4 APR--This Day in US Military History https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-32486"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=4+APR--This+Day+in+US+Military+History&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0A4 APR--This Day in US Military History%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="307343b1be6bf0436d66c1634adc1641" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/032/486/for_gallery_v2/ww1soldiersdock.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/032/486/large_v3/ww1soldiersdock.jpg" alt="Ww1soldiersdock" /></a></div></div>1918 – During World War I, the Second Battle of the Somme, the first major German offensive in more than a year, ends on the western front. <br /><br />On March 21, 1918, a major offensive against Allied positions in the Somme River region of France began with five hours of bombardment from more than 9,000 pieces of German artillery. The poorly prepared British Fifth Army was rapidly overwhelmed and forced into retreat. For a week, the Germans pushed toward Paris, shelling the city from a distance of 80 miles with their “Big Bertha” cannons. However, the poorly supplied German troops soon became exhausted, and the Allies halted the German advance as French artillery knocked out the German guns besieging Paris. <br />On April 2, U.S. General John J. Pershing sent American troops down into the trenches to help defend Paris and repulse the German offensive. It was the first major deployment of U.S. troops in World War I. Several thousand American troops fought alongside the British and French in the Second Battle of Somme. By the time the Somme offensive ended on April 4, the Germans had advanced almost 40 miles, inflicted some 200,000 casualties, and captured 70,000 prisoners and more than 1,000 Allied guns. However, the Germans suffered nearly as many casualties as their enemies and lacked the fresh reserves and supply boost the Allies enjoyed following the American entrance into the fighting.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/">https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/011/541/qrc/blank.jpg?1443037772"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/">April 4</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">4 April 1776 - The first Columbus, a 24-gun armed ship, was built at Philadelphia in 1774 as Sally; purchased for the Continental Navy in November 1775, Captain Abraham Whipple in command. Between ...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:33:12 -0400 4 APR--This Day in US Military History https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-32486"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=4+APR--This+Day+in+US+Military+History&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2F4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0A4 APR--This Day in US Military History%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="70c29ee6711f4aef1745e051a0853b06" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/032/486/for_gallery_v2/ww1soldiersdock.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/032/486/large_v3/ww1soldiersdock.jpg" alt="Ww1soldiersdock" /></a></div></div>1918 – During World War I, the Second Battle of the Somme, the first major German offensive in more than a year, ends on the western front. <br /><br />On March 21, 1918, a major offensive against Allied positions in the Somme River region of France began with five hours of bombardment from more than 9,000 pieces of German artillery. The poorly prepared British Fifth Army was rapidly overwhelmed and forced into retreat. For a week, the Germans pushed toward Paris, shelling the city from a distance of 80 miles with their “Big Bertha” cannons. However, the poorly supplied German troops soon became exhausted, and the Allies halted the German advance as French artillery knocked out the German guns besieging Paris. <br />On April 2, U.S. General John J. Pershing sent American troops down into the trenches to help defend Paris and repulse the German offensive. It was the first major deployment of U.S. troops in World War I. Several thousand American troops fought alongside the British and French in the Second Battle of Somme. By the time the Somme offensive ended on April 4, the Germans had advanced almost 40 miles, inflicted some 200,000 casualties, and captured 70,000 prisoners and more than 1,000 Allied guns. However, the Germans suffered nearly as many casualties as their enemies and lacked the fresh reserves and supply boost the Allies enjoyed following the American entrance into the fighting.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/">https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/011/541/qrc/blank.jpg?1443037772"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/april-4/">April 4</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">4 April 1776 - The first Columbus, a 24-gun armed ship, was built at Philadelphia in 1774 as Sally; purchased for the Continental Navy in November 1775, Captain Abraham Whipple in command. Between ...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> MSG Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:33:12 -0400 2015-04-04T15:33:12-04:00 Response by SFC Mark Merino made Apr 4 at 2015 10:24 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history?n=572185&urlhash=572185 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I love this stuff. RallyPoint members should get 1 college credit every quarter in military history if they read and participate in discussions...lol. SFC Mark Merino Sat, 04 Apr 2015 22:24:39 -0400 2015-04-04T22:24:39-04:00 Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Apr 4 at 2015 11:19 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history?n=572269&urlhash=572269 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Apparently muzzle awareness wasn't a big deal back then as it is now. SSG (ret) William Martin Sat, 04 Apr 2015 23:19:55 -0400 2015-04-04T23:19:55-04:00 Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 5 at 2015 12:09 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/4-apr-this-day-in-us-military-history?n=572333&urlhash=572333 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That big Bertha gun was a mutha fo....if you know what I mean. If I were in charge, it would be my time to put together some mean reconnaissance teams to do some LRRP to knock out those mofos. SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:09:26 -0400 2015-04-05T00:09:26-04:00 2015-04-04T15:33:12-04:00