THE BATTLE OF AMIENS

THE BATTLE OF AMIENS

• Began in 1819
• Between the German and allied forces.
• Located on the western front.
• First battle that became an all armed coordinated attack.
• Used artillery tanks and aircraft.

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• The last great battle on the Western front.
• Launched a surprise attack on August 8th.
• British artillery opened fire on specific german targets
• They were in trenches within 500 yards of each other.
• Bulk of the sllied forces was unknown to the Germans.

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• Heavy tanks were used to attack well defended german positions.
• Smaller tanks were used to provoke german offenses.
• Followed by 700 artillery, the dense fog contributed to the surprise attack.
• Phosphorus bombs were dropped.
• Allied forces broke through the German lines and created a gap 24 Kilometers long.

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• There were heavy casualties.
• The germans were overwhelmed by the attack and began to surrender everywhere.
• 22,000 of the allied forces were either killed or wounded.
• 74,000 of the Germans were killed, wounded, or captured.
• Ended on November 11th, 1918, when armistice was signed and World War One ended.