. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... lines is approached; the successof the operation depending in a very large measure upon thedegree of secrecy maintained. ? i*hysically and artificially the 4:0 kilometei- front whichthe Ameiican Army was to attack was al)out the most difficultpoint on the western fiont. The Argonne Forest had been con-sidered impregnable for four years. We accepted this verdict,also, for the plan of battle was for the French to go upon Ihcwest of it while our ai-uiy went up east of it, and by outflank-ing il, Ieiidei it u
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... lines is approached; the successof the operation depending in a very large measure upon thedegree of secrecy maintained. ? i*hysically and artificially the 4:0 kilometei- front whichthe Ameiican Army was to attack was al)out the most difficultpoint on the western fiont. The Argonne Forest had been con-sidered impregnable for four years. We accepted this verdict,also, for the plan of battle was for the French to go upon Ihcwest of it while our ai-uiy went up east of it, and by outflank-ing il, Ieiidei it untenable. Tlie plan was iu)t to take i1 1»\ di-rect assault. It is a thick growth very much i-eseiuhliiig theWilderness in Virginia, only the Wildei-iiess is fairly levelwhile the Argouju- is full of steej) hills nud ravines. The -irowihis like the Wilderness, the lack of roads is the same, and thecharacter of the few roads that exist is jiol vei-y diffei-ent. .\fair picture of the Aigonue does not incliule the iteautiful roadsof France. 104 :\|,fKS «>K TIIK ?• 411 Til. TCLtPHONE LlNtS 5ulLT By 411 — Argonne-Meuse: Drivel LCOEND ^ „ mwm^ Li^rs cor^f*LCTe:Ly bu/lt &y 4//— 7el. Q^. /P-^/t. ffOAlXS Aeioss iIk Vfil!<.\ of the Aiic from tlic Ariioimc is aiiotlici•woods l»o;is1 iiiij- half a do/en iiaiins IhiI no roads riiiiiiinu northin ihc dii-c-iion we wanted io <_:<). These wonTs also a con-sidcTablc irnniediate ohstade. i<ioiii ihes: woods to thi- .Mciisetlie (lernian lines wyv^.- in the open Imt were slroniily phieed onthe hilfs. <)n the whoh Il mih- front thece weie only threemain north and south roads one np the Aiie \alley. (tne fromEsiies to Montfaneon, whiidi was vci\ p(»or. and one aloiiiithe MtMise which coidd he under fire fi-om the other hank ofthe river, l^esides these lhi-t-e roads, one to shellfire,there was one from hineonrt to Montfaii<-(»ii, hnt it wentdiafronally aeross 1he direction of onr alt
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