✦ History

Part of World War I, German spring offensive

Battle of the Lys (1918)

April 9–29, 1918 · Battle of the Lys (1918)

The second German spring offensive broke through south of Ypres and took Mount Kemmel but did not reach the Channel ports.

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Allies

Central Powers

United Kingdom
France
Australia
Canada
Dominion of Newfoundland
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Belgium
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United States
Portugal
German Empire
Manuel Gomes da Costa military commander Philippe Pétain military commander Albert I of Belgium military commander Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer military commander Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig military commander Arthur Currie military commander Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne military commander
Ludwig von Falkenhausen military commander Friedrich Sixt von Armin military commander Ferdinand von Quast military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
118,300–119,040
Aircraft lost
60
Guns lost
118
Casualties
86,000–109,300

Units

First Army (United Kingdom) Second Army (United Kingdom) 36th Army Corps (France) I Corps (United Kingdom) IX Corps (United Kingdom) Portuguese Expeditionary Corps XI Corps (United Kingdom) 27th Infantry Division (United States) 36th (Ulster) Division 40th Division (United Kingdom) 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 50th (Northumbrian) Division 55th (West Lancashire) Division 59th (2nd North Midland) Division 7th Infantry Division (France) 9th (Scottish) Division
4th Army (German Empire) 6th Army (German Empire) 117th Infantry Division (German Empire) 119th Infantry Division (German Empire) 12th Division (German Empire) 16th Division (German Empire) 31st Division (German Empire) 4th Division (German Empire) 7th Division (German Empire) 8th Division (German Empire)