18 July 1918 Ludendorff Meets His Nemesis

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On 15 July Erich von Ludendorff's fifth offensive of the year floundered at the Marne River. He had called the operation off within two days because what he really had his heart set on was defeating the British Army in Flanders. It was his last chance at achieving his objective of defeating one of Germany's two original main opponents in the west before a third