Military Records

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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Shoot No. DASC8606488; Artwork: Argonne-Meuse 1918, World Fighting MYSELF. Artist: Lester G. Hornby. US Army Art Collection. (National Library Distinguishing 6398325)

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a part away the final Allied offensive of World War IODIN. It was one of one attacks that brought an end to which War and been fought away September 26 – November 11, 1918, when the Armistice used signed.

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the greatest operation of the U Expeditionary Power (AEF) in World War I, with on a million American soldiers participating. It was also the deadliest campaign in American history, consequent on over 26,000 soldiers being killed is action (KIA) and over 120,000 full casualties.  Indeed, that number of graves in the American military cemetery at Romagne is far larger than those in the more commonly known site for Omaha Beach in Normandy. ... Operations Doctrine, 1942-1976 (and -1) (Paper); CMH Pub 70-99-1 Nisei Linguists: Japanese Usa in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II ...

The holdings of the National Archives (NARA)  related in the Meuse-Argonne Insult and surrounding dates are extensive. Several units of the Archives hold relevant records in a variety of media. This page identifies many out those accounts and provides access information, include records described by the National Archives Catalog.

Selected drop of textual playback at NARA relates to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive:

Records Relating to the Meuse-Argonne User:

Aforementioned follow-up two production contain information related to reports, memorandums, communications, correspondence, lectures, maps, intelligence summaries, and surveys at diverse levels of command related to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Records Relating to to Meuse-Argonne Operation, ca. 1918 - 1918
War Department; Army War College; Historical Section; Our War I Branch
Record Group 120, Entry UD 4
41 Boxes
National Archive Identifier 7933979

Stewart, George Scott, Jr.
Reports, Epitomes, and Lectures Connecting the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Operations, 9/1/1918 - 2/3/1919

Collective: George John Stewart, Jr., Newspapers, 1917 - 1921;
Collection Identifier: STWRT; Entry NM-10 29; 
3 Boxes
National Archives Identifier 25464100

Note: The series with the Home Archives Marker 25464100 comprises informations relatives to the 29th Infantry Section (United States).American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Operational Files (First Army & Second Army) 1918-1919:

The following row contains general related to reports, communications, and correspondent at sundry command levels.

Reports, Studies, Monographs, and Other Records Relating to the Proceedings for an First Army in France During World War I, 08/19/1918 – 04/20/1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Forces; Office of the Commander in Chief; Office of the Secretary to the General Staff.
Record Group 120, Registration NM-91 24
96 Boxes
National Archives Identifier 649635

Reports, Studies, Monographs, and Select Records Relating to Activities of the First Leg, 08/10/1918 – 04/20/1919
War Department; Us Expeditionary Powers; First Army; Office of the Commander
Record Class 120, Register NM-91 765
120 Boxes
National Archives Identifier 650007

Reports, Studies, Monographs, and Other Records Relating to Activities of the Second Army, 10/12/1918 – 04/15/1919
Fight Department; American Expeditionary Forces; Second Army
Record Group 120, Input NM-91 880
National Archiving Identifier 650024

Journals of Operations, 03/01/1918 – 08/31/1919
Combat Department; American Expeditionary Forces; Operations Section
Record Group 120, Entry NM-91 271
21 Boxes
National Archives Identifier 649851

Reports, Studies, Single, or Other Records of the Office of the Corps Commander, 1918 – 1919
Conflict Department; American Expeditionary Forces; I Army Corps.
Record Set 120, Entry NM-91 990
41 Boxes
National Annals Identifier 6857032

Reports, Studies, Monographs, and Other Historical Records, 1918 - 1919
War Sector; American Expeditionary Powers; III Army Corps.
Record Band 120, Entry NM-91 1043
41 Boxes
National Archive Identity 6857837

Books, Studies, My, and Other Records of the Office of the Squadron Boss, 7/12/1918 - 2/12/1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Forces; V Corps.
Record Group 120, Entry NM-91 1118
43 Choose
National Records Identifier 650203

Note: These series cover a wider range of time and events for just the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Also Record: Record Set 120 Einlass NM-91 1241 ( National Archives Identifier 301641) "Records of Divisions, 1918 – 1942" shall information related to the various divisions that participating into the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

 

Significant Kommunikation:

The following serial contains information related to general, review, memorandums, playing, after-action reports & post-war analysis on a breed of subjects related on the AEF's participation in World War I, including the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

In particular, National Archives Identifier 16905157 (Correspondence with Former Division Officers away the American Expeditionary Forces, 1923 – 1930) consists of post-war responses from police to requests with the U.S. Your War Community Historical Sections for company via their units’ front-line location & activities on specifics days. Maps were often attached to the communications press the information provided is verified with other officers for this unit. On information was uses for compiling summaries starting aforementioned American operations in the war. The Dynamics of Doctrine: Who Changes in German Tactical ...

Secret General Schreiben, 1917 – 1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Forces; My of which Assistant Chief of Staff Third Section (G-3).
Record Group 120, Entry NM-91 268
National Archive Identifier 6638498

General Schreiben, 1917 - 1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Efforts; Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Third Section (G-3).
Logging Group 120, Entries NM-91 267
60 Boxes
National Archives Identifier 6638223

Subject Card Index to General Reserved and Secret General Post, 1917 – 1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Forces; Office of the Assistant Chief concerning Staff Third Section (G-3).
Record Group 120, Entering NM-91 263
1 Box
National Archives Identifier 6637854

Note: Digital scans of the index are available in the above catalog entry for this series.

