Operation Michael

Operation Michael was a major German military offensive during World War I that began the German spring offensive on 21 March 1918. It was launched from the Hindenburg Line, in the vicinity of Saint-Quentin, France. Its goal was to break through the Allied (Entente) lines and advance in a north-westerly direction to seize the Channel Ports, which supplied the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), and to drive the BEF into the sea. Two days later General Erich Ludendorff, the chief of the German General Staff, adjusted his plan and pushed for an offensive due west, along the whole of the British front north of the River Somme. This was designed to first separate the French and British Armies before continuing with the original concept of pushing the BEF into the sea. The offensive ended at Villers-Bretonneux, to the east of the Allied communications centre at Amiens, where the Allies managed to halt the German advance; the German Army had suffered many casualties and was unable to maintain supplies to the advancing troops.

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1918 Operation Michael

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717 Battle of Vicy

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1472 Siege of Nesle

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1536 Siege of Péronne

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1557 Battle of St. Quentin

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1595 Siege of Le Catelet

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1636 Siege of Le Catelet

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1642 Battle of Honnecourt

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1870 Battle of Saint-Quentin

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1870 Siege of La Fère

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1870 — 1871 Siege of Péronne

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1871 Battle of St. Quentin

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1914 Battle of St. Quentin

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1918-11-11T00:00:00Z

1918 Hundred Days Offensive

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1918-09-03T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin

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1918 Battle of Épehy

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1918 Battle of St. Quentin Canal

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Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0984A, Bei Etricourt, Truppen auf Landstraße

Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0991, Bei Etricourt, Truppen auf Landstraße

Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0998, Combles, Nachschubkolonne

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-P1013-316, Westfront, deutscher Panzer in Roye

Operation Michael, March-April 1918

Map of German Somme offensive 1918

60pdrMkIRetreat1918

German reserves advancing through the streets of St Quentin

21cmMorser16HamMarch1918

6inchMkVIIGunAncre26March1918

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	717	Battle of Vicy	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1472	Siege of Nesle	siege, sack	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1536	Siege of Péronne	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1557	Battle of St. Quentin	Kingdom of France, battle, siege, Duchy of Savoy, Hispanic Monarchy, sack	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Siege of Le Catelet	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1636	Siege of Le Catelet	Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Honnecourt	Kingdom of France, battle, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Saint-Quentin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Siege of La Fère	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Siege of Péronne	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1871	Battle of St. Quentin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of St. Quentin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Operation Michael	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Hundred Days Offensive	British Empire, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Erich Ludendorff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, French Third Republic, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, offensive, Ferdinand Foch, John J. Pershing	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin	Australia, German Empire, battle, John Monash	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Épehy	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of St. Quentin Canal	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0984A, Bei Etricourt, Truppen auf Landstraße		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0991, Bei Etricourt, Truppen auf Landstraße		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 104-0998, Combles, Nachschubkolonne		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-P1013-316, Westfront, deutscher Panzer in Roye		Commons
commons	image		Operation Michael, March-April 1918		Commons
commons	image		Map of German Somme offensive 1918		Commons
commons	image		60pdrMkIRetreat1918		Commons
commons	image		German reserves advancing through the streets of St Quentin		Commons
commons	image		21cmMorser16HamMarch1918		Commons
commons	image		6inchMkVIIGunAncre26March1918		Commons