by july 1918, the bar had arrived in france. the first unit to get bars was the u.s. army's 79th infantry division. the division used them for the first time on 13 september 1918. even though it was brought in very late in the war, the bar made a large effect. it was used a lot during the meuse-argonne offensive. the other allies were impressed by the bar. france asked for 15,000 bars to replace their chauchat.