Noun
an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
Source: WordNetYou know we were in the Argonne Forest twenty-eight days, and had some mighty hard fighting in there. A lot of our boys were killed off. Every company has to have so many sergeants. They needed a sergeant; and they jes' took me. Alvin York
You know we were in the Argonne Forest twenty-eight days, and had some mighty hard fighting in there. A lot of our boys were killed off. Alvin York
Alvin York, of G Co., 328th Inf., 82nd ID responsible for the deaths of nine of the 25 Germans killed and captures 132 more single handedly- in the Argonne Forest. Source: Internet
Gen. John J. Pershing, also known as “Black Jack,” had ordered the attack on German positions in the Argonne Forest, located in northeastern France. Source: Internet