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===Meuse-Argonne Offensive=== [[File:Hill 223, Meuse-Argonne Offensive.jpg|thumb|328th Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Division advances in preparation to capture Hill 223 on 7{{nbsp}}October 1918.|left]]The division mobilized to the [[Clermont-en-Argonne|Clermont]] area in Argonne (just west of Verdun) starting on September 24, stationed there to act as a reserve for the US First Army.<ref>{{cite book |title=82nd Airborne Division 'All American' |publisher=Ian Allan |author=Verier, Mike |year=2001 |location=London |page=8}}</ref> On 3 October, Major General [[George B. Duncan]], commander of the 77th Division, relieved William Burnham of his duties and took over as commander of the 82nd. On the night of October 6, 1918, the 164th Brigade relieved troops of the [[28th Division (United States)|28th Division]], which were holding the front line from south of [[Fléville]] to [[La Forge, Vosges|La Forge]], along the eastern bank of the [[Aire (Aisne)|Aire River]]. On{{nbsp}}October 7 the 82nd Division, minus the 163rd Brigade, which remained in reserve, attacked the northeastern edge of the [[Forest of Argonne|Argonne Forest]], taking "Hill 223" in the process. The division's right flank entered the commune of [[Cornay]] but later withdrew southeast. The division's left flank took the high ground northwest of [[Châtel-Chéhéry]]. On October 9, the division's left flank advanced to form a line along the French pylons on the road to the Belgian city of [[la Louvière]].<ref name="wwihist" />{{command structure |name={{unbulleted list|82nd Division|''"All American Division"''}} |date=1918–19 |parent= |subordinate= * Headquarters, 82nd Division * 163rd Brigade ** [[325th Infantry Regiment (United States)|325th Infantry Regiment]] ** [[326th Infantry Regiment (United States)|326th Infantry Regiment]] ** 320th Machine Gun Battalion * 164th Brigade ** [[327th Infantry Regiment (United States)|327th Infantry Regiment]] ** [[328th Infantry Regiment (United States)|328th Infantry Regiment]] ** 321st Machine Gun Battalion * [[82nd Airborne Division Artillery|157th Field Artillery Brigade]] ** 319th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) ** 320th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) ** 321st Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) ** 307th Trench Mortar Battery * 319th Machine Gun Battalion * 307th Engineer Regiment * 307th Field Signal Battalion * Headquarters Troop, 82nd Division * 307th Train Headquarters and Military Police ** 307th Ammunition Train ** 307th Supply Train ** 307th Engineer Train ** 307th Sanitary Train *** 325th, 326th, 327th, and 328th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals }} Throughout October, the division advanced north-east along the [[Aire (Aisne)|Aire (Aisne) river]]. On 10 October, it relieved troops of the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Division]] in [[Ardennes (department)|Ardennes]] at [[Fléville]] and [[Sommerance]]. The 82nd Division then relaunched an attack on [[Cornay]] and the Belgian city of [[Enghien]], successfully re-establishing the front there. On October 11, the right flank of the division took the high ground north of the [[Rance (river)|Rance river]] while the left flank continued to advance along the Aire. The next day, the [[42nd Division (United States)|42nd Division]] relieved the 82nd's troops in Sommerance. Attacking with fresh troops, the 82nd broke through the [[Hindenburg line|Hindenburg Line]] on October 15.<ref name="wwihist" /> [[File:Signal Corps 82nd Airborne Meuse-Argonne.jpg|thumb|Members of the 82nd Division on the road to Ravin aux Pierre (lit. "Stone Ravine") France, October 1918.|left]] On October 18, the 82nd Division relieved the [[78th Division (United States)|78th]] division at [[Champigneulle]]. Three days later it advanced to the Ravin aux Pierres. On 31 October, the 82nd, except the artillery, was relieved by the [[77th Sustainment Brigade|77th Division]] and the [[80th Division (United States)|80th Division]], and assembled in the [[Forest of Argonne|Argonne Forest]] to regroup. On 10 November, it moved again to training areas in [[Bourmont]], where it remained until the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]].<ref name="wwihist" />
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