# Canonical recap data for Second Battle of the Marne (1918)
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slug: second-marne
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1918/second-marne"
title: Second Battle of the Marne
subtitle: The Allies' counteroffensive at the Marne turned the tide of WWI, beginning the Central Powers' irreversible retreat.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1918-05-27
endDate: 1918-08-06
datePrecision: day
year: 1918
decade: 1910
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack, led by French forces and supported by several hundred Renault FT tanks, overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. The Germ
summaryLong: The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack, led by French forces and supported by several hundred Renault FT tanks, overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. The German defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance which culminated in an armistice with Germany about 100 days later.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Second Battle of the Marne"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marne"
  title: Second Battle of the Marne
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counteratta
wikidataQid: Q876417
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-26
  label: Second Battle of the Marne
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marne"
