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Battle of Saint-Mihiel - Definition

Battle of Saint-Mihiel
ConflictWorld War I
Date12-19 September, 1918
PlaceSaint-Mihiel, France
FrontWestern Front
ResultAllied victory
Combatants
United States Germany
Commanders
John J. Pershing Georg von der Marwitz
Forces
AEF German Fifth Army
Casualties
7,000 20,000

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and a number of French troops under the command of U.S. general John J. Pershing against German positions. The United States Army Air Service (which later became the United States Air Force) played a significant role in this action.

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