2 U.S. Army divisions (including 1 brigade of United States Marines) French 6th Army (elements) British IX Corps (elements)
5 German divisions (elements)
Casualties and losses
9,777[1]: 32
1,811 killed 7,966 wounded
10,000+ casualties[1]: 32
5,450 KIA or WIA
Unknown missing*
1,600 captured
v
t
e
Belleau Wood Campaign
Cantigny
Belleau Wood
Château-Thierry
v
t
e
German spring offensive
Michael
Lys
3rd Aisne
Belleau Wood
Montdidier-Noyon
3rd Morlancourt
Hamel
2nd Marne
Associated articles
Order of Battle
The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and 3rd Divisions along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions.[2] The battle has become a key component of United States Marine Corps lore.
^ abStewart, Richard W., ed. (2005). The United States Army in a Global Era, 1917–2003. American Military History. Volume Two. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^"Château-Thierry: The Battle for Belleau Wood". The Great War Society. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
and 14 Related for: Battle of Belleau Wood information
The BattleofBelleauWood (1–26 June 1918) was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in...
BelleauWood may refer to: The BattleofBelleauWood, near Château-Thierry, France, the scene of heavy fighting by U.S. Marines in World War I USS Belleau...
BelleauWood" on the South Lawn to commemorate the BattleofBelleauWood. The oak was originally sprouted at the World War I BattleofBelleauWood grounds...
German soldiers at the BattleofBelleauWood in June 1918. However, on April 14, 1918, six weeks before that battle began, hundreds of U.S. newspapers ran...
"Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" to his company before charging the Germans at the BattleofBelleauWood, though there is considerable...
World War I. He was notable for his participation in the BattleofBelleauWood. He was the son of the later Prussian major general Richard von Conta and...
Offensive (at the Battleof Château-Thierry and BattleofBelleauWood) in the summer of 1918, and fought its major actions in the Battleof Saint-Mihiel and...
(which the United States had entered in 1917) and saw action at the BattleofBelleauWood. He then joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1920, and it was during...
stationed at Cavite in the Philippines in 1903. He participated in the BattleofBelleauWood in 1918. He received the Navy Cross for his service during the World...
fierce battleofBelleauWood and was given the nickname Devil Dogs. The Fifth subsequently participated in the offensive campaigns at Aisne, Battleof Saint-Mihiel...
ofbattles with most United States military fatalities, in terms of American deaths. This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U...
positions southwest ofBelleauWood, then it was ordered to seize the town of Bouresches and to clear the southern half ofBelleauWood itself on 6 June...
Global Information
United States 
France
United Kingdom
Germany