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Belleau Wood

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Bel·leau Wood  (b-l, bl)
A forested area of northern France east of Château-Thierry. In World War I it was the site of a hard-fought victory over the Germans (June 1918), and it now contains a cemetery dedicated to the Americans who died in the battle.
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Noun1.Belleau WoodBelleau Wood - a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Battle of the Marne, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River
First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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It was said that the officers of the Battalion were building miniature "terrains" out of modeling clay, and were learning the "principles of military tactics"; they were learning the Battle of Belleau Wood.
The Boy Scouts of Westhampton by Goodman, Paul / Radical Teacher
Marine Private Roscoe Temple fights in all the major battles from Belleau Wood to the Argonne Forest.
To the Last Man by Boyd, John E. / Kliatt
Belleau Wood (LHA 3) was decommissioned on 13 October, at NS San Diego, Calif.
People, planes, places by Fisher, Brandy / Naval Aviation News
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