September-November 1918: The Battle of St. Mihiel and the

September-November 1918: The Battle of St. Mihiel and the Hindenburg Line

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In September 1918, World War I Allies initiated several offensives that would help bring about an end to the war, at St. Mihiel and against the German Hindenburg Line, while holding the line in other sectors. The Battle of St. Mihiel was a significant Allied victory and the first major battle organized and fought by a united American army. In 1918, the German lines crumbled under the weight of the surge of Allied soldiers.

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