Capture of Montdidier
On 10th August the French 3rd Army launched attacks in the southern sector of the advance. Montdidier was re-captured and the Paris-Amiens railway line was once again in Allied control
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Historical records for Great Britain in 1918
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August
Conference of Shell
Attends the BEF GHQ Shell Conference
Third Army
On 10th August the French 3rd Army launched attacks in the southern sector of the advance. Montdidier was re-captured and the Paris-Amiens railway line was once again in Allied control
ANZAC
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
Battle of the Somme, 2nd
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
First Army
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
Allied Munitions Council
Attends the Allied Munitions Council
Action at Outersteene Ridge
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Albert Advance Renewed
Haig renews British attacks on the old Somme battlefield as German forces begin falling back.
Battle of Albert, 2nd
Byng & Rawlinson take 8,000 prisoners along a 55km front, the German 2nd rereats
Battle of Bapaume
First day of the Battle of Bapaume, commands the 4th Army
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands Third Army as the Battle of Albert opens the Second Battles of the Somme.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Begins the next phase of the Allied advance after Amiens by attacking toward Albert.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
British Third and Fourth Armies renew the advance on the old Somme battlefield, forcing the German Second Army back.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands VI Corps as Third Army widens pressure on German positions.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands IV Corps in Third Army operations during the Battle of Albert.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands V Corps during Third Army attacks on the Albert front.
Battle of Bapaume
The British break theough the German lines & cross the River Ancre
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands III Corps in Fourth Army operations during the renewed Somme advance.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Advances Fourth Army alongside Third Army as Albert is retaken.
Battle of Albert, 2nd
Byng & Rawlinson reach Bapaume
Battle of Bapaume
The German line is driven back until the Allies hold the Arras-Bapaume Road
Scarpe Advance Supported
Haig supports Canadian-led attacks along the Scarpe that push German forces toward the Hindenburg Line.
Bapaume Recapture Operations Supported
Haig's Third Army continues pressure as British forces retake Bapaume during the Hundred Days.
Battles of the Somme, 2nd
Commands Third Army during the Second Battle of Bapaume phase.
American Military Contribution Praised
Highlights the growing military importance of United States forces in the final Allied offensives.
Hundred Days Offensive Supported
Backs continued Allied attacks as German armies retreat from positions gained earlier in the year.
Hundred Days Staff Planning
Contributes to staff work during the Allied offensives that drive German forces back in the final months of the war.
September
Drocourt-Queant Line Broken
Haig's First Army breaks the Drocourt-Queant defensive system and forces further German withdrawal.
Battle of the Somme, 2nd
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
Hindenburg Line
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
Hundred Days Offensive
By early September German forces fall back toward the Hindenburg Line after Allied pressure following Amiens and the Somme battles.
Battle of Epehy
Leads the 3rd Army over the Hindenburg line
Battle of Epehy
Leads the 4th army over the Hindenburg line after German defeats at Bapaume & Arras
Battle of Havrincourt
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Capture of Havrincourt
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Hindenburg Line
Leads the 4th army over the Hindenburg line after German defeats at Bapaume & Arras
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Third Army
Leads the 3rd Army over the Hindenburg line
Third Army
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
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