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Map of the 1918 German offensives on the Western Front from 'The Memoirs of Marshall Foch' by Marshall Ferdinand Foch.
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German Offensives
Of Mar. 21 (Picardy)
Of May 27 (Aisne-Marne)
Of July 15 (Champagne-Marne)
Of Apr. 9 (Flanders)
Of June 9 (Compiegne)
Front and situation of the German Armies March 20, 1918 (on the eve of the offensive)
Front at the end of the offensive
Scale of miles

Map of the 1918 German offensives on the Western Front from The Memoirs of Marshall Foch by Marshall Ferdinand Foch.

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German Offensives

Of Mar. 21 (Picardy)

Of May 27 (Aisne-Marne)

Of July 15 (Champagne-Marne)

Of Apr. 9 (Flanders)

Of June 9 (Compiegne)

Front and situation of the German Armies March 20, 1918 (on the eve of the offensive)

Front at the end of the offensive

Scale of miles

Other views: Front, Detail

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