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Such odd events are very fascinating, thank you for finding this. Even though Hitler had died and the war was almost over in Germany, the situation seems to have been like a small scale civil war, for at least that part of Germany, with the Wehrmacht against the Schutzstaffel. This account really should be adapted into a film, but it had better be done right to do it justice!

The first US shots of the war were fired with this cannon. Pershing personally authorized it's shipment to West Point. It has been there since 1920. More details in description from museum below. You can still see the French unit markings on the side.

This is very interesting, thank you for sharing this. I am still researching military history, and this website is quickly becoming a valuable resource for me. I wonder though, if this cannon was really the first American shot during The Great War, and how many disputes of this claim there are. If somebody knows about other possible contenders, I would appreciate some more to read about this subject.

Fired by my Regiment, the 6th Field Artillery.

Thank you for your service.

I was not aware that Nazi Germany succeeded with any sort of invasion of the New World. I suppose semantically, this was not a full scale invasion in the usual sense, but it was rather an intelligence operation involving limited personnel. It's very interesting to learn of this, thank you.