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Ireland’s Wars: The Last Fight Of The 16th Division

Posted on Feb 27, 2018 by NFB

Operation Michael had stunned the Allies on the western front. A huge gap had been opened in the Somme sector by the ferocious German assault, and now enemy troops were pouring in, the likes of Ludendorff and Hindenburg more concerned … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Operation Michael

Posted on Feb 20, 2018 by NFB

At 3.30 AM on the 21st March 1918, the Spring Offensive, Germany’s last great gamble, began with the launching of “Operation Michael”, an attack in the Somme sector, aimed squarely at the British Army lines, just north of where they … Continue reading →

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