"1918: Spring Offensive and Advance to Victory" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 Jan 2025 4:24 p.m. PST |
"New Zealand units played their part in the Allies' final push for victory, helping to breach the main German defence system – the Hindenburg Line – and capturing the walled town of Le Quesnoy during the last weeks of the war. At the beginning of 1918, events had seemed to be turning the war in Germany's favour. The collapse of Russia's resistance during 1917 and the Russian decision, following the Bolshevik revolution in November, to seek an armistice dramatically altered the strategic situation. The Germans were able to transfer nearly 50 divisions to the Western Front. With its forces greatly bolstered by this influx, the German high command launched a massive offensive with the goal of ending the war before the full might of the United States (which had entered the war in April 1917) could be brought to bear against Germany…"
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