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.