Lost Battalion - Argonne

Lost Battalion - Argonne. A steep valley to the west of Apremont, where between Oct 2nd to 7th 1918, soldiers of the US 77th Div were cut off from their comrades. Caught in a narrow valley they were totally surrounded in this steep ravine which still has fox holes in its sides. The Argonne Massif is a narrow 12km wide band of hills rising steeply to the west of the Meuse valley. This was a major test for the American army for many of whose troops this was their first real experience of battle

12km 77th Advanced Apremont Argonne Battlefields Bitter Comrades Detachment Experience Foxholes Holes Massif Maur Meuse Quot Ravine Sheil Steep Steeply Totally Trapped

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