Marne

In a final gamble for victory, German forces surged across the Marne River, driving toward Paris in one last attempt to break the Allied line.
French units withdrew under the weight of the assault.
But one American division did not.
Along the riverbanks near Château-Thierry, the 3rd Infantry Division held its ground.
German artillery hammered the crossings.
Storm troops pushed through the smoke.
Wave after wave attempted to break through the line.
The Americans did not move.
Through the night and into the next day, the division fought from shattered riverbanks and burning villages, repelling every assault.
The Marne was held.
From that moment forward, the momentum of the war shifted.
The German advance had been stopped.
The Allied counteroffensive had begun.