Battle Of Amiens Cause And Effect

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The Battle of Amiens was a major victory for the Allies and was a key battle in ending World War 1. Amiens was a city in France and was a large and very important.a major rail hub used to receive supplies for the front line and from where those supplies were moved out to where they were needed. .Amiens was briefly controlled by the Germans in august of 1914 but would later be recaptured in september of that year by French armies in the battle known as “Race to the Sea”. Amiens was the first battle to utilize infantry artillery and aerial combat tactics. The Battle of Amiens was one of the most important battles in the war and decided the outcome in favor of the Allies kickstarting the 100 days advance.
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Allies took time in their regrouping after the advance of the Germans. Reinforcements were able to maintain their position until the summer of 1918 in which the United States Marine Corps had arrived on the scene. With American troops now on the scene the Allies began to advance to Belleau Wood where Germans had dug in. On June 6th,1918 The attack on Belleau Wood began. German defenses in Belleau Wood were well set up forcing the Allies to fight uphill literally and threw a narrow area full of tightly packed trees infested with German machine guns who laid a barrage of fire on Allied forces. After 6 attempts the Marines successfully recaptured Belleau Wood. Although it was a great movement forward for Allies it was at a high cost with over 10,000 dead and many more injured the casualties were very high but having Belleau Wood prevented Germans from having a large foothold in which they could plan attacks on …show more content…

The Hundred Days Offensive, also known as the Advance to Victory, was a series of battles that took place at the end of World War I. These battles took place on the Western Front from August to November of 1918, and ultimately resulted in the Armistice of November 11 1918.Key battles during the 100 days offensive consisted of the Second Battle of Ypres, Battle of Somme, Battle of Cambrai, Battle of Verdun, The Battle of Jutland, Battle of Lys, Battle of Ecaust, Battle of Selle .The armistice stated Germans must Immediately clear Belgium, France,and Alsace-Lorraine. Any troops remaining in these areas to be interned or taken as prisoners of war. Surrender 5,000 cannons, 30,000 machine guns, 3,000 trench mortars,and 2,000 planes. Evacuation of the left bank of the Rhine, Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne, occupied by the enemy to an area of about 30 kilometers deep. On the right bank of the Rhine a neutral zone from 30 to 40 kilometers deep must be established, evacuation within 11 days. Nothing to be removed from the territory on the left bank of the Rhine, all factories, railroads, etc. to be left intact. Surrender of 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 railway coaches, 10,000 trucks. In the East all troops to withdraw behind the boundaries of August 1, 1914,.Renunciation of the Treaties of Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest. Unconditional surrender of East Africa. Return of the property of the Belgian Bank,

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