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April 20: Untested Connecticut Doughboys Face Germany’s Best at WWI Battle of Seicheprey

  Today in 1918, a division of new Connecticut recruits encountered their first taste of modern warfare in a small village in northeastern France. In that battle, they repelled a regiment of elite German troops and held the front lines against overwhelming odds. A series of photos showing scenes from the Battle of Seicheprey. The…

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April 20: Green Connecticut Troops Fight Germany’s Best at WWI Battle of Seicheprey

  Today in 1918, a division of new Connecticut recruits encountered their first taste of modern warfare in a small village in northeastern France. In that battle, they repelled a regiment of elite German troops and held the front lines against overwhelming odds. The US 26th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Yankee Division because its regiments…

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April 20: Green Connecticut Troops Fight Germany’s Best at WWI Battle of Seicheprey

  Today in 1918, a division of new Connecticut recruits encountered their first taste of modern warfare in a small village in northeastern France. In that battle, they repelled a regiment of elite German troops and held the front lines against overwhelming odds. The US 26th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Yankee Division because its regiments…

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