Second Battle of the Marne
July 15 – August 6, 1918 · Marne river, France
Result Entente victory
Battle of 15-18 July 1918, the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by French forces and supported by several hundred Renault FT tanks overwhelmed the Germans; the defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance that ended in the armistice with Germany about 100 days later.
Allies
Central Powers
Other
Strength and losses
Units
4th Army (France)
5th Army (France)
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
American Expeditionary Forces
John J. Pershing
US 1st Division
Clarence R. Huebner
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
US 2nd Division
US 3rd Division
Lucian Truscott
French Sixth Army (1914–1918)
Jean-Marie Degoutte
French Tenth Army (1914–1918)
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I Corps (United States)
II Army Corps (Italy)
III Armored Corps
16th Infantry Division (France)
1st Infantry Division (France)
28th Infantry Division (United States)
32nd Infantry Division (United States)
38th Infantry Division (France)
42nd Infantry Division (United States)
45th Infantry Division (France)
4th Infantry Division (United States)
62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
7th Infantry Division (France)
8th Infantry Division (France)
93rd Infantry Division (United States)
77th Sustainment Brigade
7th Infantry Regiment (United States)
1st Army (German Empire)
Bruno von Mudra
3rd Army (German Empire)
Max von Hausen
7th Army (German Empire)
9th Army (German Empire)
Cavalry Corps Schmettow
103rd Infantry Division (German Empire)
10th Division (German Empire)
113th Infantry Division (German Empire)
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121st Infantry Division (German Empire)
22nd Division (German Empire)
28th Division (German Empire)
36th Division (German Empire)
47th Reserve Division
76th Reserve Division (German Empire)
86th Infantry Division (German Empire)
87th Infantry Division (German Empire)
88th Infantry Division (German Empire)
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Second Battle of the Marne