COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG AUSTRALIAN CORPS ADVANCE 8 AUGUST – 17 SEPTEMBER DOULLENS CAMBRAI
BAPAUME
ALBERT
BRAY MONT ST QUENTIN BELLENGLISE AMIENS CORBIE PROYART PERONNE VILLERS BRETONNEUX LIHONS ST CHAULNES QUENTIN
Railways in purple HAM
60 KILOMETRES FIVE GERMAN OFFENSIVES, 1918
(2) GEORGETTE, 9-29 APRIL
AMIENS (1) MICHAEL, 21 MARCH – 18 APRIL
(3) BLÜCHER/Y ORCK, (4) (5) 27 MAY – 4 GNEISENAU, MARNE JUNE 9-11 JUNE 15 JULY – 9 AUGUST
Map: Central Victory Wiki-Fandom THE AMIENS AREA
Mont St MORLANCOURT Quentin Bray Corbie 4th Army Cappy PERONNE
Hamel AMIENS Proyart
VILLERS Harbonnieres BRETONNEUX Lihons Caix CHAULNES Rosieres
Moislains
1st Army ROYE
MONTDIDIER Railways in purple 4TH ARMY ATTACK PLAN
MORLANCOURT PERONNE Bray
CORBIE Cappy XXX Hamel AMIENS Proyart VILLERS BRETONNEUX XXX Harbonnieres Lihons Caix CHAULNES Rosieres XXXX Moislains
ROYE
MONTDIDIER 4TH ARMY OBJECTIVES
MORLANCOURT PERONNE Bray
Cappy Corbie Hamel AMIENS Proyart
VILLERS Harbonnieres BRETONNEUX Lihons Caix CHAULNES Rosieres
Moislains
ROYE
MONTDIDIER AUSTRALIAN CORPS ARTILLERY
ESTIMATED FIELD: 18 FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADES GERMAN GUNS AUST AND CDN CORPS FRONT 13 PDR GUN 18 PDR GUN 4.5IN HOW TOTAL 18 306 108 432 192
HEAVY: 10 HEAVY ARTILLERY BRIGADES + 5 BATTERIES
12-IN 9.2- 8-IN 6-IN 60 6-IN 12-IN TOTAL HOW IN HOW HOW PDR GUN GUN HOW GUN 2 20 30 124 48 16 3 243 116 FIELD ARTILLERY
Australian War Memorial HEAVY ARTILLERY
Australian War Memorial FIELD ARTILLERY
Australian War Memorial CONTINUATION ATTACKS 9-11 AUGUST
MORLANCOURT PERONNE Bray
Corbie Cappy
Hamel 3RD DIVISION AMIENS Proyart
VILLERS 2ND DIVISION BRETONNEUX Harbonnieres Lihons 1ST DIVISION Caix Rosieres CHAULNES
Canadian and Moislains Cavalry Corps Fransart
Goyencourt ROYE
MONTDIDIER BRAY
DIVISIONAL SECTORS XX
12 AUGUST PROYART
XX
XX
LIHONS XX
XXX
Australian War Memorial ATTACKS 22 - 25 AUGUST
3
BRAY
FOISSY BEACON
1 EXPLOIT
CHUIGNES CHUIGNOLLES
PROYART 1
32 HERLEVILLE
Australian War Memorial MOBILE WARFARE, 26 - 30 AUGUST
CURLU CLERY SUZANNE MONT ST QUENTIN BRAY PERONNE
CHUIGNES
PROYART
HERLEVILLE
LIHONS Australian War Memorial Objective
BOUCHAVESNES
XXX
3 3rd DIVISION XX CLERY 2
5th Brigade MONT ST QUENTIN
2nd DIVISION
PERONNE
Map – Australian War Memorial FIRE PLAN
MONT ST QUENTIN +60 to +90 +30 to +60 Field Artillery Brigade 31 AUGUST 0 to +30
Field Artillery Brigade MONT ST QUENTIN
Field Artillery Brigade
Field Artillery Brigade
PERONNE 0 to +90 Field Artillery Brigade
Australian War Memorial FIRE PLAN
2nd AND 5th DIVISIONS MONT ST QUENTIN
1 SEPTEMBER
PERONNE
Australian War Memorial FIRE PLANS 2 SEPTEMBER
2ND DIVISION 5TH DIVISION
Australian War Memorial CREEPING BARRAGE
HINDENBURG OUTPOST LINE
Australian War Memorial Australian War Memorial BRUCHMÜLLER’S ATTACK SUCCESS FACTORS
SURPRISE, through: • Concealment of intention and preparations • Complete abandonment of registration • Simultaneous opening of fire • A short artillery preparation
SUPPRESSION, through: • Massed employment of the artillery • Abandonment of the concept of destruction • Heavy and constant counter battery fire • A creeping barrage and escort batteries
EFFECT IN DEPTH, through: • Long range guns • Deployment of own batteries as far forward as possible
PREPARATION OF OWN TROOPS, through: • Centralization of command • Thorough briefing of infantry and artillery