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AMERICANS ATTACKING A GERMAN TRENCH POSITION
Company M and Company K of the 336th Infantry, 82d Division, advance
on Germans entrenched at the edge of a woods. The 307th Engineers, 82d
Division, clear the way by blowing up wire entanglements. The
attacking companies can be seen rushing for the point where the breach
in the wire obstacles has been made.
[Illustration: Photograph]
Photo by International Film Service.
AMERICA GETS INTO THE WAR AT CANTIGNY
On the morning of May 28, 1918, the 1st Division, A. E. F., launched
its first attack, which took place at Cantigny. Within 45 minutes all
objectives had been gained, serious losses inflicted on the enemy, and
200 prisoners taken. General Pershing personally directed operations.
This picture shows American troops going forward under support of
tanks.
A general order of the War Department providing for the consolidation of
all branches of the army into one army to be known as the "United States
Army" was promulgated by General March on August 7th. The text of the
order read:
1. This country has but one army--the United States Army. It includes
all the land forces in the service of the United States.
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