WWI Quiz 6 Flashcards
Operation Michael
(GERMAN) March 21st, 1918 with 69 divisions attacking near Arras; Use of stormtroopers and Bruchmueller’s artillery tactics of quick destructive barrages;
Sig: largest offensive since Verdun, no specific objective, burned through German reserves
Failed due to no clear objective and repetitive attacking of destroyed land
AEF Commander John J. Pershing
Lived from 1860 to 1948 and the Supreme Commander of AEF;
Sig: AEF must remain separate and independent, therefore, their own section of the front;
Placed in a “Quiet” Front near Verdun
Battle of Hamel
July 4th, 1918- Combined British, Canadian, and ANZAC force under General John Monash;
Sig: Hamel confirmation that combined tasks, extensive aircraft reconnaissance, and mobile troops armed with machine guns and grenades can seize German lines
