Hundred Days Offensive
Brianna Kimes
Summery of Hundred Days Offensive!!
Battle Information
- Who? The Allied Powers- British Empire, France, Belgium, Portugal, Canada
Associated Powers-USA
Central Powers-German Empire, Austria-Hungary
- What? This period is referred to as Canada's hundred days because of the substantial role that Canada played in causing the retreat of the German army
- Where? Series of attacks along the western front.
- When? July 18, 1918 to November 11, 1918
Top Generals (Leaders)
Aurther Currie
General Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG, KCB was a Canadian military commander during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war
Born: December 5, 1875, Starthory-Carcodoc, Canada
Died: November 30, 1933, Montreal, Canada
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, was a French soldier, military theorist and the Allied Généralissime during the First World War
Born: October 2, 1851, Tarbes,France
Died:March 20, 1929,Paris, France
Other Generals & Leaders
Julian Bying
Born: September 11, 1862, Wortham park
Died: June 6, 1935, United Kingdom
John J Pershing
Born: September 13, 1860, Lacelede,
Died:July 15, 1948 Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington DC
Theophile Figeys
no pictures or date of birth or death date
Facts
- The allied had won the war
- It started with a surprise french counter attack against the Germans on the western front
- The Allies were tired but not broken,as the Germans where And had the advantage of thousands of fresh troops from the Us
- Allied Causalities- more the 1,000,00 only 125.000 were Americans
- Germans causalities-750,000
- Was a series of battles the allies fought to gain back lost land
- November 11 is now known as remembrance day because of this war
- was a trench warfare
Map Of The Hundred Days Offensive Battle
Some Weapons they used
Tenches
The Trenches Now
Places to visit After the tour
The War land not to long After The War
Part of the War Land Became beautiful after all the destruction
Belgium
The Land of wear the troops had fought
The streets made over the land
Before and After in One Look
Memorial site
”Son et Lumière” (colored light show)
”Son et Lumière” (colored light show)
Significance
Decisive Allied victory
Collapse of the German Empire
Need a Place to stay while you visit?
Holiday Inn Lille Ouest Englos, Lille
Hotel d'Angleterre, Arras
Novotel Lens Noyelles, Noyelles Godault