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 The French used what German soldiers referred to as the Devil Gun. This 75 mm gun was accurate up to 5 miles. The French generals declared that the Devil Gun had won the war.[([[https://waverlyhs.weebly.com/us-history-blog-may-2017---may-2018/harry-truman-and-the-great-war|waverlyhs]])]
+===== Pro-War Speeches =====
+During the United States' engagement in WWI, more than 75,000 persons delivered around 7.5 million four-minute pro-war speeches in movie theaters and elsewhere to an estimated 314.5 million people.[([[https://www.sutori.com/en/story/american-world-history--etjgUwVE6kss4THNrn8VjoTk|sutori]])]
+===== Hello Girls =====
+American troops referred to them as "Hello Girls", and they were American women who worked as telephone operators for Pershing's army in Europe. The women spoke fluent French and English and had received special training from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-frontlines-wwi-came-operate-telephones-180962687/|smithsonianmag]])]
+===== Awards And Honors For Hello Girls =====
+The United States Army ultimately awarded military honors and veteran benefits to the few remaining Hello Girls in 1979.[([[https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2021/3/hello-girls-kept-world-war-i-communications-humming/|vfw]])]