Lost Battalion – 9

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:08:00 +0000

9 of 9 Parts – On October 2nd, 1918, units of the 77th “Liberty” Division from New York advanced into the dense terrain of the Argonne Forest in France. History was made over the next 6 days as this unit, the “Lost Battalion”, refused to surrender even though they were completely surrounded, constantly attacked, low on ammunition and supplies, had no food, shelter and limited access to water. Of the over 600 men first trapped in the “pocket”, only around 200 walked out. They received 3 Congressional Medal of Honors (CMO), many Distinguished Service Crosses (DSC), and many other awards. Their leader, Major Whittlesey, was declared one of the three most important members of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) by General Pershing, Commander of the AEF. Two airmen received CMO’s for their involvement in the event, the first attempted air resupply drop in military history. Others trying to releive the battalion also received the DSC. A carrier pigeon, Cher Ami, received international acclaim for heroically delivering a message. A movie of the event was made in 1919, and scores of books on the subject make it one of the most analyzed military actions in history. If that was not enough, Major Whittlesey committed suicide in 1921, and controversy has swirled around the event for over 80 years. A&E recently produced a new “Lost Battalion” movie, hopefully bringing new interest to this fascinating piece of American Military history.
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http://youmashtube.com/user/68

Duration : 0:8:12

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Lost Battalion – 1

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:12:53 +0000

1 of 9 Parts –
On October 2nd, 1918, units of the 77th “Liberty” Division from New York advanced into the dense terrain of the Argonne Forest in France. History was made over the next 6 days as this unit, the “Lost Battalion”, refused to surrender even though they were completely surrounded, constantly attacked, low on ammunition and supplies, had no food, shelter and limited access to water. Of the over 600 men first trapped in the “pocket”, only around 200 walked out. They received 3 Congressional Medal of Honors (CMO), many Distinguished Service Crosses (DSC), and many other awards. Their leader, Major Whittlesey, was declared one of the three most important members of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) by General Pershing, Commander of the AEF. Two airmen received CMO’s for their involvement in the event, the first attempted air resupply drop in military history. Others trying to releive the battalion also received the DSC. A carrier pigeon, Cher Ami, received international acclaim for heroically delivering a message. A movie of the event was made in 1919, and scores of books on the subject make it one of the most analyzed military actions in history. If that was not enough, Major Whittlesey committed suicide in 1921, and controversy has swirled around the event for over 80 years. A&E recently produced a new “Lost Battalion” movie, hopefully bringing new interest to this fascinating piece of American Military history.
Also see:
http://youmashtube.com/user/68
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of this movie

Duration : 0:10:1

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Lost Battalion – 9

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