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The Piave Offensive June–July 1918
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The Piave Offensive June–July 1918

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With Russia out of the war, Germany was keen for Austria-Hungary to make a decisive strike against Italy, in the hope that it might divert Allied troops from the western front. The Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff, von Straussenburg, buoyed by the decisive victory at Caporetto, decided on a broad frontal... More
The Race to the Sea September–October 1914
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The Race to the Sea September–October 1914

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The Race to the Sea was the last mobile phase of the war on the Western Front until the German Spring Offensive in 1918. It arose when the Allied advance after the First Battle of the Marne was halted by well-fortified German defences at the Battle of the Aisne. Each... More
The Rhineland Campaign 11–21 March 1945
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The Rhineland Campaign 11–21 March 1945

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General Eisenhower planned the main Rhine offensives in the north. Further south Lieutenant-General Bradley’s 12th Army Group, comprising US 1st and 3rd Armies was charged with reaching the Rhine between Cologne and Koblenz in Operation Lumberjack. Lieutenant-General Devers’ 6th Army Group, comprising the US 7th and French 1st Armies was... More
The Saipan Landings 15 June – 9 July 1944
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The Saipan Landings 15 June – 9 July 1944

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The Allied force left Pearl Harbour on 5 June 1944, and ten days later American marines were storming the beaches of Saipan Island, with the aim of securing a base in the Pacific from which the US could attack the Japanese mainland. Under heavy gunfire, and sustaining heavy losses, 20,000... More
The Salerno Landings: Operation Avalanche, 9 September 1943
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The Salerno Landings: Operation Avalanche, 9 September 1943

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Diversionary landings to the south failed to lure significant numbers of German troops away from the west coast neat Salerno in Campania, southern Italy. Additionally, the Allies commenced the attack, on 9 September, without prior naval artillery bombardment, hoping to maintain the element of surprise. The main German defensive groupings... More
The Second Macedonian War 202 BCE
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The Second Macedonian War 202 BCE

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The Second Macedonian War in 202 BCE was between Macedonia and Rome. Philip V of Macedonia began laying siege to the Greek city-states in the Aegean, having formed an alliance with Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire. Both Philip V and Antiochus III were keen to expand their empires and... More
The Serbian Counter Offensive 3–15 December 1914
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The Serbian Counter Offensive 3–15 December 1914

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Forced out of Belgrade by the Austro-Hungarians on 2 December 1914, the Serbian army retreated to their front line. From there, having received fresh supplies of badly needed artillery ammunition, the Serbians launched a counteroffensive on December 3. The Serbians seized the opportunity to counterattack the isolated 6th Army. The... More
The Somme July–September 1916
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The Somme July–September 1916

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Due to inclement weather, General Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Forces on the western front, postponed the first assault on the German front line at the Somme to 1 July 1916. Although preliminary bombardment in June had little impact, the British generals were convinced that a three-pronged assault using... More
The Somme September–November 1916
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The Somme September–November 1916

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On 15 September 1916, the British advanced their front line by 1.5 miles (2.5 km), taking the high wood around Pozieres and Bozantin-le-Petit. The German offensive was successfully stalled by French artillery and machine guns, despite their deployment of new aircraft and tactics. The Allies were gradually gaining over the... More
The Somme, First Day 1–2 July 1916
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The Somme, First Day 1–2 July 1916

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The Battle of the Somme lasted five months along a 15-mile (24-km) front in northern France. Its objective was to relieve pressure on the French fighting at Verdun and to weaken the German army. It was a mainly British offensive, despite an earlier intention to make it predominantly French. However,... More
The Soviet Liberation of the Ukraine and Crimea January–May 1944
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The Soviet Liberation of the Ukraine and Crimea January–May 1944

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Having reached Kiev and the eastern bank of the River Dnieper by November 1943, the Soviet army continued its advance westwards along five fronts, completely destroying 18 Wehrmacht and Romanian divisions and inflicting heavy casualties. It is estimated that over 6 million ethnic Ukrainians fought alongside the Russians, helped by... More
The Taman Offensive 9 September–9 October 1943
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The Taman Offensive 9 September–9 October 1943

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Before the German 17th Army could proceed with its authorized retreat from the Taman Peninsula, the Soviet North Caucasus Front launched a surprise attack on the heavily embedded German defences. The offensive began on 9 September with a small deployment of troops from the Black Sea who landed in Novorossiysk.... More