German Spring Offensive (1918)
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The German Spring Offensive of 1918 was a major series of German attacks on the Western Front during World War I, launched in a final attempt to break Allied lines before American forces could fully deploy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Front operation
ⓘ
World War I campaign ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive
Kaiserschlacht ⓘ German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form:
Ludendorff Offensive
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| cause |
need to win before American manpower arrived in full strength
ⓘ
transfer of German divisions from Eastern Front after Russian withdrawal ⓘ |
| commander |
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form:
Rupprecht of Bavaria
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| componentOperation |
Operation Blücher–Yorck
ⓘ
Operation Georgette ⓘ Operation Blücher–Yorck ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Gneisenau
Operation Marne-Rheims ⓘ Operation Michael ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| effect |
heavy German casualties
ⓘ
overextension of German supply lines ⓘ weakening of German ability to resist later Allied offensives ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-07-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hundred Days Offensive
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surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
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| location |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
short intense artillery bombardments
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stormtroop infiltration tactics ⓘ use of poison gas shells ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918)
ⓘ
Battle of the Lys (1918) ⓘ First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
surface form:
Third Battle of the Aisne (1918)
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| opponent |
Belgium
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Dominion forces ⓘ France ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | final phase of World War I on the Western Front ⓘ |
| precededBy | trench stalemate on the Western Front ⓘ |
| result |
exhaustion of German reserves
ⓘ
failure to achieve decisive breakthrough ⓘ strategic Allied victory ⓘ tactical German gains ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-03-21 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defeat the Allied armies on the Western Front before full American deployment
ⓘ
force a decisive victory for the German Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1918 ⓘ |
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Spring Offensive of 1918
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German spring offensive (1918)
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German Spring Offensive
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Spring Offensive of 1918
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German spring offensive of 1918
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Spring Offensive of 1918
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Western Front (World War I)
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Spring Offensive (1918)
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Ludendorff Offensive
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German spring offensive of 1918
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German spring offensive
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German Spring Offensive