Operation Michael
Ludendorf decides on a spring offensive
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1918 in Germany
Explore 375 historical events and records for Germany in 1918.
Historical records for Germany in 1918
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January
Martial Law
Martial Law is declared in Berlin
Martial Law
Martial Law is declared in Hamburg
Januarstreik
A strike demanding an end to the war and better food provisioning is organized by revolutionaries affiliated with the USPD
Rebellion of Rebels in Bavaria
Stirs up industrial unrest during the "January Strike"
Rebellion of Rebels in Bavaria
Stirs up industrial unrest during the "January Strike"
Western Front Staff Officer Service
Jodl serves in a staff role on the Western Front during the final year of the war.
February
Peace
Orders an end to the peace negotiations with Russia
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Treats the breakdown of negotiations as an end of the armistice. Notifies the Russians that military operations will resume on 18 February
Capture of Dvinsk
Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk
Capture of Lutsk
Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk
Invasion of Russia
A reply to the ultimatum of 17th Feb is not received & the German invasion continues
Rule of Finland
Germany claims the Baltic states, Finland and Ukraine from Russia
Rule of Ukraine
Germany claims the Baltic states, Finland and Ukraine from Russia
Enigma Machine
German engineer Arthur Scherbius applies for a patent for a cipher machine using rotors and, with E. Richard Ritter, founds the firm of Scherbius & Ritter
Peace
Telegrams German peace terms to Moscow
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Demands the Soviet Government withdraw its army from the Ukraine. Demands the Soviet Government evacuate Livonia & Estonia
March
Bolshevik Party
Negotiates & signs on behalf of Germany with the Bolshevik Government
Peace
Launches an offensive against the Russians which forces them to sign a peace Treaty
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Negotiates & signs on behalf of Germany with the Bolshevik Government. Implements the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Operation Michael
Issues the operaion Michael order
Operation Michael
60 infantry divisions move up to the front
Operation Michael
1st day of Operation Michael
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
General rertreat of 1/2 the British Expeditionary Force to the Somme
Operation Michael
General rertreat of 1/2 the British Expeditionary Force to the Somme
Capture of Albert
Albert is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
Capture of Bapaume
Bapaume is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
Michael
Albert is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
Operation Michael
Bapaume is captured by the Germans during Operation Michael
Mars Offensive
1st day of the Mars offensive on Arras
Operation Georgette
Ludendorf orders operation Georgette in 10 days time
Siege of Amiens
The German 8th Army heads towards Amiens
Counter-Attack
Launches a German counter-attack to within 75 miles of Paris
Siege of Zeebrugge
Defeats the British Zeebrugge Raid
April
Siege of Amiens
The German push for Amiens is halted
Battle of Lys
1st day of the Battle of Lys, part of Operation Georgette
Battle of the Lys
German forces attack near Ypres during the Lys offensive.
Lys Offensive Opens in Flanders
Ludendorff launches Operation Georgette against British and Portuguese positions in the Flanders sector.
Operation Georgette
1st day of the Battle of Lys, part of Operation Georgette
Spring Offensive
Ludendorff opens the Lys offensive near Ypres.
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