Show o SECOND BATTLE OF M MARN MARNOn RN'S 1 On July 2 20 1918 the Ger troops under General were were driven back across the Marn by 1 American and Fr French Frinch tro troops p Ja jI one ne' ne neot of ot the most important staged hy y the allied aled troops troops' In th tb thi World war var The Th drive which statU cd ed on July 15 was his fifth fifth and and what proved to be his lila last offensive offen sive alvo 0 of tho the war and Is l thi thu history as ns tho the Second Battle of ot Marne Manic I Tho The Germans Germans' line Una o of attack atack ex ez extended tended roughly ove over over- overa a a distance w wCO 4 CO GO miles mies from rom Dormans around and ad ea east to the Argonne forest MOM r than w were re available for tor th tM great ret ii The Tita Germans crossed the I m mIn In irl force southeast southen t of oC Chateau ui Thierry but but a c counter unel attack atack drove tOVe them back And nd their atac attacks attack around nay and Prunay U well wel as elsewhere were ee al l checked J JA A A. result ot of the failure of ot this thu offensive was as that the aspect entire front v was ivas changed off on oi July IS 18 when front Americans and b began gan a successful offensive o fr from U the Manic Marne Mare to the Mane AIne which changed a a dangerous situation situation- for forthe forthe forthe the allies into a a far tar more danger dangerous ous one ales f for r the Te tons 4 1 |