Amiens Offensive: The Hundred Days Begin WWI's End
The Battle of Amiens began on August 8, 1918, with an attack so successful that German General Erich Ludendorff called it 'the black day of the German Army.' British, Canadian, and Australian forces advanced up to 14 kilometers — an extraordinary gain in a war where 100 meters was often bought in blood. The Canadians led the assault. The attack used 552 tanks, coordinated with aircraft, artillery, and infantry in ways that German defenses weren't prepared for. Amiens began the Hundred Days Offensive that ended the war in November. The generals who had been learning to fight a new kind of war finally used what they'd learned.
August 8, 1918
108 years ago
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