August 6, 1918

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1918, Australia, British Empire, France, Germany, Great Britain, Morlancourt, Second Battle of the Marne

German attack on British front south of Morlancourt, retaking part of recent Australian gains.

July 30, 1918

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1918, Allies, assassination, Australia, Battle of Soissons, Battle of the Tardenois, British Empire, France, Germany, Hermann von Eichhorn, Kiev, Merris, Meteren, occupation, prisoners of war, Romigny, Second Battle of the Marne, St Gemme, Ukraine, Ukrainian War of Independence

Bitter German resistance; Allies straighten their line on the eastern wing and take Romigny and St. Gemme in the centre. Australians capture Merris on the Meteren front with 169 prisoners. Field-Marshal von Eichhorn assassinated in Kieff.

July 29, 1918

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1918, Allies, Australia, Battle of Reims, Battle of the Tardenois, British Empire, Buzancy, Fere-en-Tardenois, France, Germany, Grand Rozoy, Morlancourt, Oulchy-le-Chateau, prisoners of war, Sainte Euphrasie, Second Battle of the Marne, Sergy

French carry German positions north-east of Oulchy-le-Château, taking Grand Rozoy and 450 prisoners; they surround Buzancy and take 200 prisoners; bitter fighting between Fère-en-Tardenois and Ste. Euphrasie; Allies win Sergy. Australian advance in the Morlancourt sector on a front of two miles to a depth of 500 yards, taking 143 prisoners.

July 17, 1918

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1918, Australia, Battle of Reims, British Empire, Chene la Reine, Epernay, Fourth Battle of Champagne, France, Germany, Italy, Marne, Montvoisin, Nanteuil, Pourcy, prisoners of war, Prunay, Reims, Second Battle of the Marne, Villers-Bretonneux

Further German progress towards Epernay, reaching Montvoisin and Chêne la Reine, though losing latter place again; between the Marne and Reims they reach Nanteuil and Pourcy, but are driven out again by Italians; east of Reims they are defeated south of Prunay; enemy claim 18,000 prisoners to date. Australians advance their line east of Villers-Bretonneux on a front of 2,000 yards to a depth of 600.

July 15, 1918

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1918, Australia, Battle of Prosnes-Massiges, Battle of Reims, British Empire, Coulommes, Fossoy, Fourth Battle of Champagne, France, Germany, Great Britain, Henri Gouraud, HMS Barunga, Marne, Massiges, prisoners of war, Prunay, Reims, Second Battle of the Marne, United States of America

Third Great German Attack opens on a 50-mile front east and west of Reims; to the east between Prunay and Massiges enemy held in their battle positions by General Gouraud‘s Armies; to the west between Coulommes and Fossoy they advance to an average depth of two to three miles; they cross the Marne at Fossoy and other points, pressing back Americans, who, however, recover ground and take 1,000 prisoners. H.M. transport Barunga sunk; no casualties.

July 11, 1918

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1918, air raid, Australia, British Empire, casualties, France, Germany, Great Britain, Imperial German Navy, Merris, prisoners of war, Royal Air Force, sinking, SM U-92, submarine, United States Navy, United States of America, USS Westover

Australian raid near Merris, taking 150 prisoners. Announced 74 raids by British Independent Air Force on Germany in June. U.S. supply ship Westover sunk by torpedo; 82 survivors, 10 missing.

July 7, 1918

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1918, air raid, Australia, Belgium, British Empire, civilian casualties, France, Germany, hospital, La Panne, Somme, Yser

Australians again advance on a 3,000-yard front in the hills on each side of the Somme. German airmen bomb Belgian hospital near La Panne, Yser front; over 50 girls killed.

July 5, 1918

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1918, Australia, Battle of Hamel, British Empire, France, Germany, Villers-Bretonneux

Australian front advanced 2,000 yards north-east of Villers-Bretonneux.

July 4, 1918

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1918, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Battle of Hamel, British Empire, France, Germany, Italy, Le Hamel, Piave, prisoners of war, Second Battle of the Piave River, United States of America

Australians and Americans capture Hameil, south of the Somme, taking over 1,500 prisoners. Italians take 419 more prisoners in the Piave delta.

June 10, 1918

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1918, Ancre, Aronde, Australia, Battle of Matz, British Empire, France, Germany, Minister of War, Montdidier, Morlancourt, Newton D Baker, Noyon, prisoners of war, Ribecourt, Somme, Third Battle of Morlancourt, United States of America

Stubborn French resistance on Montdidier-Noyon front; Germans in the centre sweep forward on a six-mile front to the valley of the Aronde, but are driven back again by French counter-attacks; on the right French fall back to Ribécourt; Germans claim 8,000 prisoners. Australian advance south of Morlancourt, between the Ancre and the Somme, on a front of 1½ miles, takes 300 prisoners. Mr. Baker, United States Secretary for War, announces more than 700,000 American soldiers already sent to France.