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Hundred Days Offensive

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For other uses, see Hundred Days (disambiguation). Hundred Days Offensive Part of the Western Front of World War I Allied gains in late 1918 Date 8 August – 11 November 1918 Location Amiens, France to Mons, Belgium Coordinates: 49°53′38.09″N 2°17′39.30″E  /  49.8939139°N 2.2942500°E  / 49.8939139; 2.2942500 Result Decisive Allied victory Collapse of the Western Front End of World War I Collapse of the German Empire Belligerents   France   British Empire   United Kingdom   Australia   Canada   India   Newfoundland   New Zealand   South Africa   United States   Belgium   Portugal Siam   Italy [1] [2]   German Empire   Austria-Hungary Commanders and leaders Ferdinand Foch Philippe Pétain Douglas Haig John J. Pershing King Albert I Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Wilhelm Groener Strength Strength on 11 November 1918: [3] c.  2,559,000 c.  1,900,000 c.  1,900,000 [4] c.  190,000 Strength on 11 November 1918: [3] c.  3,562,000 Casualties and losses 18 July – 11 Novembe...

Spring Offensive

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Not to be confused with 1975 Spring Offensive. This article is about the World War I German offensive of 1918. For other uses, see Spring Offensive (disambiguation). This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) German Spring Offensive, 1918 Part of the Western Front of World War I Date 21 March – 18 July 1918 Location Northern France; West Flanders, Belgium 50°00′10″N 02°39′10″E  /  50.00278°N 2.65278°E  / 50.00278; 2.65278 Coordinates: 50°00′10″N 02°39′10″E  /  50.00278°N 2.65278°E  / 50.00278; 2.65278 Result German tactical victory, Allied strategic victory Final German attack failed at the Marne Belligerents   German Empire French Third Republic British Empire Australia Canada   India Newfoundland New Zealand   South Africa United Kingdom Siam  ...