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On 21 March 1918, the Germans launched a large offensive against the British Fifth Army and the right wing of the British Third Army. The artillery bombardment began at 4.40am on March 21. The bombardment [hit] targets over an area of 150 square miles [390 km 2], the biggest barrage of the entire war. Over 1,100,000 shells were fired in five ...
The number of casualties is simply the number of members of a unit who are not available for duty. For example, on March 21, 1918, during the opening day of the German spring offensive, the Germans casualties are broken down into 10,851 killed, 28,778 wounded, 300 POW or taken prisoner for a total of 39,929 casualties. [2]
March Days – A joint Bolshevik-Armenian force sent to investigate a rumor of an armed revolt led by the political group Musavat in Muslim-dominant Baku, Azerbaijan was met with gunfire in the city port, igniting the Armenian–Azerbaijani War. [169] Operation Michael – German forces attacked Villers-Bretonneux, France. [170]
1918 was a common year ... March 30 – March Days: ... The worst rapid transit accident in world history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush ...
The Spanish Flu, the second deadliest pandemic in history after the bubonic plague, along with the aftermath of World War I and ensuing political and social chaos, made 1918 a tough time to be alive.
March 1918 sports events (3 P) Pages in category "March 1918" ... March Days; Operation Michael; Battle of Moreuil Wood; Q. 1918 Queensland state election; S. Steppe ...
The book is a detailed study of the single worst day for the British Army. Middlebrook gave the same single-day treatment to 21 March 1918, the opening of the German spring offensive, in The Kaiser's Battle. Middlebrook's Second World War books concentrate on the air war.
Boston Red Sox fans remember the 1918 baseball season for triumphant reasons -- taking home a title before a long period of curses and unfortunate evens. But the sport's year as a whole was ...