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Review and re-edit[edit]

Whoever has last edited this page either through incompetence or malice has totally destroyed any/all relevent information concerning this WWI battle. Please review and re-edit. 70.2.99.156 02:23, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bunched up edits[edit]

See Wikipedia:How to fix bunched-up edit links. The Transhumanist 11:42, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation[edit]

Is Mihiel pronunced with the 'l' silent? גבעתי (talk) 13:27, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date inconsistency[edit]

The article appears to contain an inconsistency pertaining to the dates on which the battle was fought: the first sentence indicates that the battle took place on 12–15 September 1918, and the infobox indicates that it was fought on 12–19 September 1918. Which is correct? Thank you, -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 06:26, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

aftermath - copying issue[edit]

the aftermath section is largely direct quote from sources given. Needs attention or removing. GraemeLeggett (talk) 21:49, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Solely American?[edit]

A line early in the article says:"It was the first and only offensive launched solely by the United States Army in World War I...", but in the opening paragraph, it says there were 110,000 French troops under U.S. command. It seems to me that the earlier line should be changed.

76.254.31.42 (talk) 16:51, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There is an ambiguity indeed on these page : this was an offensive led by the AEF and Gen Pershing as an coordinated offensive of the Foch's plan of multiple offensives on the western front since july 18. And logically, the Allied (mainly French as it was in a French Sector) provided large support (air, tank, art, embedded staff officers as mentors) and the participation of the Colonial Corps. Maybe the article lacks of explanation on the background... As a matter of fact : it was a "US-led" offensive, but not "launched solely", because of the implication of the supreme allied commander and staff.

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BihacVet (talk) 12:40, 20 February 2020 (UTC)BihacVet[reply]

Allied Tank Support[edit]

Patton ordered the creation of a tank corps long before Cambrai, in June 1917. Patton was already training US crews on the day the Cambrai offensive was launched. Pershing had ordered a report on tanks as soon as the AEF arrived in France in April 1917; it was completed in June and was highly critical of British and French tank design and tank tactics. Hengistmate (talk) 12:58, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]