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Remembering them

"If only we can be as successful this month as last we should be drawing this terrible war to some definite conclusion."
Lieutenant Lindsay Turner

Advancing to victory

Revolutionary Russia’s exit from the war in early 1918 allowed the Germans to transfer half a million men to the Western Front. There they planned a massive attack to defeat the British and French, once and for all, before the full weight of American reinforcements could tip the balance against them. It seemed that in the coming year something would have to give.

By 1918 thousands of Australians had been fighting overseas for years. Being so far away gave them a new appreciation of their homeland. Many were desperate to return home but the end of the war still looked some time away.

Men in a trench at Hazebrouck

Backs to the wall

Read more about the spring offensive
Soldiers in a communication trench

Turning the tide

Read more about Hamel
Soldiers on the ruined streets of Peronne

Victory

Read more about the final weeks of the war
Australians celebrating in the street

“Fin de la Guerre”

Read more about 11 November 1918

Last updated: 17 October 2019

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