6 June 1918

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Third Battle of the Aisne: Battle of Belleau Wood

US 6th Division launched a counter-attack against German positions at Belleau Wood. The Marines suffer more casualties on 6 June than on any other day in their history, an unwanted record that wasn't beaten until the attack on Tarawa during the Second World War.


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2018), 6 June 1918, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1918_06_06.html

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