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When "Argonne" is pronounced, it means the forested mountains in the Paris Basin between the Aisne and Aire valleys. And when it is said of "World War I and the Argonn Forest," this is the last major operation that took place from September 26, 1918 to November 10, 1918 — that is, until the very end of this entire war. To do this, however, it was necessary to break the system of German field fortifications or Siegfriedstellung . It consisted of four lines along the entire front line with a total depth of 8 km. An important role was played by the American expeditionary contingent under the command of the legendary gen. John Pershing, who was to attack with the French in the area of the river Maas near the Argonn Forest. The American advance to Sedan, about 50 km away, would then disrupt the German defensive line further north.