Friday 5 April 1918 – Operation Michael Halted

Meanwhile in France…

MichaelThe first of Ludendorff’s Spring Offensives, Operation Michael, is brought to a halt along a line that ran near Villers-Brettoneux, some 10 miles/16 km east of the important railway junction of Amiens.

Read more on the Spring Offensives here:

The Spring Offensives

Villers-Bretonneux has not seen the last of the fighting.  More action was to follow later in the month…

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