Meebs & Jovial's Quest for Power

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unrestricted subarine warfare came to intefere with American shipping

US declared war on Germany on April 6th, 1917.

However, fresh American troops needed training first, so for now they did not play a large role.

In this year, French tried to conduct the Nivelle Offensive largely unsuccesful and which lead to mutinies within the French forces.

French went on the defensive for months and suspended large-scale attacks

On their part British conducted offensives, namely the Messines Ridge and later the Third Battle of Ypres or Battle of Passchendaele from July to November 1917.



This battle brought German troops to near destruction, but represented an Allied operational failure as Germans did not withdraw

Soon after, on November 20th the British started the Battle of Cambrai which saw the first mass tank attack. It was proved that tank could breach trenches as 2 points on the Hindenburg line were breached, however, Germans regained all ground lost