Seicheprey - Doughboys in the Woëvre
Battles of the First World War Podcast
Mike Cunha
4.8 • 838 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In April of 1917 the United States of America formally entered the Great War on the Allied side.
As American Doughboys arrived in France, they would need training and mentoring to prepare for warfare on a scale hitherto unseen. American leadership was adamant however that they remain their own separate army with their own sector of the Western Front. In January 1918, the Americans took over part of the St. Mihiel Salient in the Woëvre, and the stage was set for the first encounter between the Germans and the Americans.
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| 0:00.0 | Can your American soldiers, new as they will be, stand up against the Germans? |
| 0:09.0 | Bring them quickly, for we are almost exhausted. |
| 0:14.0 | A French Pouou to Colonel John Henry Parker, 100 Second Infantry, American Expeditionary Force, upon Parker's arrival in France, 1917. Hey folks, welcome to the battles of the First World War podcast episode S.A.4. |
| 0:53.1 | Sees-C-S-C-S-C-Supre. Doe Boys in the Vuevre.A.4. Seich-Pre. |
| 0:56.3 | Doe Boys in the Vuevre. |
| 1:09.2 | The best way to start this episode is with humble gratitude for getting the BFWP to the 100 review mark on iTunes. |
| 1:11.5 | Folks, thank you so very much. |
| 1:13.8 | The reviews keep coming into. |
| 1:16.6 | Last I checked, we were at 115. |
| 1:19.5 | I mean, that's just crazy and awesome. |
| 1:26.4 | That is really something else for me, and I am so very happy about it. |
| 1:28.1 | Thank you so much. Thanks again. |
| 1:38.2 | So in order to not interrupt the flow of the Verdant episodes being re-released on the BFWP, |
| 1:43.6 | I'm releasing this episode and the next as one of the standalone ones. Another reason for the standalones is that |
| 1:47.1 | these episodes can't wait until the Verdant episodes are complete. This is because the centenary |
| 1:53.3 | of the Seche-C-Pri battle is mere weeks away, and I would like these episodes out by then. |
| 2:01.9 | And yes, I know I'm supposed to be working on the Murs Argonne offensive, and I will. |
| 2:08.7 | I may have to do another little one-off episode for here, though, and in fact, I most likely will. |
| 2:16.1 | But I will get to the Murs Argonne. It is on the list. It's next, folks. |
| 2:20.3 | Okay, here we go. |
| 2:23.3 | On April 6th, 1917, the United States of America had formally declared war on the Imperial German Reich and its fellow travelers. |
| 2:33.3 | It was a momentous decision for the young nation. |
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