Hundred Days Offensive, 1918 | |||||||
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Part of the Western Front of World War I | |||||||
Allied gains in late 1918 |
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Third Republic United States Siam Kingdom of Italy |
German Empire Austria-Hungary |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ferdinand Foch Philippe Pétain Douglas Haig John J. Pershing King Albert I |
Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Wilhelm Groener |
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Strength | |||||||
Strength on 11 November 1918: c. 2,559,000 c. 1,900,000 c. 1,900,000 c. 190,000 |
Strength on 11 November 1918: c. 3,562,000 |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
18 July – 11 November: 1,070,000 531,000 412,000 127,000 |
18 July – 11 November: 1,172,075 785,733 killed or wounded 386,342 captured 6,700 artillery pieces Breakdown
2,500 killed 5,000 captured 10,000 wounded |
French Third Republic
British Empire
United States
Kingdom of Belgium
The Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of the First World War, during which the Allies launched a series of offensives against the Central Powers on the Western Front from 8 August to 11 November 1918, beginning with the Battle of Amiens. The offensive essentially pushed the Germans out of France, forcing them to retreat beyond the Hindenburg Line, and was followed by an armistice. The term "Hundred Days Offensive" does not refer to a specific battle or unified strategy, but rather the rapid series of Allied victories starting with the Battle of Amiens.