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> The allies almost lost the war with the Ludendorf offensive in spring 1918

Not really. Those offensive were very unlikely to win the war. They look more impressive on a map then in reality. He really had no strategic plan, its was basically 'Lets attack and hope for the best'.



It was a big deal for Germany, they moved their troops from the eastern front after the Brest-Litovsk treaty, and they sold it as the 'last big push' to their troops. Part of the original plan was to first win in the west, in order to avoid fighting a war on two fronts at the same time.


They basically took all their best troops and pushed them into one relentless offensive after another destroying all their best troops.




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