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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: United States Army, First Army miscellaneous records
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Collection Number: XX309
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, memoranda, orders, and maps, relating to military conditions in France during World War I, the German railway system,
and experiences of German and Allied prisoners of war.
Creator:
United States. Army. Army, 1st
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], United States. Army. First Army miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical note
The First Army was established in France in 1918 under the command of General John J. Pershing. The First Army was stationed
near Verdun, where it was involved in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. It was deactivated in 1919.
Source: http://www.first.army.mil/
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is comprised of reports, memoranda, orders, and maps, relating to military conditions in France during World
War I, the German railway system, and experiences of German and Allied prisoners of war.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Prisoners of war
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1914-1918 -- Transportation
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces