May 1918

Today in my history class, it was said that in May of 1918, Germany was actually winning in the Great War. Is this accurate? And could someone elaborate?
 
No the german army by may off 1918 they had run out off steam afther finding the supply dumps full off food beer and other stuff have not seen for a number off yrs all so by then you have battle of Villers-Bretonneux happen on the 25th April .
 
Though quite a few on the Allied side still thought they were. Frex, as late as June Lord Milner wanted GB and the US to make plans for the defence of Africa and Asia against the CPs following a collapse of France and Italy, which still seemed possible at that point.
 
Not really. They were in a similar position to late 1944, early 1945. Not down and out, but getting there.
Once the US had entered the war the likelyhood of a French collapse was extremly unlikely. Of course it can probably be argued that the German offensives in the first half of 1918 probably shortened the war - the brought the Germans out from their prepared defences, killed many of their best remaining troops and used up resources they could not replace.

Entente losses, OTOH, were replaced pretty quickly and they were able to go on the offensive fairly soon after the Germans ran out of steam.
 
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