Why Was It Important To Ludendorff's Goals In The Battle?
Who fought in the battle?
With half a million troops added to the German army, and with the Americans having not arrived in full force, Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff ordered a massive attack on the Allies to break the stalemate. General Julian Byng’s 3rd Army and General Hubert Gough’s 5th Army of the British Expeditionary Force were to be at the heart of the onslaught, along with some French and Portuguese divisions.
Where (specifically) did the battle take place?
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The German bombardment fell on a huge portion of the western front, beginning in the area of the Somme and St Quentin, but over the coming months spreading North to Ypres and South to Reims and the Marne.
What was the goal of the battle? …show more content…
On the foggy morning of March 21, 1918, the assault codenamed Operation Michael began. Along a 60 kilometer front, Germany began heavily shelling and gassing Allied trenches, targeting communications outposts, supply depots and headquarters. Following this bombardment, stormtroopers with light armor and flamethrowers specially trained in infiltration techniques went into the devastated trenches to capture or kill any remaining soldiers.
What was the result of the battle?
This combination of weaponry proved extremely effective against the underprepared Brits and French in their makeshift trenches. Allied lines were pushed back up to sixty kilometers in some places, but not without cost. 177 thousand Allied personnel were lost, along with 239,000 Germans, mostly well trained stormtroopers.
Is the battle considered a success? Why and why not?
However, what seemed like a clear victory at first quickly descended into a major tactical issue. Stretched supply lines and Germany’s floundering economy couldn’t feed the front line troops, and while American troops were quickly arriving to bolster British and French numbers, Germany had no such reinforcements.
Why is the battle considered
With half a million troops added to the German army, and with the Americans having not arrived in full force, Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff ordered a massive attack on the Allies to break the stalemate. General Julian Byng’s 3rd Army and General Hubert Gough’s 5th Army of the British Expeditionary Force were to be at the heart of the onslaught, along with some French and Portuguese divisions.
Where (specifically) did the battle take place?
(Include picture from below here)
The German bombardment fell on a huge portion of the western front, beginning in the area of the Somme and St Quentin, but over the coming months spreading North to Ypres and South to Reims and the Marne.
What was the goal of the battle? …show more content…
On the foggy morning of March 21, 1918, the assault codenamed Operation Michael began. Along a 60 kilometer front, Germany began heavily shelling and gassing Allied trenches, targeting communications outposts, supply depots and headquarters. Following this bombardment, stormtroopers with light armor and flamethrowers specially trained in infiltration techniques went into the devastated trenches to capture or kill any remaining soldiers.
What was the result of the battle?
This combination of weaponry proved extremely effective against the underprepared Brits and French in their makeshift trenches. Allied lines were pushed back up to sixty kilometers in some places, but not without cost. 177 thousand Allied personnel were lost, along with 239,000 Germans, mostly well trained stormtroopers.
Is the battle considered a success? Why and why not?
However, what seemed like a clear victory at first quickly descended into a major tactical issue. Stretched supply lines and Germany’s floundering economy couldn’t feed the front line troops, and while American troops were quickly arriving to bolster British and French numbers, Germany had no such reinforcements.
Why is the battle considered