21 March 1918
Operation Michael Opens against BEF
Haig confronts the opening German spring offensive against the British Third and Fifth Armies.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Saint Quentin in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Haig confronts the opening German spring offensive against the British Third and Fifth Armies.
Haig directs emergency measures as German forces penetrate the Fifth Army front near Saint Quentin.
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