COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG AUSTRALIAN CORPS ADVANCE 8 AUGUST – 17 SEPTEMBER CAMBRAI

BAPAUME

ALBERT

BRAY MONT ST QUENTIN BELLENGLISE PERONNE VILLERS BRETONNEUX ST 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 Quentin Bray Corbie 4th Army Cappy PERONNE

Hamel AMIENS Proyart

VILLERS Harbonnieres BRETONNEUX Lihons 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

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 BRETONNEUX Harbonnieres Lihons 1ST DIVISION Caix Rosieres CHAULNES

Canadian and Moislains Cavalry Corps

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

PROYART 1

32

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

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