Chapter 5 Flashcards
(17 cards)
when did the US declare war on Germany
6 April 1917
when did Germany launch the Ludendorff Offensive
21 March 1918
how many guns and soldiers were used in the Operation Michael
- 600 guns
- 100,000 infantry men
how much did Germany advance by July 1918
65km into France
how many casualties were there in Ludendorff Offensive
400,000
how big was the saint created by the Ludendorff Offensice
- 130km long
- 65km wide
how many Americans were sent to Europe
- 14,000 in France ( July 1917)
- arrived at rate of 10,000 a day (June 1918)
- 2 million in Europe (November 1918)
how did the US troops Improve transportation in France
- built 1600km of railway lines
- laid 16,000km of telephone and telegraph lines
- enlarged French ports
Features of the US troops in the second battle of Marne
- July 1918
- 2 divisions
- prevented Germany taking Paris
Features of the US troops in the second battle of Albert
- 21 August 1918
- 108,000 US troops
- captured 8000 Germans
Features of the US troops in the Ludendorff Offensive
- 12 September 1918
- 500,000 US troops attacked the saint
- 300 tanks
- 500 American aircraft
- advanced 32km
when was the attack on Amiens
8 August 1918
features of the attack on Amiens
- artillery barrage followed by creeping barrage ( 500 tanks)
- create 25km gap south of River Somme
- killed/wounded/captured 48,000 Germans
- Broke German front line
when was the attack on Hindenburg line
29 September 1918
when did Kaiser abdicate
9 November 1918
when did the war end
11 November 1918
what were the 3 political turmoil in Germany
- 29 October 1918. German navy rebelled against the government. (Kiel canal)
- 8 November 1918. set up Bavarian democratic and socialist republic ( Munich)
- strikes + riots (Berlin)
