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German offensives of 1918

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The German Empire in early 1918
  • Strengths
    • The peace of Brest-Litovsk with Russia (March 3, 1918) allows Germany to face the West with all its forces united.

  • Weaknesses::
    • The Allied blockade prevented the population from being adequately supplied, with food shortages becoming more and more serious.
    • The Austrian ally is showing worrying signs of wearing out and seems unable to withstand another winter of war.
    • The German army was worn out and was also beginning to experience manning level problems.
    • The submarine campaign relaunched in 1917 was a failure that led to the entry of the USA into the war. The American army will land en masse in the spring of 1918.