The following is a
list of forces involved in the Battle of Amiens of
World War I fought from
August 8 to
August 11,
1918.
Forces
Allies
Allied forces at Amiens were under the supreme command of General
Ferdinand Foch.
British Fourth Army
The
British Fourth Army was under the command of Sir
Henry Rawlinson.
| Nation
| Forces |
| Australia
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th divisions of the Australian Corps |
| Canada
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th divisions of the Canadian Corps and the 32nd British division |
| United Kingdom
| 12th, 18th, 47th, 58th divisions of the British III Corps and the 33rd American division |
| United Kingdom
| 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions of the British Cavalry Corps |
| United Kingdom
| 412 tanks, 120 supply tanks, 5 brigades of the Royal Air Force, 800 aircraft, 8 balloons |
French First Army
The
French First Army was under the command of
Marie Debeny.
Germans
German forces at Amiens were under the command of
Georg von der Marwitz.
| Nation
| Forces |
| Germany
| 13th, 14th, 27th, 41st, 43rd Reserve, 54th, 108th, 117th, 192nd, and 225th Divisions with the 107th, 109th, 243rd, and a fourth division in reserve from the German Second Army |
| Germany
| 10 active divisions, 5 reserve divisions, and 365 aircraft of the German Eighteenth Army |
References
- Kearsey, A. The Battle of Amiens 1918. Aldershot Gale & Polden Limited, February 1950. Reprinted on the Naval & Military Press