Western Civilization II / Unit 14 WC2 1322 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Spring Offensive of 1918 and the Collapse
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The idea
Peace with the Bolsheviks freed German divisions, and on the twenty-first of March nineteen eighteen the Spring Offensive drove within forty miles of Paris, outrunning supply. It failed by July. In late September Ludendorff, Hindenburg's operational chief, advised suing for peace.
In practice
"We cannot win the war any more", Ludendorff said.
Where people slip
The anchor calls Ludendorff chief of staff; Hindenburg held that post.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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