4. German Spring offensive, 1918 (1.55 milion casualties)
During the final parts of World War I, the Germans launched a series of offensives, referred to as the Spring Offensive, on the Western Front, starting on March 21st, 1918. There was four particular German offensive spearheads participating in this operation. ‘Michael’ was the most important offensive of the four, and was intended to outflank the British troops that defended the Somme, while the other offensives were meant to divert the Allied forces away from the primary target of the Somme. although, retaliation by a powerful Allied army, the inability to move German supplies and reinforcements, and heavy casualties on the German side, led to the retreat of the German troops by late April of 1918. Around 1.55 million lives were lost in this battle.
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