32nd Division Soldiers pass a border post as they march into Sentheim, Alsace, Germany May 29, 1918. They were the first Americans to enter Germany during World War I. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo by Sgt. A.C. Duff/National Archives
The Wisconsin National Guard commemorates the origin of the Red Arrow’s distinguished legacy Tuesday, May 14 when it premieres its feature-length documentary “Dawn of the Red Arrow” as an official event of Milwaukee Armed Forces Week.
Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing and Maj. Augustus Gannsser, commander of the 32nd Division’s 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, inspect the first U.S. troops to set foot on German soil in Sentheim, Alsace, Germany on June 20, 1918. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo by Cpl. Allan Hanson/National Archives
32nd Division Soldiers from Company L, 127th Infantry Regiment, at Entrance Number 1 to the largest dugout on the Alsatian Front, June 29, 1918. Originally built by the Germans and modified by the French, the dugout was more than 300 feet long, up to 40 feet deep with multiple entrances and could accommodate up to 1,000 troops. Army Signal Corps photo by Cpl. Allan Hanson/National Archives
32nd Division Soldiers from the 64th Infantry Brigade advance in support of the first line Oct. 18, 1918 near Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Army Signal Corps photo by Sgt. 1st Class Frank Wallock/National Archives
Dr. John Hall, history professor at the University of Wisconsin, is one of three experts to provide commentary in the Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary. Screen capture from Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary
Dr. Rebecca Matzke, history professor at Ripon College, is one of three experts to provide commentary in the Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary. Screen capture from Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary
Dr. Julius Ruff, history professor at Marquette University, is one of three experts to provide commentary in the Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary. Screen capture from Dawn of the Red Arrow documentary
The story of the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division in World War I is available at www.dawnoftheredarrow.com and at the Dawn of the Red Arrow Facebook page.