The Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 has since achieved near mythic status in U.S. military history, particularly for the U.S. Marines.

The fighting around Belleau Wood pitted units from five German divisions against the U.S. Army’s 2nd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, which was subdivided into the Army’s 3rd Infantry ...

The Battle of Belleau Wood speaks to the world at its worst and America at its very best. Fought 102 years ago in June, it saw young U.S. service members waging a brutal battle thousands of miles ...

The ensuing battle would last for weeks and was the first large-scale battle fought by American soldiers in World War I. U.S. forces suffered over 9,000 casualties — just over 1,800 killed.

American war correspondent Floyd Gibbons, photographed after the Battle of Belleau Wood, was shot in the arm, shoulder, and lost his left eye during the campaign. (Pictorial Parade/Getty) “I am ...

BELLEAU, France — It was the spring of 1918, and the German army was making a final push toward Paris. The only thing in their way was a contingent of Allied troops, including untested U.S ...

A depiction of the Battle of Belleau Wood is seen at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on May 22, 2018 in Triangle, Va. Washington Post photo by Matt McClain. Matt McClain Facebook ...

Lance Cpl. Carlos Rivera, a U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa administrative specialist, stands as part of the Color Guard for a memorial ceremony in Belleau Wood, France, on May 30, 2021.

U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa’s parade ground is now known as “Devil Dog Field” in honor of the troops who fought 100 years ago in the Battle of Belleau Wood and on battlefields ...

The Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 has since achieved near mythic status in U.S. military history, particularly for the U.S. Marines.

But, fought across open fields and in the dark, overgrown woods, ... The Battle of Belleau Wood was brutal, deadly and forgotten. But it forged a new Marine Corps. May 31, 2018.