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| The Battle of Belleau Woods, Advancing Germans Halted by 2d Battalion, 5th Marines |
Harvey Dunn
(1884-1952) |
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Acquisition Number: 60-381-H
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Status: Reproduction Available - Click Here
On 4 June 1918, German troops occupying Belleau Wood made a determined assault across Les Mares farm, a short distance to the west of the wood. They were stopped by the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, whose artillery and machine guns had just arrived. This was the closest point to Paris that the Germans reached in their great 1918 offensive, 50 miles short of their destination.
Courtesy of Navy Art Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command
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