4 August 1918: Gefreiter Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class, for actions during the defense of Soissons, a rare honor for a soldier of his humble rank (lance corporal); though born in Austria-Hungary, Hitler was permitted to join the Bavarian Army in 1914; he was wounded by shrapnel at the Somme in 1916 & temporarily blinded in a British mustard gas attack later in 1918.
Lest we forget.
The Wayback Machine Tour of the Second Battle of the Marne
№ DCXXV: Requiescat in pace Quentin Roosevelt (Part I)
№< DCXXVI: The Battles of Fourth Champagne & the Mountain of Reims (Part II)
№ DCXXIX: The Battles of Château-Thierry, Soissons, & Tardenois (Part III)
№ DCXXX: Requiescat in pace Joyce Kilmer (Part IV)
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