German Spring Offensive, 1918 | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of World War I | |||||||
German gains in 1918 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States Italy Portugal | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Erich Ludendorff |
Ferdinand Foch Douglas Haig Philippe Pétain John J. Pershing Alberico Albricci Tamagnini de Abreu |
This is the order of battle for Operation Michael, part of the German Spring Offensive fought from 21 March to 5 April 1918 as one of the main engagements of the First World War. It was fought between mixed French, British and Dominion forces and the German Empire in the Somme region in northern France.
General Sir Hubert Gough
General Hon. Sir Julian Byng
General Émile Fayolle
General Georges Louis Humbert
General Marie-Eugène Debeney