Timeline Friday 31 May 1918

Events on Friday 31 May 1918 1

• 1918 Battle of Cantigny First major American offensive of World War I The US 1st Division captured the village of Cantigny from German forces in France, marking the first significant American offensive operation of World War I. The assault demonstrated that US troops could hold ground against German counterattacks. It was a small but symbolically important step in building the combat experience of the American Expeditionary Forces.