Smack deep in the middle of the "100 Days Offensive" which pretty much ended the war, in fact. And we can see, the garbage Nazi propaganda that the German Army was not defeated in the field is part of the "Big LIe" strategy.
Western Front
Second Battle of Noyon: Lull continues.
Second Battle of the Somme: German 10-mile retirement on 55-mile line south to north of Noyon-east of Peronne-Bapaume-Lens (night August 26-27). Ludendorff overrules army group commanders urging major retirement (up to 70 miles) to Antwerp-Meuse position (Verdun-Sedan-Charleroi-West of Brussels-Antwerp).
Second Battles of Arras 1918 begin with
Battle of the Scarpe 1918 (see 30th, March 28th and September 3rd): British 1st Army attack Germans on River Scarpe, capture Monchy-le-Preux (south of Scarpe) and reach outskirts of Roeux (north of Scarpe).
Tank Mk V and New Zealand infantry after the capture of Grevillers:
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Western Front, Air: Somme: A No 59 Squadron R.E.8 calls down artillery fire on 3 bodies totalling 1,500 German infantry. Fokker D-VII fighters (1 lost) destroy 6 of 9 US No 17 Squadron Sopwith Camel fighters over Bapaume-Cambrai road.
Artois: 5 RAF fighter squadrons support BEF First Army with 553 bombs and 26,000 MG rounds for loss of 5 aircraft (646 bombs and 47,570 MG rounds, 6 aircraft lost on August 27).
Canadian troops launch an offensive east of Arras, capturing Monchy-le-Preux. Canadian doctor attending to a wounded German prisoner near Arras:
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New Zealand troops attempt to encircle the city of Bapaume. A New Zealand artillery gun being towed by horses past an abandoned tank:
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A captured German officer talking in French with a Canadian officer near Arras:
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Two canaries perch on top of a cigar held by a British officer:
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Eastern Front
Kuban: Volunteer Army captures Black Sea port of Novorossiisk (ex-Imperial officers from Crimea able to join); Denikin forms civil admin on August 28.
Southern Front
Albania: Italian retreat over, causes concern for Otranto Barrage’s east end to Commander British Adriatic Force who cables Valona endangered. Comando Supremo sends Puglia Brigade and later 13th Division, plus shifting division to Brindisi as reserve.
Eastern Front/West Asia Border Theater
Azerbaijan: 1,000 Turks overrun British position (82 casualties) on Mud Volcano, near Baku, at fifth attempt; another company repels 2 attacks on Binagadi Hill, but later (August 31) Turks force unsupported British (36 casualties) off it back 2-3 miles to inner line.
The Ottoman Islamic Army of the Caucasus launches an attack against the city of Baku (it is the last Ottoman offensive of the war). Armenian defenders near the city:
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Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Trans-Jordan: Buxton’s force back at Bair; Lawrence leaves for Abu-el-Nissal by armored car to patch up Feisal-Hussein row (until August 30).
Siberia: Allied and Czech patrols disarm 400 Russian volunteers supporting Horvath.
Political, etc
France: Manifesto of Ukrainian National Council in Paris appealing for moral support against Germany.
United Kingdom: Letter of Lord Hugh Cecil on Lord Lansdowne's policy.
United States: War Industries Board exempts movie industry employees from draft.
Finland: Finnish Government repudiates alleged intention of supporting German Murman expedition.
Announcement that Duke Adolf-Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin no longer candidate for Finnish throne.