American Expeditionary Force
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The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe under the command of General John J. Pershing in 1917 to help fight World War I.[1] At first, the AEF fought in France alongside French and British allied forces. The war started in August 1914 and the AEF arrived in April 1917, the last year of the war.[2] They were fighting against the German Empire. [3] In September 1918 the AEF launched its first major offensive as an independent army.[3]
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American Expeditionary Forces Commander in Chief, General John J. Pershing in 1917.
Column of American troops passing Buckingham Palace, London, 1917.
With America's first convoy. The troop ships are Henderson, Antilles, Momus, and Lenape.
Men of the 18th Machine Gun Battalion passing through St. Baussant in advance upon St. Mihiel, September 13, 1918.
AEF officer's identity card belonging to Edwin Hubble, 1918
Officers of the 366th Infantry, 1919
Allies gain overwhelming superiority in front-line rifle strength as American soldiers arrive in the summer
Army field hospital in France, 1918
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References
- ↑ "American Expeditionary Force". U-S-History.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "American Expeditionary Force in World War I". American Aviators of WW I. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "American Forces under General Pershing Launched First Major Offensive in WWI September 12, 1918". America's Story. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 November 2016.