March 21 – April 5, 1918 · Western Front Theater
March 21 – April 5, 1918
With Russia knocked out of the war, Germany transferred 50 divisions west for a last desperate gamble before American troops arrived in strength. Using stormtrooper infiltration tactics, they smashed through British lines, advancing up to 40 miles — more ground than anyone had taken in three years. Paris was shelled by a 75-mile-range gun. Then momentum stalled as supply lines couldn't keep up.
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