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German Army launches the Third Battle of the Aisne

On May 27, 1918, German forces opened a massive offensive along the Aisne River (the Third Battle of the Aisne), employing concentrated artillery and storm-troop tactics against Allied lines.

German Army launches the Third Battle of the Aisne

The offensive forced rapid Allied withdrawals, threatened Paris, inflicted heavy casualties, and compelled the redistribution of Allied and American Expeditionary Forces resources during a critical phase of World War I.

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