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General Gouraud Bestowing Medals Upon French Heroes, Chalons sur Marne, France.

A crowd of French soldiers stands underneath the archway of the Forte Sainte-Croix recieving medals for valor after the battle at Chalons sur Marne.

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Partners of Americans in Marne Counter-Offensive French Moroccan Troops on Villers-Cotterets Road.

French Moroccan troops march up the National Highway to the Second Battle of the Marne. In the background, an American military policeman directs traffic.

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Artillery Observers Telephoning Headquarters from the Front, on the Marne

At an observation post in a ditch, French soldiers use a periscope to observe enemy lines while one telephones headquarters.

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Captured German Machine Guns on Road from Villers-Cotterets to Soissons.

Two American soldiers man a German captured machine gun, kneeling behind a bush.

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Ruins of Soissons and Its Two Great Cathedrals.

The ruins of the destroyed cathedrals and town of Soissons. On the right, two silhouettes are seen on the winding road.

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