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The second battke of the Marne a.k.a battle of reims the battle was from July 15 until August 6 1918 German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by French and American forces suprised the Germans. germans led by max von boehn french led by

The Third Battle of the Aisne took place in 1918. It was a battle of the German Spring Offensive during WW1. Capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) could arrive in France completely was this battle’s main f

The Battle of Amiens began on August 18, 1918. Also known as allied offense, was credited to begining the end WWI. The British Army led by Henry Rawlinson began an offensive attack. It was one the first Major battles with tanks 580 were used.

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The Battle of Cantigny was fought on May 28th, 1918. What happened was the 28th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division captured the town of Cantigny from the German 18th Army. The comander of our Regiment was General Robert Lee Bullard and th

Causes of World War I

-Militarism: country has a strong army and navy and sometimes relying on that to settle disputes

-Imperialism: taking over colonies. countries have boundary disputes. competition for land, power, and money. wanted land controlled

Map of the German Spring Offinsive

Hinderburg and Ludendorff

This took place in 1918, during World War One. It was also known as Kaiserschlacht, Kaiser's Battle, or Ludendorff Offensive. No matter what name it went by it was still a series of German at

Second Battle of the Marne

The Second Battle of the Marne took place on July 15 – September 16, 1918. It was fought at the Aisne-Marne Sector, about 75 miles Northeast of Paris. It was in a triangular area surrounded by Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, and

Causes of World War I

-Militarism: country has a strong army and navy and sometimes relying on that to settle disputes

-Imperialism: taking over colonies. countries have boundary disputes. competition for land, power, and money. wanted land controlled

The Battle of Saint Mihiel:

The Battle of Saint Mihiel was fought by the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), reinforced by 48,000 French troops, and the German 5th Army. This was the first independent operation for the U.S. First Army during thew war.

Blog Assignment # 11. The Battle of Matz

The Matz battle took place from the 9th to the 15th of June 1918. The Battle took place along the Matz River. The French were warned by some german prisoners. When France was attacked by Germany they werent ove

The Darfur Conflict is a civil war going on in the Darfur region of Sudan. It started in February 2003 when groups in Darfur took up arms. They accused the Sudanese government of commiting a genocide of black Africans that favored Arabs.

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Battle of Belleau Wood

The Battle of Belleau Wood was actually two battles. They call it Battle of Belleau because to a considerably longer time. Chateau-Thierry from June 4^th and 5^th 1918 and then at Belleau Wood from June 6^th through the 26^{th 1918}.

Where: Belleau Wood (near Paris, France near the Marne river

June 1:

June 1^st marked the first day of the battle. At this point, Germany had already defeated the British and French forces and was seeking further offense in Paris. The 4^th Marine Brigade

'The Hindenburg Line' was a new line constructed by the Germans named after Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. It was a vast system of defences, including trenches, in northeastern France stretching from Lens to beyond Verdun. The new line would be s

The meuse-argonne offensive was also known as the battle of the argonne forest. It was part of the final battle that covered the entire western front. Attacked was directed by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to approach the HIndenburg line. Americans began th