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The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (also Actions of Villers-Bretonneux, after the First Battles of the Somme, 1918) took place from 24 to 27 April 1918, during the German spring offensive to the east of Amiens. It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other; it was the biggest and most successful tank action of the German army in the First World War.

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  • The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (also Actions of Villers-Bretonneux, after the First Battles of the Somme, 1918) took place from 24 to 27 April 1918, during the German spring offensive to the east of Amiens. It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other; it was the biggest and most successful tank action of the German army in the First World War. Three German A7Vs engaged three British Mark IV tanks, two of which were female tanks armed only with machine-guns. The two Mark IV females were damaged and forced to withdraw but the male tank, armed with 6-pounder guns, hit and disabled the lead A7V, which was then abandoned by its crew. The Mark IV continued to fire on the two remaining German A7Vs, which withdrew. The "male" then advanced with the support of several Whippet light tanks which had arrived, until disabled by artillery fire and abandoned by the crew. A counter-attack by two Australian brigades and a British brigade during the night of 24 April partly surrounded Villers-Bretonneux and on 25 April the town was recaptured. On 26 April, the role of the Moroccan division of the French army was crucial in pushing back German units. Australian, British and French troops had almost restored the original front line by 27 April. (en)
  • La seconda battaglia di Villers-Bretonneux fu uno scontro sul fronte occidentale della prima guerra mondiale, combattuto fra il 24 e il 25 aprile 1918 nel quadro dell'offensiva di primavera. L'esercito tedesco, guidato dal generale Erich Ludendorff, attaccò il villaggio di Villers-Bretonneux come azione diversiva rispetto alla contemporanea Quarta battaglia di Ypres, per cercare di interrompere la linea ferroviaria Parigi-Amiens e incunearsi fra le truppe inglesi e francesi. Il 24 aprile, le unità tedesche sfondarono le linee britanniche e presero il villaggio e le zone circostanti. Tuttavia, un contrattacco delle forze dell'Intesa guidate dal generale Henry Rawlinson, I barone Rawlinson, iniziato nella notte del 24 e proseguito nei giorni successivi, riuscì a riconquistare il terreno perduto. La particolarità di questa battaglia fu l'impiego dei mezzi corazzati: i tedeschi utilizzarono 13 carri A7V, mentre i britannici impiegarono dieci tra carri e Whippet. Fu proprio durante questa battaglia che ebbe luogo il primo scontro fra carri armati della storia. (it)
  • La bataille de Villers-Bretonneux est une bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale qui se déroula les 24, 25 et 26 avril 1918 sur le territoire de la commune de Villers-Bretonneux dans le département de la Somme. Elle stoppa l’avancée allemande vers l’ouest et préserva la ville d’Amiens d’une occupation par l’ennemi. (fr)
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  • 3,470
  • 9,529
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  • British Empire
  • German Empire
  • *Australia
  • *23pxFrench Foreign Legion
  • *23pxFrench Morocco
  • *French Madagascar
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  • Allied victory
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  • Moroccan Division
  • 13A7V tanks
  • 173rd Brigade of British58th Division
  • 228th Infantry Division
  • 3Mark IV tanks (one male, two female)
  • 4th Guards Infantry Division
  • 7Medium Mark A Whippettanks
  • Australian13th,14thand15thBrigades
  • Remnants of British8th Division
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  • German Empire (en)
  • British Empire * Australia * *23px French Morocco * French Madagascar *23px French Foreign Legion (en)
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  • Douglas Haig (en)
  • Ferdinand Foch (en)
  • Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (en)
  • Henry Rawlinson (en)
  • Erich Ludendorff (en)
  • Georg von der Marwitz (en)
  • Harold Edward Elliott (en)
  • Talbot Hobbs (en)
  • Thomas William Glasgow (en)
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  • Villers Bretonneux (en)
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  • France (en)
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  • Villers-Bretonneux, Northern France (en)
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  • Allied victory (en)
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  • Australian 13th, 14th and 15th Brigades (en)
  • Remnants of British 8th Division (en)
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  • La bataille de Villers-Bretonneux est une bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale qui se déroula les 24, 25 et 26 avril 1918 sur le territoire de la commune de Villers-Bretonneux dans le département de la Somme. Elle stoppa l’avancée allemande vers l’ouest et préserva la ville d’Amiens d’une occupation par l’ennemi. (fr)
  • The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (also Actions of Villers-Bretonneux, after the First Battles of the Somme, 1918) took place from 24 to 27 April 1918, during the German spring offensive to the east of Amiens. It is notable for being the first occasion on which tanks fought against each other; it was the biggest and most successful tank action of the German army in the First World War. (en)
  • La seconda battaglia di Villers-Bretonneux fu uno scontro sul fronte occidentale della prima guerra mondiale, combattuto fra il 24 e il 25 aprile 1918 nel quadro dell'offensiva di primavera. L'esercito tedesco, guidato dal generale Erich Ludendorff, attaccò il villaggio di Villers-Bretonneux come azione diversiva rispetto alla contemporanea Quarta battaglia di Ypres, per cercare di interrompere la linea ferroviaria Parigi-Amiens e incunearsi fra le truppe inglesi e francesi. Il 24 aprile, le unità tedesche sfondarono le linee britanniche e presero il villaggio e le zone circostanti. Tuttavia, un contrattacco delle forze dell'Intesa guidate dal generale Henry Rawlinson, I barone Rawlinson, iniziato nella notte del 24 e proseguito nei giorni successivi, riuscì a riconquistare il terreno perd (it)
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  • Bataille de Villers-Bretonneux (1918) (fr)
  • Seconda battaglia di Villers-Bretonneux (it)
  • Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (en)
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