Offensive Marne-Reims
1st day of 5th Ludendorf offensive, Battle of the Marne
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Historical records for Germany in 1918
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July
Siege of Reims
Ludendorff throws 35 Divisions across the Marne to encircle Reims
Battle of Marne, 2nd
Final day of 5th Ludendorf offensive, Battle of the Marne
Offensive Marne-Reims
Final day of 5th Ludendorf offensive, Battle of the Marne
Battle of Marne, 2nd
The Allies counter-attack capturing 12,000 PoWs, 250 guns & 14 German divisions. German forces south of the River Marne are forced to rereat
Marne Offensive
On 18th July an Allied counter-attack, comprising French, British, American and Italian troops, pushed the German forces back
Offensive
1st day of the Allied "100 Days" offensives which lead to the Armistice
Battle of Marne, 2nd
The British 9th Division recaptures Meteren
Capture of Meteren
The British 9th Division recaptures Meteren
Battle of Marne, 2nd
The Germans retreat 5 miles as the French reach the Lassery-Chateau-Thierry Road
Battle of Marne, 2nd
The Allies cross the Marne near Dormans. Ludendorf orders the southern salient to be abandoned
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Russia
Battle of Marne, 2nd
The British recapture Marfaux
Battle of Moreuil
A French & British force advances 2 miles toward the Avre Valley
Capture of Marfaux
The British recapture Marfaux
Retreat
Orders German retreat to Blucher position north of Vesle
Constitution of Germany
The Weimar Republic is adopted. The plan to transform Germany into a constitutional monarchy similar to Britain quickly becomes obsolete as the country slid into a state of near-total chaos. The 1871 constitution is amended to make the Reich a Parliamentary democracy, which the Government had refused for half a century, the Chancellor is henceforth responsible to Parliament, the Reichstag, and no longer to the Kaiser
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is adopted. The 1871 constitution is amended to make the Reich a Parliamentary democracy, which the Government had refused for half a century, the Chancellor is henceforth responsible to Parliament, the Reichstag, and no longer to the Kaiser
August
Bolshevik Party
Writes a memo urging the overthrow of the Bolshevik Government, the Kaiser agrees
Coup
Writes a memo urging the overthrow of the Bolshevik Government, the Kaiser agrees
Capture of Soissons
Soissons is re-captured on 2nd August and the Germans withdrew to entrenched positions on a line along the Vesle and Aisne rivers. As a result of the defeat of this German offensive the proposed German offensive in Flanders was called off
Marne Offensive
As a result of the defeat of this German offensive the proposed German offensive in Flanders was called off.
Marne Offensive
Soissons is re-captured on 2nd August and the Germans withdrew to entrenched positions on a line along the Vesle and Aisne rivers.
Marne Offensive
This retreat and defeat, the last in a series of offensives which each ended in an unsuccessful strategic conclusion, marked the beginning of the gradual retreat of the German forces which.
Marne Offensive
was to come over the following months to 11th November 1918.
Amiens Offensive
Sees the Amiens defeat as a severe blow to German morale and confidence.
Amiens Offensive
German Second Army absorbs the main shock of the Allied surprise offensive.
Battle of Amiens
Recognises the scale of the defeat as German morale and defensive cohesion weaken.
Battle of Amiens
Commands German Second Army facing the Allied assault east of Amiens.
Siege of Amiens
The British counter-attack of 8 August at the Battle of Amiens is spectacularly successful, and amounts to what Ludendorff termed "the black day of the German Army"
Siege of Amiens
The British counter-attack of 8 August at the Battle of Amiens is spectacularly successful, and amounts to what Ludendorff termed "the black day of the German Army"
Battle of Bapaume
Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies
Battle of Bapaume
Directs the German forces during the Battle of Bapaume
Battle of Bapaume
Jointly commands 35 divisions in the field, the Germans are driven back by the Allies
Battle of Bapaume
The Allies drive the Germans back & capture the Arras-Bapaume Road
Battle of Amiens
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
Rationing
Due to the naval blockade the civilian ration is reduced to 2,000 calories daily
Siege of Amiens
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
Siege of Amiens
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
September
Battle of Bapaume
The 2nd Australian Div captures Mont St Quentin & removes a central German strongpoint
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