American Expeditionary Forces

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The American Expeditionary Forces were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe during World War I under General John J. Pershing, playing a decisive role in the final Allied offensives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
activeDuring 1917–1918 ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War I ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AEF ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ
branch Army ⓘ
commander John J. Pershing ⓘ
commanderRank General ⓘ
component American First Army ⓘ
linked to: U.S. 1st Army

American Second Army ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demobilized after the Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ
doctrinePolicy insisted on operating as an independent American army under U.S. command ⓘ
endDate 1919 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
Battle of Cantigny ⓘ
Château-Thierry (1918) ⓘ
Meuse–Argonne offensive ⓘ
Saint-Mihiel offensive ⓘ
Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
formedAfter United States entry into World War I ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
garrisonLocation France ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chaumont, France ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the large-scale entry of the United States into European land warfare ⓘ
influenced postwar U.S. military doctrine ⓘ
language English ⓘ
logisticsSupportFrom British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
notableCommander Charles P. Summerall ⓘ
Hunter Liggett ⓘ
notableUnitType air service unit ⓘ
artillery unit ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
opponent Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
partOf United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
purpose to deploy United States forces to fight in Europe in World War I ⓘ
role played a decisive role in final Allied offensives on the Western Front ⓘ
size over 2 million U.S. soldiers served in Europe ⓘ
startDate 1917 ⓘ
subordinateTo United States Department of War ⓘ
supremeCommander John J. Pershing ⓘ
theater European theater of World War I ⓘ
trainingLocation France ⓘ

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National World War I Memorial → dedicatedTo → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
John J. Pershing → notableCommand → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
27th Infantry Division (United States) → higherCommand → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
6th Marines → formedPartOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Battle of Soissons → alliedForce → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge → combatant → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Argonne Forest → associatedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
United States 1st Infantry Division → worldWarIService → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Flanders Field American Cemetery → associatedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment → formedPartOf → American Expeditionary Forces in World War I ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Brookwood American Cemetery → regionServed → American Expeditionary Forces in Europe ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies → appliesTo → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery → commemorates → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
United States Armed Forces in World War I → alsoKnownAs → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
My Experiences in the World War → subject → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
My Experiences in the World War → relatedTo → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
John J. Pershing → commanded → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Pershing
The Fighting First → associatedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Hindenburg Line → opposedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) → involves → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Mihiel → forceStrength → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Meuse–Argonne Offensive → involvedForce → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Pershing Park → commemorates → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
The Big Parade → portrays → American Expeditionary Forces in World War I ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Battle of the Hindenburg Line → notableParticipation → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Chateau-Thierry American Monument → associatedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Rainbow Division → partOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → formedPartOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
3rd Brigade (French Army) → associatedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
4th Marine Brigade → allegiance → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
4th Marine Brigade → commandStructure → American Expeditionary Forces, France ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Blanc Mont Ridge → usedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Blanc Mont Ridge → offensiveBy → American forces ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Battle of Hamel → involved → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Aisne-Marne → notableParticipation → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Kaiserschlacht → involves → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Oise-Aisne → usedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne region → involvedMilitaryForce → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) → usedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Eddie Bartlett → warServiceSide → American Expeditionary Forces in World War I ⓘ
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
77th Division → partOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
French Army on the Western Front → alliedWith → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Plot B (Oise-Aisne American Cemetery) → commemorates → American Expeditionary Forces in World War I ⓘ
subject linked to: Plot B
linked to: American Expeditionary Forces
Charles P. Summerall → memberOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
Chaumont, France → usedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
American Second Army → partOf → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
94th Aero Squadron → operatedBy → American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