, east of Le Four de Paris |
| Reference | FRANCE Argonne Forest 1918 |
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