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The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918 was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I. The U.S. 1st Division, the most experienced of the five American divisions then in France and in reserve for the French Army near the village of Cantigny, was selected for the attack. The objective of the attack was both to reduce a small salient made by the German Army in the front lines but also to instill confidence among the French.

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  • Battle of Cantigny (en)
  • Bataille de Cantigny (fr)
  • Battaglia di Cantigny (it)
  • Bitwa pod Cantigny (pl)
  • Batalha de Cantigny (pt)
  • Битва при Кантиньи (ru)
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  • The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918 was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I. The U.S. 1st Division, the most experienced of the five American divisions then in France and in reserve for the French Army near the village of Cantigny, was selected for the attack. The objective of the attack was both to reduce a small salient made by the German Army in the front lines but also to instill confidence among the French. (en)
  • La bataille de Cantigny, est une bataille qui eut lieu le 28 mai 1918, au deuxième jour de la grande offensive allemande, l'offensive Michael. Elle est la première offensive américaine, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • Bitwa pod Cantigny bitwa – stoczona 28 maja 1918 roku, między Amerykańskim Korpusem Ekspedycyjnym, a Armią Cesarstwa Niemieckiego podczas I wojny światowej. Celem, poza samym zajęciem Cantigny i jego utrzymaniem, było zlikwidowanie występu we froncie, który powstał w ramach ofensywy niemieckiej. Drugim celem operacji było podniesienie morale armii francuskiej, która od wiosny 1917 roku była trawiona licznymi buntami. (pl)
  • A Batalha de Cantigny foi uma batalha travada entre os Estados Unidos, a primeira desde a sua entrada na guerra, e o Império Alemão no dia 28 de maio de 1918. O combate ocorreu na Frente Ocidental, durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Foi a primeira vitória expressiva dos americanos na guerra. (pt)
  • Битва при Кантиньи (англ. Battle of Cantigny) — сражение на западном фронте Первой мировой войны у французской деревни Кантиньи. Это было первой крупной американской битвой и наступлением Первой мировой войны. (ru)
  • La battaglia di Cantigny, fu combattuta il 28 maggio 1918, il secondo giorno della grande offensiva tedesca, e fu la prima offensiva americana della prima guerra mondiale. Il 28th Infantry Regiment della 1st Infantry Division degli Stati Uniti d'America (3.564 effettivi), sotto il comando del maggior generale , catturò il villaggio di Cantigny, strappandolo alla 18ª Armata tedesca comandata da Oskar von Hutier. Il villaggio era situato su un terreno sopraelevato e circondato da boschi, il che lo rendeva un bersaglio ideale per l'artiglieria tedesca. (it)
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  • Battle of Cantigny (en)
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