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1918年的法国圣米贺城镇广场还可以看出遭到战争破坏的痕迹
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在约翰．皮尔辛 (John
J. Pershing) 将军的领导下，美国军队于1918年9月12日展开在第一次世界大战中的首次大规模攻击行动
皮尔辛的主要目标乃是介于凡尔登 (Verdun) 与南西 (Nancy) 之间，被称之为圣米贺突出部 (St. Mihiel salient) 的三角地带。当时德军占领这个区域，把这里当基地攻击巴黎的前进指挥部。因为只要占领巴黎，就会对协约国成员的士气造成严重的打击。美国第一部队在皮尔辛的指挥下，持续轰炸这个堡垒，于四天之内，就摧毁了德军对这个地方的控制能力。虽然皮尔辛决定要维持美国特遣部队的独立性，不过他也让盟军指挥官马歇尔．斐迪南．佛区 (Marshal Ferdinand Foch) 在谬司－阿恭恩之战 (Meuse-Argonne offensive) 中担任指挥官。你知道结果如何吗？
Pershing's first target was a triangular piece of land between the fortified French cities of Verdun and Nancy known as the St. Mihiel salient. German troops occupied the St. Mihiel salient as a base for their planned push toward Paris. The occupation of Paris would have been devastating to the Allies. The U.S. First Army under Pershing bombarded the fortress, and in only four days, had destroyed the Germans' hold on the area. Though Pershing was determined to maintain the integrity of the AEF as an independent army, he allowed Allied commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch to take the lead in another battle, the Meuse-Argonne offensive. What do you think was the result?
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