They wanted to defeat the British and French before American troops could be used.
Germans launched a major spring offensive in 1918, known as the Ludendorff Offensive, primarily to secure a decisive victory on the Western Front before American forces could fully deploy. With Russia out of the war after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Germany aimed to concentrate its resources and troops against the Allies. The offensive sought to exploit perceived weaknesses in the Allied lines and aimed to capture key locations, thereby forcing a negotiated peace. This was seen as a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of the war in Germany's favor.
It was the last major German offensive on the Eastern Front; from now on, the Germans would be on the defensive.
The major Allied power that fell to the Germans during World War II was France. In May and June of 1940, Germany launched a rapid invasion, leading to the fall of Paris and the subsequent armistice on June 22, 1940. This defeat marked a significant shift in the balance of power in Europe, as Germany occupied much of France and established the Vichy regime.
Germany's two major allies, Austria-Hungary & Turkey, were being defeated, and on the verge of collapse when the Germans began their last final offensive in France in the spring of 1918. The Germans had just defeated the Russian and were concentrating all efforts on winning in France before the bulk of American troops could begin arriving in France in mid-1918. The German spring offensive failed, in part because American troops that had already arrived in France were sent to the front to help the French. By mid-1918 the additional American troops allowed the British, French, and Americans to conduct a series of successful attacks that finally broke open the German lines. The German army quickly realized that final defeat was coming soon, so they convinced the German government to end the war with an Armistice.
The last major German offensive in World War I, during their so-called "Spring Offensive", was the Second Battle of the Marne, near Reims, France in the summer of 1918. The offensive was defeated by the Allies; they immediately counterattacked, which marked the beginning of their "Hundred Days Offensive". The Hundred Days Offensive would ultimately result in Germany's surrender in November 1918.
They wanted to expel the rebels who had taken control of the city in the spring.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
It was the last major German offensive on the Eastern Front; from now on, the Germans would be on the defensive.
To cut-off the flow of oil and fuel to the Axis powers. :)
IN REGARDS TO THE WESTERN FRONT - IN A THICKLY WOODED ARDENNES REGION OF BELGIUM AND NORTHERN FRANCE. HOWEVER THE LAST MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE OF THE WAR WAS OPERATION Frühlingserwachen IN HUNGARY, AROUND LAKE BALATON.
on 1/31/67 the viet cong launched the Tet Offensive that would turn out to be one of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam
were the Germans defeated in a major battle for the first time in the war?
The major Allied power that fell to the Germans during World War II was France. In May and June of 1940, Germany launched a rapid invasion, leading to the fall of Paris and the subsequent armistice on June 22, 1940. This defeat marked a significant shift in the balance of power in Europe, as Germany occupied much of France and established the Vichy regime.
Germany's two major allies, Austria-Hungary & Turkey, were being defeated, and on the verge of collapse when the Germans began their last final offensive in France in the spring of 1918. The Germans had just defeated the Russian and were concentrating all efforts on winning in France before the bulk of American troops could begin arriving in France in mid-1918. The German spring offensive failed, in part because American troops that had already arrived in France were sent to the front to help the French. By mid-1918 the additional American troops allowed the British, French, and Americans to conduct a series of successful attacks that finally broke open the German lines. The German army quickly realized that final defeat was coming soon, so they convinced the German government to end the war with an Armistice.
The main reason why the Battle of Stalingrad was an major defeat for the Germans were that; at first, it was the final major offensive by Hitler to make any progress on the eastern front, Germany lost about 80% of it's initial force at the time of the Soviet counter offence and Germany lost the entire 6th Army (Key unit for the battle along with the 4th Panzer Army). In addition to this, as a result for the Germans defeat (or close to defeat), the USSR launched the following Operations:Operation Winter Storm (12-23 December 1942)Operation Little Saturn (12 December 1942 - 18 February 1943)Operation Koltso (10 January - 2 February 1943)These 3 operations followed the previous Soviet Counter offence 'Operation Uranus).
The Second Battle of El Alamein was perhaps the most important battle in the African theatre because it was the first major Allied offensive against the Germans.