Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil ...

On July 10, 1918, the east perimeter of Belleau Wood near the old river of war, the Marne, was officially secured by American troops. It was achieved after a month-long attack in June at Belleau Wood ...

The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France.

Piercing the fog of war to separate legend from fact. Many historians consider the June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood the defining event in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. As the Corps’ first ...

American war correspondent Floyd Gibbons, photographed after the Battle of Belleau Wood, was shot in the arm, shoulder, and lost his left eye during the campaign. (Pictorial Parade/Getty) “I am up at ...

World War I began on June 28, 1914, but the US troops didn't join the fighting until late 1917. In mid-1918, US Marines saw action in Europe for the first time, facing the Germans at Belleau Wood. The ...

On June 2, 1918, during Germany’s spring offensive offensive on the Western Front, a French unit pulling back to more defensible ground encountered a newly arrived company of Marines marching straight ...

BELLEAU, France — High-ranking military officials from the United States, France and Germany took part in Memorial Day ceremonies at an American cemetery in France on Sunday to mark the centennial of ...

A Marine officer showed up to the front lines of combat on this day 103 years ago and uttered one of the most badass and enduring quotes of all time: “Retreat? Hell! We just got here!” The phrase ...

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