107 years ago today, on July 15, 1918 (June 8, 1918), the Second Battle of the Marne began. The overwhelming British army took a break in the war. On July 15, 1918, the Second Battle of the Marne began. After Soviet Russia withdrew from World War I in 1918, the German High Command decided to defeat the British and French forces before a large number of American troops arrived in Europe, hoping to end the war in the summer. Between May and June of the same year, the German army broke through the French defense line between Soissons and Reims and approached the Marne. At this time, hundreds of thousands of American troops arrived in Europe to participate in the war, and the situation was not good for Germany. On July 15, the German army concentrated its superior forces across the Marne and wedged into the French position for 3 to 10 kilometers. On July 18, the Allied forces turned to a counter-offensive, capturing the Marne, Amiens, and Saint-Mierre bulges occupied by the Germans. The Germans suffered heavy losses and retreated to the Hindenburg Line. On August 4, the battle ended in German defeat. By this point, Germany's defeat in the war was certain. Soldiers of the Thirtieth Division of the American Army followed the tanks closely. Australian wounded soldiers retreating from the front line were resting in the trenches. German soldiers were captured by the Germans. British prisoners of war