1st Division Memorial Information Sign -Wadelincourt
Details:
To the left of the main monument, at the bottom of the stairs.
MarkerAn information panel with text in French, German, and English, describing American actions in the area.
Wadelincourt 1st Divsion memorial, commemorates the casualties of the final First Division battle of the war for the city of Sedan where 80 First Division soldiers were killed and 503 wounded.
Five World War I and Five World War II 1st Infantry Division Monuments are located in Europe. The First Infantry Division Memorial Association, an organization established and funded by the World War I veterans of the 1st Division and now managed by later generations of Big Red One veterans, maintains them in perpetuity.
Source: https://www.1stid.org/monuments
Monument Text:
The American intervention in 1917 was a huge relief for France at the time it suffered the Chemin des Dames disaster (defeat) and the collapse of the Russian front. On September 3, 1918, Marechal Foch orders a general offensive with the Meuse as an objective. In the battle of Argonne, he engages General Pershing, Chief Commander of the American Forces, whose troops will push back the enemy all the way to Sedan. On November 6, 1918, the First American Division attacks the German enemy lines from the Besace to Beaumont and pushes the enemy back to the right bank of the Meuse between Villemontry and Autrecourt. During the night of the 6th to the 7th, they gain control of all of the left bank up to Wadelincourt. The monument called 'this point' marks the final point of the American troops' advance. On November 10th, Pershing pays a warm tribute to his troops.
Commemorates:
Units:
1st Infantry Division
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
United States Army
Wars:
WWI
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