Timeline Thursday 8 August 1918

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Thursday 8 August 1918

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Events on Thursday 8 August 1918 1

1918 Amiens: the black day of the German Army Amiens, France Over 500 tanks, coordinated aircraft and artillery broke the German line and advanced seven miles in a day. Whole units surrendered without fighting. Ludendorff's phrase for it gave the battle its name.

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