✦ History

Part of World War I, German spring offensive

Third Battle of the Aisne

May 27 – June 6, 1918 · Third Battle of the Aisne

The German Seventh Army broke the French Sixth Army on the Chemin des Dames and reached the Marne.

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Allies

Central Powers

Other

France
United Kingdom
United States
Italy
German Empire
Denis Auguste Duchêne military commander Alexander Hamilton-Gordon military commander
Erich Ludendorff military commander Wilhelm, German Crown Prince military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
127,000
Casualties
130,000

Units

5th Army (France) American Expeditionary Forces US 2nd Division US 3rd Division French Sixth Army (1914–1918) 35th Army Corps (France) I Corps (United States) II Army Corps (Italy) III Armored Corps IX Corps (United Kingdom) 21st Infantry Division (France) 26th Infantry Division (United States) 28th Infantry Division (United States) 38th Infantry Division (France) 45th Infantry Division (France) 46th Infantry Division (United States) 55th Infantry Division (France) History of the British 8th Division during the First World War Moroccan Division (France) 77th Sustainment Brigade
1st Army (German Empire) 7th Army (German Empire) Cavalry Corps Schmettow 103rd Infantry Division (German Empire) 10th Division (German Empire) 14th Division (German Empire) 28th Division (German Empire) 37th Division (German Empire)
9th Division (German Empire)

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