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Compare And Contrast The Battle Of Cambrai And Lys
Two battles that American soldiers were involved in, in WW1 are the battle of Cambrai and the battle of Lys. The battle of Cambrai was when we first started using military tanks. This battle was led by General Julian Byng, although he was British he took on the role as leader of the British soldiers. Another battle American soldiers were involved in was the battle of Lys. In 1918, German troops launch “Operation Georgette” the second phase of their final, last-ditch spring offensive, against Allied positions in Armentieres, France, on the River Lys. The Allies managed to halt Ludendorff’s exhausted armies by the end of March but thanks in part to a fresh set of several thousand American soldiers.

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