Khaki Posted 5 September , 2013 Share Posted 5 September , 2013 Did the German breakthrough of 1918 (when it finally ran out of momentum) suffer a similar fate to the Ypres Salient, such as being shelled from multiple angles including the rear? or was the salient too wide? khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil andrade Posted 5 September , 2013 Share Posted 5 September , 2013 There is a source which, to my exasperation, I cannot identify. I think it might have been Crutwell. He refers - IIRC - to the fate suffered by the Germans who occupied a huge salient in Picardy after the advance of the spring in 1918 ; the comment he makes alludes to the shock of the men he commanded when they regained these positions and beheld the enormous German cemeteries. The implication being that the Germans were indeed subjected to sustained and intense fire from front and flank. Phil (PJA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 5 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 5 September , 2013 Thanks Phil, I am not familiar with Crutwell, if you can recall the title I would appreciate it, khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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