Richard Butler8 August 1918
Commands III Corps on the British left during the Amiens operation.
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Commands III Corps on the British left during the Amiens operation.
Supports the attack with massed tanks used to break German defensive positions.
Directs British forces as the Amiens attack opens the Allied advance on the Western Front.
The Battle of Amiens opens in fog. British Fourth Army and French First Army break through German lines and begin the Hundred Days advance.
The Second Armys failure to secure the fall of Amiens (in particular the critically important railway junction) in the centre of the German line compromised the whole of Ludendorffs planned advance. 8-11 Aug, offensive instigated by Haig, ultimately leads to victory
Commands cavalry prepared to exploit breakthroughs made by infantry and tanks.
Commands Fourth Army in the main British attack east of Amiens.
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