St. Mihiel

For four years a massive German bulge known as the St. Mihiel Salient had cut deep into the Allied line.
Now, for the first time in the war, the American army would attack under its own command.
General John J. Pershing assembled more than half a million American soldiers, supported by tanks, aircraft, and artillery.
At dawn the offensive began.
Through rain, mud, and shattered trenches, American divisions surged forward from multiple directions, collapsing the German position with overwhelming force.
Villages were liberated.
Enemy lines shattered.
The salient that had stood for years vanished in less than two days.
It was the largest American operation of the war.
And it proved that the United States could fight not only as reinforcements—but as an army capable of breaking the deadlock of the Western Front.