General John J. Pershing's Contribution To The Second Battle Of The Marne

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One of the most important contributions by the United States towards the Allied victory in Europe was The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) led by General John J. Pershing, a celebrated veteran of the Spanish-American and Philippines wars. The “doughboys” or “yanks”, as the Allies called the american soldiers who supported the their cause against the Central Powers, were crucial in the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918. In this Western Front battle, the German were pushed back - 35,000 men were made prisoners of war, 612 artillery pieces and 3,330 machine guns were taken, and 20 German divisions were removed from the order of the battle. It ended in a decisive victory of the Allies, and predicted the end of the War with the Allied victory,

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