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German spring offensive (what happened (they were able to move 32…
German spring offensive
causes
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german commanders new they were running out of time, the longer the war the less chances they had at winning
the blockade
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by 1918, the british blockade was causing serious damage to the germans
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what happened
they were able to move 32 divisions from the eastern front (750,000 troops)
21 march 1918, in the somme (weakest line part as there had not been any fighting since 2 years)
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ludendorff trained his troops with "infiltration tactics". he told the british that instead of attacking the 100km line, infiltrate in small groups were the damage had been done
were the british position was still strong, the germans went round them
went to quickly at first, pushed 60km the allies. the germans were inside paris
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soldiers were too tired to continue by august,too hungry, the trains didn't reach there to supply food
problems
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it created a war of movement, were the germans could not handle it because the allies were better disciplined and they needed war to be over
germans were not as strong as 1914, they had huge losses and soldiers were not train.
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