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Montsec is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. Fighting in World War I and World War II took place in and around Montsec. The Montsec American Monument was built here during the 1930s by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The monument, dedicated in 1937, commemorates the American forces who fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I. ==History== During The Great War, also known as World War I, the village was occupied by the Germans in 1914 during the Battle of Flirey. A hill, sharing the same name, commands a view of the Woëvre Plain, and was used by German forces as an strong point and for observation. During the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in 1918, 1st Division attacked in the area of Montsec, bypassing it. The 1st Division was joined by the 26th Division, attacking on the other side of Montsec, also bypassing it. Both the 1st and 26th Divisions were able to accomplish it by a smoke screen being placed on the hill. Having been bypassed due to it being fortified, being cut off from the rest of the German line, it fell to the Allies.〔 This was accomplished by forces of the French 2nd Colonial Corps. Before the Battle of Nancy, the commune was liberated by the American 317th Infantry in 1944. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montsec, Meuse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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