August 1918

The Black Day of the German Army: the German sword breaks and the Allies go on the offensive.

4/8/1918 Gaelic Sunday: Irish athletes defy the British Empire

5/8/1918 Allied intervention in Russia and the defence of Baku

6/8/1918 Victory at the Marne paves way for planned Allied offensive at Amiens

8/8/1918 Amiens: the Black Day of the German Army

9/8/1918 D’Annunzio’s flight over Vienna

11/8/1918 Further Allied gains at Amiens

14/8/1918 Hindenburg and Ludendorff block peace talks

21/8/1918 Britain attacks on the Somme as Haig begins to scent victory

29/8/1918 Bapaume falls to the Allies

30/8/1918 Lenin shot

31/8/1918 Australian victory on the Somme, Foch prepares the next round of offensives

see also:

Monthly Archive 1918

July 1918

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World War 1 Live Blog (Facebook)

images:

German prisoners, 8 August 1918 (Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens)

German prisoners, 27 August 1918 (Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens)