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Coordinates: 49°53′38″N 2°17′39″E. The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy ( French: 3ème Bataille de Picardie ), was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War.
- 8–12 August 1918 (major combat)
- Allied victory, Start of Hundred Days Offensive
Battle of Amiens, (August 8–11, 1918), World War I battle that marked the beginning of what came to be known as the “hundred days,” a string of Allied offensive successes on the Western Front that led to the collapse of the German army and the end of the war.
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Battle of Amiens. The first German wounded from Hangard at 6.30a.m. on 8 August 1918. © IWM (Q 8194) 6.30am: The first German wounded from Hangard Wood are brought in. See object record.
Feb 6, 2006 · Map of the final Allied offensives on the Western Front, 1918, during the First World War. ( Courtesy History Department, US Military Academy West Point/Wikimedia CC) Surprise Attack.
- 8-11 August 1918
- Amiens, northern France
Map showing the course taken by Australian, Canadian and French corps in the 8 August offensive, from Wartime, No. 3, Spring 1998 - the official magazine of the Australian War Memorial. At 4.20 am the next day: all hell broke loose and we heard nothing more. The world was enveloped in sound and flame, and our ears just couldn't cope. The ground ...
They began to rummage around the bullet-pocked, corpse-strewn building and found a map of the local segment of the Hindenburg Line of fortifications. It was an incredible stroke of luck, and a major coup, because the map was “complete in every detail.”
Oct 28, 2009 · 1918. Battle of Amiens. On August 8, 1918, the Allies launch a series of offensive operations against German positions on the Western Front during World War I with a punishing attack at...
