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But fresh American troops entered the scene.  In the [[Second Battle of the Marne]] in July 1918, the Allies started winning.  Nine American divisions fought in this battle about 75 miles northeast of Paris.  The Germans started this battle on another one of their offensives, but the Americans turned the tables and enabled the Allies to win it.  Casualties were enormous for everyone, including the Americans.  Former President [[Teddy Roosevelt]]’s son was killed in this battle.

But fresh American troops entered the scene.  In the [[Second Battle of the Marne]] in July 1918, the Allies started winning.  Nine American divisions fought in this battle about 75 miles northeast of Paris.  The Germans started this battle on another one of their offensives, but the Americans turned the tables and enabled the Allies to win it.  Casualties were enormous for everyone, including the Americans.  Former President [[Teddy Roosevelt]]’s son was killed in this battle.

American Capt. Jesse Woolridge, 38th Inf., 3rd Division described the battle as follows:  “It’s God’s truth that one Company of American soldiers beat and routed a full regiment of picked shock troops of the German Army ... At ten o’clock ... the Germans were carrying back wounded and dead [from] the river bank and we in our exhaustion let them do it - they carried back all but six hundred which we counted later and fifty-two machine guns... We had started with 251 men and 5 lieutenants...I had left 51 men and 2 second lieutenants. <ref>"http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:29;&version=45;"</ref>

American Capt. Jesse Woolridge, 38th Inf., 3rd Division described the battle as follows:  “It’s God’s truth that one Company of American soldiers beat and routed a full regiment of picked shock troops of the German Army ... At ten o’clock ... the Germans were carrying back wounded and dead [from] the river bank and we in our exhaustion let them do it - they carried back all but six hundred which we counted later and fifty-two machine guns... We had started with 251 men and 5 lieutenants...I had left 51 men and 2 second lieutenants.  

 

As the Americans and the Allies advanced toward Germany, the Ottoman Turks and Bulgarians surrendered. There was a revolution in Austria-Hungary that overthrew its government, and Germany would not recognize that new government.  Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated his throne in Germany on November 1918, and the Germans formed a new republic.  Members of the German republic signed an armistice (agreement to stop fighting) on November 11, 1918.  The Great War was over.