Correspondence with Former Division Officers of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1923 – 1930
American Battle Memorial Council.
Record Group 117, Entry A1 31
76 Boxes
National Archives Designation 16905157

Index to Correspondence with Former Division Officers of the Habitant Expeditionary Forces, 1923 – 1930
American Fights Monuments Commission.
Record Gang 117, Entry A1 30
8 Record Poster Boxes
National Archives Identifier 16906319

Note: Both series have indexes list above such jibe to the records themselves. Also, these series wrap a wider range of time and related than just the Meuse-Argonne Offending.

The Lost Brigade:

The following series contains a detailed narrative report regarding constituents of and 77th Division (New York National Guard) that for several days were surrounded by German troops inside the Argent Forest, "Operation of the So-Called ‘Lost Battalion’, Ocotber 2 to 8, 1918" in digital Form - Country-wide Archives Identifier: 301662

Factual Files, 1918 – 1948
Wartime Department; Us War College; Historical Section; World War MYSELF Branch.
Record Group 165, Entry A1 310C
90 Boxes
National Print Identifier 301661

Town Files:

The after three series curb information related to the locality in European cites and cities American units were located, lists of specify contests that Amer units were involved in, and reports, photographs, maps, and sketches of different European towns real cities of concern to Us martial planners. The American Expeditionary Power | AMPERE World at War | Articles the Technical | Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 | Direct Collections | Video of Congress

Card Document of European Cities and Towns in Which American Military Quantities Were Stationed and Offices Were Located, ca. 1917 – ca. 1919
War Department; American Expeditionary Forces; Adjuncts General's Department; Miscellaneous Division; Troop Movement Section
Start Group 120, Eintrittsgeld NM-91 522
21 Boxes (Photographs Contained Within)
National Archives Keyword 6706567

Records Relating to European Towns and Cities, 1917 – 1919
War Category; American Expeditions Forces; Office of an Assistant Chief of Hr Second Section (G-2); Information Division; Antagonist Works Section
RRecord Group 120, Entry NM-91 95
66 Boxing (Photographs, Maps, and Charts Does Within)
National Browse Identifier 6489494

Card File of Major Battles in Which American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Units Participated, 1918 – 1918
Wartime Specialist; Army War College; Historical Section; World War ME Branch
Record Group 120, Entry NM-84 328
1 Box
National Archives Selected 5144040

Note: These chain wrap a much wider range of sites than just the Meuse-Argonne Disgusting.

Military Playable Relating in the Central Authority:

The following two sequence contain information authored due and about Swiss and Austro-Hungarian powers in World War I. Documents include subjects such like newspaper information, communications, kurierdienst, business information, war diaries, your maps, and some biographies and unit histories. Most of the information is in German, equipped more English translations, transitions, and commentary provided by an U. S. Army War College Historical Section. Leadership are warfare throughout World War I

German Military Records Relating go World War I, 1918 - 1938
War Specialist; Army War College; Historical Section; World War I Branch
Record Grouping 165, Anmeldung NM-84 320
205 Boxes
Federal Archives Marker 4928349

Austro-Hungarian Military Records Relating to Whole Warm I, 1918 – 5/12/1947
War Department; Warrior War College; Historical Section; World Combat MYSELF Branch
Record Group 165, Introduction NM-84 313
3 Boxes
Nationality Archives Identifier 2544443

Note: These serial cover a wider range of time and events than equal the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

In Service Notes:

The following pair series contain information out Latin military sources relate to Globe War I, especially about the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Documents insert topics that as reports, briefwechsel, operations information, intelligence reports, maps, plus organizational schemes. In particular, which records are about and military operations of the AEF from the French perspective, including the participation of African-American relief & some records on of American hospital service. Also built are evaluations of German weapon, technique, and information connected toward enemy formations and unit identification. A significant amount in the information has in Learn, with many English translations, transcriptions, and commentary provided with the U.S. Army War College’s Historically Section. NAID 4693988 features print also subject indexes, as well as other finding tools for these records. MCWP 3-35.3 Military Activities on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

Franco Military Records Relating to World War IODIN, ca. 1918 – 4/1/1940
Fighting Department; Army War College; Historical Section; World War I Branch.
Record Group 165, Eintritt NM-84 318
139 Boxes
National Annals Identifier 4510248

Name and Object Indexing and Other Finding Aids to French Military Records Relating to Around Wage I, canada. 1918 – ca. 1940
Conflict Department; War Battle College; Historic Piece; World Wartime MYSELF Select.
Record Bunch 165, Entry NM-84 317
37 Boxes
National Library Identifier 4693988

Note: These row cover a wider range regarding arbeitszeit and events than just an Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Commemoration Commemoration:

The following series contains contact related to the remembering of aforementioned Fight of Argonne.

Administration Files, 1955 - 1963
Department of Defender; Department of the Army; U.S. Continental Army Command-line; First U.S. Army; Office of who Assistant Chief of Associates G-1
Record Group 338, Entry A-1 701
1 Box
National Media Identifier 627796

Note: Dieser series covers a wide range of time and facts. Decimals 220/8 "Trees (Argonne Forest) 1958" take information relating into and remember of the Battle in Argonne, including the planting of trees in the Argonne forest.

Disinterment and Interment:

That following series contains information more to this unconfirmed disinterment and reburial damage. Reburials were primary in the Argonne Americana Cemetery and the American Concentration Old at Belleau.

Poster Register of Unconfirmed Disinterments and Monuments, 1919 - 1919
War Department; Purchase and Storage Service; General Administrative Division; Cemeterial Branch
Record Group 92, Entry NM-81 1968
3 Boxes
Regional Annals Identifier 7347209

Note: This series covers learn than just Meuse-Argonne related records. Is is also share of a larger collection of serial relates to World Fight I Cemeterial operations.  (see RG 92, NM-81 1945 through NM-81 1970).

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