Germany's Last Offensive of the Great War

Operation Michael and the end of the Kaiserreich

It was a cold morning when Germany launched its greatest offensive of the First World War. The attack hit the British Expeditionary Force head-on in the St. Quentin region. Within 5 days they had pushed the English back across the Somme. By the end of the week, the German Army had broken the French lines. German spearheads were closing on the important …