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Georg von der Marwitz (1856-1929), a former cavalry commander, served on both Western and Eastern Fronts during the First World War, leading the German Second Army from December 1916 to September 1918. Sponsored Links

The Kaiser's Last Battle The Kaiser’s Last Battle Overshadowed by the tragedies at Verdun and the Somme, the Germans' 1918 Spring Offensive was nevertheless an apocalyptic storm that would herald Imperial Germany's darkest hour. by O’Brien Browne 3/25/2019

As the British began moving forward, the French commenced their preliminary bombardment. Striking General Georg von der Marwitz's Second Army, the British achieved complete surprise. South of the Somme, the Australians and Canadians were supported by eight battalions of the Royal Tank Corps and captured their first objectives by 7:10 AM.

Georg von der Marwitz was a German general of the First World War who played a prominent part in the first major tank battle in history at Cambrai in 1916 and in the first major German offensive of 1918 on the Somme.

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz: 25 July 1918 – 1 August 1918 Hans Holthusen: 1 August 1918 – 14 August 1918 Hans-Georg von der Marwitz: 15 August 1918 – 11 November 1918 [2] Aerodromes Breslau (now in Poland): 14 December 1916 – 25 January 1917 Phalempin, France: 25 January 1917 – 9 August 1918 Moislains: 9 August 1918 – 10 August 1918