{"id":2115,"date":"2016-09-29T03:56:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elylegion.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2019-12-12T15:43:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:43:19","slug":"100-years-ago-today-the-battle-of-st-quentin-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of St. Quentin Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2116\" style=\"width: 721px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2116\" src=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o-711x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38446368_1742398082522575_7336538203018493952_o.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Americans of the  30th Division go &#8220;over the top&#8221; on the morning of September 29, 1918.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On September 29th, 1918 members of the United States, British and Australian armies smashed through the Hindenburg Line on the St. Quentin Canal. It was the first full breach of the Hindenburg Line and, along with other attacks of the Grand Offensive along the length of the line, Allied success convinced the German high command that there was little hope of an ultimate German victory.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Dvorak and Charles Noska of Ely took part in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal and their participation in the fighting is why the Ely American Legion is called the St. Quentin Post.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2117\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2117\" src=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o-544x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o-544x400.jpg 544w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o-400x294.jpg 400w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o-408x300.jpg 408w, https:\/\/elylegion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38442508_1742410705854646_5315101545824518144_o.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American soldiers rest after breaking the Hindenburg Line at the St. Quentin Canal.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_St_Quentin_Canal\">A detailed description of the battle can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 29th, 1918 members of the United States, British and Australian armies smashed through the Hindenburg Line on the St. Quentin Canal. 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