What the records say
- When
- 30 Mar 1918 – 5 Apr 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.87° N, 2.52° E
- Description
- 1918 world War I battle
- War
- World War I
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
World War I battle
The First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, took place during Operation Michael, part of the German spring offensive on the Western Front. The offensive began against the British Fifth Army and the Third Army on the Somme and pushed back the British and French reinforcements on the north side of the Somme.
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