Third Battle of Picardy

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The Third Battle of Picardy, better known as the Battle of Amiens (1918), was a major Allied offensive on the Western Front that marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive and the collapse of German resistance in World War I.

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instanceOf battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Battle of Amiens
Battle of Amiens (1918)
belligerent Allied Powers
German Empire
combatant Australia
British Empire
Canada
France
United States
commander Arthur Currie
Douglas Haig
Ferdinand Foch
Henry Rawlinson
John Monash
linked to: Sir John Monash
conflict World War I
countryInvolved Australia
Canada
France
German Empire
United Kingdom
United States
dateDescription fought from 8 to 12 August 1918
endDate 1918-08-12
followedBy Battle of Albert (1918)
frontLength about 20 miles
historicalAssessment considered a turning point on the Western Front in 1918
location Amiens
France
Picardy
notableFeature high level of coordination between infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft
major blow to German morale
significant German losses in men and materiel
opponent German Empire
opposingCommander Erich Ludendorff
Georg von der Marwitz
partOf Hundred Days Offensive
Western Front of World War I
linked to: Western Front
precededBy Second Battle of the Marne
result Allied victory
startDate 1918-08-08
strategicSignificance contributed to the collapse of German resistance on the Western Front
marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive
theatre European theatre of World War I
usedTactic combined arms warfare
surprise attack
usedWeapon aircraft
artillery
tanks

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Battle of Amiens (1918) alsoKnownAs Third Battle of Picardy
subject linked to: Amiens 1918
Battle of Amiens (1918) alsoKnownAs Third Battle of Picardy